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Area and its neighbourhoodsCBS key figures for districts and neighbourhoods
Residents and householdsCBS
Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
Road safety and electionsRijkswaterstaat · Kiesraad
Comparing with the municipality and the countryRankings and comparisons
Neighbourhood · Sluis
Living in Breskens
The population is growing faster than in Sluis. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Sluis, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Breskens is €311,000, 7% lower than in Sluis (€334,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 42%, against a rise of 38% in Sluis. 63% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points less than in Sluis (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€311,000
▼7% lower than Sluis (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than Sluis (+38%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sluis (67%)
Social housing
25%
▲9 percentage points higher than Sluis (16%)
Private rent
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (12%)
Single-family dwellings
72%
▼12 percentage points lower than Sluis (84%)
Built before 1945
9%
▼12 percentage points lower than Sluis (21%)
Built 2016 and later
12%
▲6 percentage points higher than Sluis (6%)
Built 2006–2015
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Sluis (6%)
Average WOZ value
€311,000
▼7% lower than Sluis (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than Sluis (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sluis (67%)
Social housing
25%
▲9 percentage points higher than Sluis (16%)
Private rent
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (12%)
Single-family dwellings
72%
▼12 percentage points lower than Sluis (84%)
Built before 1945
9%
▼12 percentage points lower than Sluis (21%)
Built 2016 and later
12%
▲6 percentage points higher than Sluis (6%)
Built 2006–2015
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Sluis (6%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 42% between 2021 and 2025, to €311,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€311,000▼ 7% below Sluis
+42% since 2021
Sluis +38%
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: ~€304 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€304/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
117 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €311,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€143NL median
Water board levy€40–
Sewage levy€37€22
Waste levy€35€27
Property tax (OZB)€31€27
Costs to set aside€161
Maintenance reserve€150–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Sluis'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 117 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €311,000.
Levies: Sluis'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
Breskens has the lowest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Breskens.
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: €311,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Breskens
311,000
2,628
–
Verspreide huizen Breskens
437,000
215
–
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 63% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied63%
Social housing25%
Private rent10%
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
72% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes72%
Multi-family homes28%
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
27% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 25% in the municipality of Sluis.
Before 19458.7%
1945-196426.8%
1965-197412.8%
1975-199117.6%
1992-200513.6%
2006-20158.8%
2016 and later11.7%
Explanation
Based on 2,625 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 Sluis average.
In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Breskens, 45% lower than in Sluis (33). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 14%, against a fall of 7% in Sluis. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼45% lower than Sluis (33)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Sluis (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼25% lower than Sluis (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼45% lower than Sluis (33)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Sluis (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼25% lower than Sluis (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Breskens registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Sluis.
Breskens18
The municipality of Sluis33
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 Breskens is 'Theft and burglary': 5.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.2 in the municipality of Sluis.
BreskensSluis
Theft and burglary5.8
Sluis 11.2▼ −48% vs Sluis
Traffic3.3
Sluis 6.6▼ −50% vs Sluis
Vandalism and public order2.6
Sluis 4.3▼ −40% vs Sluis
Violence and threats2.6
Sluis 4.1▼ −37% vs Sluis
Fraud and scams2.6
Sluis 4.6▼ −43% vs Sluis
Other and withheld1.6
Sluis 1.5▲ +7% vs Sluis
Environmental0.0
Sluis 0.2≈ Sluis
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 Breskens registered 3 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 Sluis average; green space is above the Sluis average.
