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Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
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SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
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Neighbourhood · Simpelveld
Living in Verspreide huizen
The population is growing, while it shrinks in Simpelveld. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Simpelveld, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Verspreide huizen is €394,000, 44% higher than in Simpelveld (€274,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 28%, against a rise of 34% in Simpelveld. 96% of the homes are owner-occupied, 31 percentage points more than in Simpelveld (65%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€394,000
▲44% higher than Simpelveld (€274,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+28%
▼lower than Simpelveld (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
96%
▲31 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (65%)
Social housing
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (24%)
Private rent
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (12%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲13 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (76%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼21 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (22%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (20%)
Built 1965–1974
15%
▼8 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (23%)
Average WOZ value
€394,000
▲44% higher than Simpelveld (€274,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+28%
▼lower than Simpelveld (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
96%
▲31 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (65%)
Social housing
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (24%)
Private rent
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (12%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲13 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (76%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼21 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (22%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (20%)
Built 1965–1974
15%
▼8 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (23%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 28% between 2021 and 2025, to €394,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€394,000▲ 44% above Simpelveld
+28% since 2021
Simpelveld +34%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€532 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€532/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
274 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €394,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€157NL median
Property tax (OZB)€48€35
Water board levy€43–
Sewage levy€40€22
Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€375
Maintenance reserve€350–
Buildings insurance€25–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Simpelveld's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 326th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 274 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €394,000.
Levies: Simpelveld's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Verspreide huizen has the highest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Simpelveld.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €394,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Verspreide huizen
394,000
71
–
Simpelveld
222,000
1,261
–
Hulsveld
325,000
726
–
Huls
317,000
157
–
Molsberg-Rodeput
360,000
410
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 96% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied96%
Private rent4%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
89% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes89%
Multi-family homes11%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
58% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 20% in the municipality of Simpelveld.
Before 194557.7%
1945-19641.4%
1965-197415.5%
1975-199111.3%
1992-20052.8%
2006-20158.5%
2016 and later2.8%
Explanation
Based on 71 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Simpelveld average.
In 2025, 75 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Verspreide huizen, 3.0 times as high as in Simpelveld (25). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 16%, against a rise of 4% in Simpelveld. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
75
▲3.0 times as high as Simpelveld (25)
Change since 2021
-16%
▼lower than Simpelveld (+4%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
75
▲3.0 times as high as Simpelveld (25)
Change since 2021
-16%
▼lower than Simpelveld (+4%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Verspreide huizen registered 75 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 25 in the municipality of Simpelveld.
Verspreide huizen75
The municipality of Simpelveld25
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Verspreide huizen is 'Traffic': 25.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.4 in the municipality of Simpelveld.
Verspreide huizenSimpelveld
Traffic25.0
Simpelveld 6.4▲ +291% vs Simpelveld
Theft and burglary20.8
Simpelveld 5.7▲ +265% vs Simpelveld
Fraud and scams16.7
Simpelveld 5.8▲ +188% vs Simpelveld
Other and withheld8.3
Simpelveld 1.6▲ +419% vs Simpelveld
Violence and threats4.2
Simpelveld 3.0▲ +40% vs Simpelveld
Vandalism and public order0.0
Simpelveld 2.7▼ −100% vs Simpelveld
Environmental0.0
Simpelveld 0.1≈ Simpelveld
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Verspreide huizen registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Simpelveld average; green space is about the Simpelveld average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Verspreide huizen rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Simpelveld. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 36%), but fewer are overweight (48% against 57%), fewer smoke (10% against 15%) and fewer feel lonely (39% against 44%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Verspreide huizen, covering 90% of the area, against 74% in Simpelveld. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 8% of the area, in line with the 8% in Simpelveld.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲9 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
=about the same as Simpelveld (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲10 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (36%)
Overweight
48%
▼9 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (57%)
Lonely
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (45%)
Agriculture, share of the area
90%
▲16 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (74%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
5%
▲2 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲9 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
=about the same as Simpelveld (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲10 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (36%)
Overweight
48%
▼9 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (57%)
Lonely
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (45%)
Agriculture, share of the area
90%
▲16 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (74%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
5%
▲2 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (3%)
Health
An estimated 76% of adults rate their own health as good, against 67% in the municipality of Simpelveld (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Simpelveld
Good self-rated health
76.4%
67%
Smokes
10.4%
14.6%
Excessive drinking
5.8%
4.6%
Overweight
47.6%
56.6%
Lonely
38.8%
43.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
44.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.6%
36.3%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
8% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Simpelveld.
