The population is shrinking slower 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 Aardenburg is €300,000, 10% lower than in Sluis (€334,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 73%, against a rise of 85% in Sluis. 69% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Sluis (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€300,000
▼10% lower than Sluis (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+73%
▼lower than Sluis (+85%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (67%)
Social housing
20%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (16%)
Private rent
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (12%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Sluis (84%)
Built 1992–2005
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sluis (12%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sluis (6%)
Built 1945–1964
22%
▼3 percentage points lower than Sluis (25%)
Average WOZ value
€300,000
▼10% lower than Sluis (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+73%
▼lower than Sluis (+85%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (67%)
Social housing
20%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (16%)
Private rent
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (12%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Sluis (84%)
Built 1992–2005
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sluis (12%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sluis (6%)
Built 1945–1964
22%
▼3 percentage points lower than Sluis (25%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 73% between 2014 and 2025, to €300,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€300,000▼ 10% below Sluis
+73% since 2014
Sluis +85%
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: ~€329 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€329/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
137 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €300,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€142NL median
Water board levy€40–
Sewage levy€37€22
Waste levy€35€27
Property tax (OZB)€30€26
Costs to set aside€187
Maintenance reserve€175–
Buildings insurance€12–
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 137 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €300,000.
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
Aardenburg has the 4th-lowest WOZ value of the 15 wijken in the municipality of Sluis.
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: €300,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Aardenburg
300,000
1,358
–
Sluis
348,000
1,504
–
Retranchement
645,000
309
–
Eede
340,000
440
–
Sint Kruis
402,000
108
–
Oostburg
274,000
2,540
–
Zuidzande
336,000
381
–
Cadzand
542,000
907
–
Nieuwvliet
368,000
320
–
Groede
351,000
640
–
Breskens
320,000
2,843
–
Hoofdplaat
286,000
527
–
IJzendijke
315,000
1,291
–
Schoondijke
262,000
712
–
Waterlandkerkje
324,000
278
–
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 housing20%
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
87% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes87%
Multi-family homes13%
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
23% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 21% in the municipality of Sluis.
Before 194522.9%
1945-196422.3%
1965-197415.7%
1975-199116.3%
1992-200517%
2006-20151.3%
2016 and later4.4%
Explanation
Based on 1,365 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, 25 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Aardenburg, 24% lower than in Sluis (33). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 9%, 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
25
▼24% lower than Sluis (33)
Change since 2021
-9%
▼lower than Sluis (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
=about the same as Sluis (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
25
▼24% lower than Sluis (33)
Change since 2021
-9%
▼lower than Sluis (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
=about the same as Sluis (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Aardenburg registered 25 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Sluis.
Aardenburg25
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 Aardenburg is 'Theft and burglary': 7.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.2 in the municipality of Sluis.
AardenburgSluis
Theft and burglary7.4
Sluis 11.2▼ −34% vs Sluis
Fraud and scams5.7
Sluis 4.6▲ +24% vs Sluis
Traffic4.9
Sluis 6.6▼ −26% vs Sluis
Violence and threats4.5
Sluis 4.1▲ +10% vs Sluis
Vandalism and public order2.1
Sluis 4.3▼ −51% vs Sluis
Other and withheld0.4
Sluis 1.5▼ −73% 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 Aardenburg registered 7 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 below the Sluis average.
An estimated 69% of adults in Aardenburg rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Sluis. More adults feel lonely (57% against 53%), more are overweight (56% against 55%) and more report anxiety or depression (47% against 46%), but fewer smoke (15% against 16%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Aardenburg, covering 92% of the area, against 79% in Sluis. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 6% in Sluis.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sluis (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sluis (6%)
More figures
Lonely
57%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (46%)
Overweight
56%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (55%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (43%)
Agriculture, share of the area
92%
▲13 percentage points higher than Sluis (79%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Sluis (9%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sluis (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sluis (6%)
More figures
Lonely
57%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (46%)
Overweight
56%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (55%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (43%)
Agriculture, share of the area
92%
▲13 percentage points higher than Sluis (79%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Sluis (9%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼2 percentage points lower 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
15.3%
16%
Excessive drinking
7.6%
8.2%
Overweight
55.6%
54.6%
Lonely
56.9%
52.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
45.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.3%
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
2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 6% in the municipality of Sluis.
Traffic2.6%
Built-up2.7%
Recreation1.1%
Agriculture91.5%
Forest and nature0.9%
Water1.1%
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 Sluis average.
Aardenburg has 2,410 inhabitants (2026), or 77 per km² (7% lower than in Sluis). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a fall of 3% 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 2014
-4%
▼lower than Sluis (-3%)
Turnout, municipality of Sluis
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Sluis (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (28%)
Married
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (42%)
Dutch origin
49%
▼12 percentage points lower than Sluis (61%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
▲3 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 2014
-4%
▼lower than Sluis (-3%)
Turnout, municipality of Sluis
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Sluis (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (28%)
Married
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (42%)
Dutch origin
49%
▼12 percentage points lower than Sluis (61%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
▲3 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 shrank 4% between 2014 and 2026, to 2,410.
Residents, 2026
2,410
-4% since 2014
Sluis -3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 77 residents per km², this wijk is 7% less densely populated than the municipality of Sluis.
Residents per km²77
Dwellings per km²43.2
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; 14.4 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 15290
15 to 25210
25 to 45480
45 to 65695
65 to 80560
80 and over180
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are married.
Never married970
Married1,065
Divorced215
Widowed165
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
49% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,190
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,080
Outside Europe145
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
47% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1470
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4840
Higher professional, university480
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
Aardenburg has an average of 1.2 cars per household, about the same as in Sluis (1.2). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Sluis (20%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
16%
▼10 percentage points lower than Sluis (26%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Sluis (10%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Sluis (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sluis (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Sluis (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▲26 percentage points higher than Sluis (59%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼24 percentage points lower than Sluis (25%)
Retail, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Sluis (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
16%
▼10 percentage points lower than Sluis (26%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Sluis (10%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Sluis (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sluis (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Sluis (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▲26 percentage points higher than Sluis (59%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼24 percentage points lower than Sluis (25%)
Retail, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Sluis (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 55 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij55
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca50
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening45
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg40
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Sluis (2025).
Petrol80.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.3%
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 21% to 19% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 1 percentage point below Sluis (20%)
-2 pp since 2014
Sluis +1 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, 1,425 passenger cars and 100 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,425
Motorcycles100
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
85% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (5%).
Residential85%
Retail1.7%
Office0.8%
Assembly1.9%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial5.4%
Lodging1.5%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other7.3%
Explanation
Based on 1,605 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
77 residents per km²: 86% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²77
NL 539▼ −86% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Social housing20%
NL 28%▼ −29% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% vs NL
Single-family dwellings87%
NL 63%▲ +38% 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