The population is shrinking slower than in Simpelveld. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Simpelveld, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Bocholtz is €265,000, 3% lower than in Simpelveld (€274,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 71%, against a rise of 70% in Simpelveld. 69% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points more than in Simpelveld (65%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€265,000
▼3% lower than Simpelveld (€274,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+71%
=about the same as Simpelveld (+70%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲4 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (65%)
Social housing
16%
▼8 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (24%)
Private rent
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (12%)
Single-family dwellings
80%
▲4 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (76%)
Built 1975–1991
23%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (20%)
Built 1965–1974
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (23%)
Built before 1945
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (20%)
Average WOZ value
€265,000
▼3% lower than Simpelveld (€274,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+71%
=about the same as Simpelveld (+70%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲4 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (65%)
Social housing
16%
▼8 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (24%)
Private rent
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (12%)
Single-family dwellings
80%
▲4 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (76%)
Built 1975–1991
23%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (20%)
Built 1965–1974
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (23%)
Built before 1945
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 71% between 2014 and 2025, to €265,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€265,000▼ 3% below Simpelveld
+71% since 2014
Simpelveld +70%
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: ~€345 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€345/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
152 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €265,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€137NL median
Sewage levy€40€22
Water board levy€39–
Property tax (OZB)€32€23
Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€208
Maintenance reserve€194–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Simpelveld's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 324th 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 152 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €265,000.
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
Bocholtz has the lowest WOZ value of the 2 wijken in the municipality of 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: €265,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Bocholtz
265,000
2,537
–
Simpelveld
282,000
2,625
–
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 69% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied69%
Social housing16%
Private rent15%
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
80% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes80%
Multi-family homes20%
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
25% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 22% in the municipality of Simpelveld.
Before 194517.8%
1945-196424.8%
1965-197420.5%
1975-199123.3%
1992-20059%
2006-20153.4%
2016 and later1.2%
Explanation
Based on 2,521 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
Less registered crime per resident than the Simpelveld average.
In 2025, 20 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bocholtz, 20% lower than in Simpelveld (25). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 19%, 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
20
▼20% lower than Simpelveld (25)
Change since 2021
+19%
▲higher than Simpelveld (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼7% lower than Simpelveld (1.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼20% lower than Simpelveld (25)
Change since 2021
+19%
▲higher than Simpelveld (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼7% lower than Simpelveld (1.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Bocholtz registered 20 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 25 in the municipality of Simpelveld.
Bocholtz20
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 Bocholtz is 'Fraud and scams': 5.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.8 in the municipality of Simpelveld.
BocholtzSimpelveld
Fraud and scams5.8
Simpelveld 5.8≈ Simpelveld
Traffic4.4
Simpelveld 6.4▼ −31% vs Simpelveld
Theft and burglary4.0
Simpelveld 5.7▼ −30% vs Simpelveld
Vandalism and public order2.4
Simpelveld 2.7▼ −11% vs Simpelveld
Violence and threats2.0
Simpelveld 3.0▼ −33% vs Simpelveld
Other and withheld1.2
Simpelveld 1.6▼ −25% 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 Bocholtz registered 15 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 below the Simpelveld average; green space is below the Simpelveld average.
An estimated 66% of adults in Bocholtz rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Simpelveld. Fewer adults smoke (14% against 15%), fewer drink excessively (4% against 5%) and fewer feel lonely (43% against 44%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Bocholtz, covering 77% of the area, against 74% in Simpelveld. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 8% in Simpelveld.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (8%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
36%
=about the same as Simpelveld (36%)
Overweight
57%
=about the same as Simpelveld (57%)
Lonely
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (44%)
Smokes
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
77%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (74%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (3%)
Built-up, share of the area
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (16%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
36%
=about the same as Simpelveld (36%)
Overweight
57%
=about the same as Simpelveld (57%)
Lonely
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (44%)
Smokes
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
77%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (74%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (3%)
Built-up, share of the area
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (16%)
Health
An estimated 66% 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
66.4%
67%
Smokes
14.2%
14.6%
Excessive drinking
4.5%
4.6%
Overweight
57.3%
56.6%
Lonely
43%
43.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.8%
44.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
35.5%
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
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Simpelveld.
Traffic3.1%
Built-up14.5%
Other built-up0.3%
Recreation3.8%
Agriculture76.9%
Forest and nature1.5%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking slower than the Simpelveld average.
Bocholtz has 4,940 inhabitants (2026), or 665 per km² (2% higher than in Simpelveld). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 7%, against a fall of 4% 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 2014
-7%
▼lower than Simpelveld (-4%)
Turnout, municipality of Simpelveld
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▲higher than Simpelveld (-1%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Simpelveld (28%)
Married
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (44%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than Simpelveld (78%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Simpelveld (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
31%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-7%
▼lower than Simpelveld (-4%)
Turnout, municipality of Simpelveld
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▲higher than Simpelveld (-1%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Simpelveld (28%)
Married
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (44%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than Simpelveld (78%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Simpelveld (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
31%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 7% between 2014 and 2026, to 4,940.
Residents, 2026
4,940
-7% since 2014
Simpelveld -4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 665 residents per km², this wijk is 2% more densely populated than the municipality of Simpelveld.
Residents per km²665
Dwellings per km²341.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.0 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15590
15 to 25490
25 to 451,050
45 to 651,440
65 to 801,015
80 and over365
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married1,910
Married2,300
Divorced390
Widowed345
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
79% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,885
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)840
Outside Europe220
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,060
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,670
Higher professional, university1,020
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
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
Bocholtz has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Simpelveld (1.3). 15% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Simpelveld (16%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
24%
▲2 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Simpelveld (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (16%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▲higher than Simpelveld (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (85%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (4%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Simpelveld (1%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€265,000
▼33% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
80%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
24%
▲2 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Simpelveld (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Simpelveld (16%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▲higher than Simpelveld (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▲3 percentage points higher than Simpelveld (85%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Simpelveld (4%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Simpelveld (1%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€265,000
▼33% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
80%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 95 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25
Nijverheid en energie65
Handel en horeca60
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening95
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg60
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
15% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 16% in the municipality of Simpelveld (2025).
Petrol84.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.4%
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 10% to 15% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
15%▼ 1 percentage point below Simpelveld (16%)
+5 pp since 2014
Simpelveld +2 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, 3,075 passenger cars and 250 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,075
Motorcycles250
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
88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (2%).
Residential88.3%
Retail1.9%
Office0.5%
Assembly1%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial1%
Lodging0.8%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other8.3%
Explanation
Based on 2,856 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
20% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings20%
NL 37%▼ −46% vs NL
Social housing16%
NL 28%▼ −43% vs NL
Average WOZ value€265,000
NL €398,000▼ −33% vs NL
Single-family dwellings80%
NL 63%▲ +27% vs NL
Residents per km²665
NL 539▲ +23% 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) 2025