Traffic2%
Built-up0.6%
Recreation3.3%
Agriculture89.5%
Forest and nature4.6%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 1400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,600 m
–
GP practice
1,700 m
–
Primary school
1,500 m
–
Daycare
1,400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.1
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.1
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing, while it shrinks in Simpelveld.
Verspreide huizen has 430 inhabitants (2026), or 79 per km² (88% lower than in Simpelveld). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 126%, against no real change in Simpelveld. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Simpelveld was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 31% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+126%
▲higher than Simpelveld (-0%)
Turnout, municipality of Simpelveld
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Simpelveld (-0%)
Aged 25 to 45
38%
▲17 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (21%)
Never married
57%
▲17 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (40%)
Origin outside Europe
58%
▲51 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (7%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
31%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+126%
▲higher than Simpelveld (-0%)
Turnout, municipality of Simpelveld
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Simpelveld (-0%)
Aged 25 to 45
38%
▲17 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (21%)
Never married
57%
▲17 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (40%)
Origin outside Europe
58%
▲51 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (7%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
31%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 126% between 2021 and 2026, to 430.
Residents, 2026
430
+126% since 2021
Simpelveld +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 79 residents per km², this buurt is 88% less densely populated than the municipality of Simpelveld.
Residents per km²79
Dwellings per km²13
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 20.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
38% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1550
15 to 2580
25 to 45165
45 to 6585
65 to 8040
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
57% of residents are never married.
Never married250
Married150
Divorced15
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
58% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands145
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)35
Outside Europe250
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Simpelveld; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Simpelveld voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 31% of the valid votes.
Municipality of SimpelveldThe Netherlands
D66
11%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
30.7%
16.7%
VVD
12.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.2%
12.8%
CDA
14.5%
11.8%
JA21
6.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.4%
4.5%
BBB
3.9%
2.6%
Other
6.7%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Verspreide huizen has an average of 1.8 cars per household, 38% higher than in Simpelveld (1.3). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 11 percentage points more than in Simpelveld (16%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
29%
▲24 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (5%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼8 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (22%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.8
▲38% higher than Simpelveld (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲11 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (16%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Simpelveld (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
38%
▼47 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (85%)
Lodging, share of addresses
48%
▲44 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (4%)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲10 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
11%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
96%
▲39 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
29%
▲24 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (5%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼8 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (22%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.8
▲38% higher than Simpelveld (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲11 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (16%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Simpelveld (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
38%
▼47 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (85%)
Lodging, share of addresses
48%
▲44 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (4%)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲10 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
11%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
96%
▲39 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 16% in the municipality of Simpelveld (2025).
Petrol73.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.9%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 30% to 27% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▲ 11 percentage points above Simpelveld (16%)
-3 pp since 2021
Simpelveld +5 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 130 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars130
Motorcycles25
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
38% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (48%).
Residential38.4%
Retail2.2%
Office1.1%
Assembly1.6%
Industrial10.8%
Lodging47.6%
Sports3.2%
Other5.4%
Explanation
Based on 185 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
79 residents per km²: 85% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²79
NL 539▼ −85% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings11%
NL 37%▼ −70% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings96%
NL 57%▲ +68% vs NL
Single-family dwellings89%
NL 63%▲ +41% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026