An estimated 69% of adults in Breskens rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Sluis. Fewer adults feel lonely (50% against 53%), but more are overweight (57% against 55%) and more smoke (17% against 16%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Breskens, covering 57% of the area, against 3% in Sluis. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 24% of the area, 18 percentage points above the 6% in Sluis.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sluis (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
24%
▲18 percentage points higher than Sluis (6%)
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Lonely
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Sluis (53%)
Overweight
57%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (55%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (16%)
Excessive drinking
8%
=about the same as Sluis (8%)
Agriculture, share of the area
6%
▼73 percentage points lower than Sluis (79%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲54 percentage points higher than Sluis (3%)
Recreation, share of the area
15%
▲12 percentage points higher than Sluis (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sluis (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
24%
▲18 percentage points higher than Sluis (6%)
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Lonely
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Sluis (53%)
Overweight
57%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (55%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (16%)
Excessive drinking
8%
=about the same as Sluis (8%)
Agriculture, share of the area
6%
▼73 percentage points lower than Sluis (79%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲54 percentage points higher than Sluis (3%)
Recreation, share of the area
15%
▲12 percentage points higher than Sluis (3%)
Health
An estimated 69% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Sluis (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Sluis
Good self-rated health
69%
69.8%
Smokes
17.3%
16%
Excessive drinking
7.7%
8.2%
Overweight
56.8%
54.6%
Lonely
50.2%
52.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.7%
45.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
43.3%
43.3%
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
24% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 6% in the municipality of Sluis.
Traffic3.6%
Built-up56.9%
Other built-up8.7%
Recreation15.4%
Agriculture6.2%
Forest and nature8.2%
Water1%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.1
GP practices
–
0.7
Daycares
–
0.6
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 faster than the Sluis average.
Breskens has 4,390 inhabitants (2026), or 2,250 per km² (27.1 times as high as in Sluis). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against no real change in Sluis. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Sluis was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% 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
+3%
▲higher than Sluis (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Sluis
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▲higher than Sluis (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (28%)
Married
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (42%)
Dutch origin
72%
▲11 percentage points higher than Sluis (61%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sluis (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▲higher than Sluis (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Sluis
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▲higher than Sluis (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (28%)
Married
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (42%)
Dutch origin
72%
▲11 percentage points higher than Sluis (61%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sluis (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 4,390.
Residents, 2026
4,390
+3% since 2021
Sluis +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,250 residents per km², this buurt is 27 times as densely populated as the municipality of Sluis.
Residents per km²2,250
Dwellings per km²1,347.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 16.3 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15530
15 to 25350
25 to 45860
45 to 651,150
65 to 801,045
80 and over460
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
43% of residents are married.
Never married1,695
Married1,875
Divorced420
Widowed400
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
72% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,170
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)965
Outside Europe255
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1840
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,480
Higher professional, university680
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Sluis; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Sluis voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of SluisThe Netherlands
D66
11.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.1%
16.7%
VVD
18.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.6%
12.8%
CDA
12.6%
11.8%
JA21
6.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.1%
4.5%
BBB
5.4%
2.6%
Other
9.5%
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
Breskens has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 8% lower than in Sluis (1.2). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Sluis (20%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Sluis (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (17%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Sluis (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
=about the same as Sluis (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Sluis (+5 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▼21 percentage points lower than Sluis (25%)
Residential, share of addresses
74%
▲15 percentage points higher than Sluis (59%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sluis (5%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
28%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€311,000
▼22% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Sluis (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (17%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Sluis (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
=about the same as Sluis (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Sluis (+5 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▼21 percentage points lower than Sluis (25%)
Residential, share of addresses
74%
▲15 percentage points higher than Sluis (59%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sluis (5%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
28%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€311,000
▼22% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 115 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie45
Handel en horeca115
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening85
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg50
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Sluis (2025).
Petrol79.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.2%
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 14% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%– about the same as Sluis (20%)
+6 pp since 2021
Sluis +4 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, 2,445 passenger cars and 190 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,445
Motorcycles190
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
74% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (4%).
Residential74.4%
Retail2.3%
Office0.9%
Assembly1.4%
Healthcare1%
Industrial1.4%
Lodging4.2%
Sports0.1%
Other17.7%
Explanation
Based on 3,528 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
2,250 residents per km²: 4.2 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,250
NL 539▲ +317% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings28%
NL 37%▼ −24% vs NL
Average WOZ value€311,000
NL €398,000▼ −22% vs NL
Single-family dwellings72%
NL 63%▲ +14% 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