The population is shrinking slower than in Sluis. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Sluis, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Retranchement is €645,000, 93% higher than in Sluis (€334,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 134%, against a rise of 85% in Sluis. 50% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points less than in Sluis (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€645,000
▲93% higher than Sluis (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+134%
▲higher than Sluis (+85%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼17 percentage points lower than Sluis (67%)
Social housing
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sluis (16%)
Private rent
18%
▲6 percentage points higher than Sluis (12%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲14 percentage points higher than Sluis (84%)
Built 1945–1964
14%
▼11 percentage points lower than Sluis (25%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (6%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (12%)
Average WOZ value
€645,000
▲93% higher than Sluis (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+134%
▲higher than Sluis (+85%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼17 percentage points lower than Sluis (67%)
Social housing
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sluis (16%)
Private rent
18%
▲6 percentage points higher than Sluis (12%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲14 percentage points higher than Sluis (84%)
Built 1945–1964
14%
▼11 percentage points lower than Sluis (25%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (6%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 134% between 2014 and 2025, to €645,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€645,000▲ 93% above Sluis
+134% 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: ~€373 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€373/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
137 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €645,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€186NL median
Property tax (OZB)€64€57
Water board levy€50–
Sewage levy€37€22
Waste levy€35€27
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 316th 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, €645,000.
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
Retranchement has the highest 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: €645,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Retranchement
645,000
309
–
Sluis
348,000
1,504
–
Aardenburg
300,000
1,358
–
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 50% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied50%
Social housing11%
Private rent18%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes98%
Multi-family homes2%
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
34% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 21% in the municipality of Sluis.
Before 194534%
1945-196413.6%
1965-197414.6%
1975-199115.2%
1992-200513.6%
2006-20153.6%
2016 and later5.5%
Explanation
Based on 309 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 Sluis average.
In 2025, 60 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Retranchement, 82% higher than in Sluis (33). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 3%, 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
60
▲82% higher than Sluis (33)
Change since 2021
-3%
▲higher than Sluis (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
7.6
▲3.8 times as high as Sluis (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
60
▲82% higher than Sluis (33)
Change since 2021
-3%
▲higher than Sluis (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
7.6
▲3.8 times as high as Sluis (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Retranchement registered 60 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Sluis.
Retranchement60
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 Retranchement is 'Theft and burglary': 44.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.2 in the municipality of Sluis.
RetranchementSluis
Theft and burglary44.0
Sluis 11.2▲ +293% vs Sluis
Fraud and scams12.0
Sluis 4.6▲ +161% vs Sluis
Traffic4.0
Sluis 6.6▼ −39% vs Sluis
Vandalism and public order0.0
Sluis 4.3▼ −100% vs Sluis
Violence and threats0.0
Sluis 4.1▼ −100% vs Sluis
Environmental0.0
Sluis 0.2≈ Sluis
Other and withheld0.0
Sluis 1.5▼ −100% vs 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 Retranchement 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 below the Sluis average; green space is above the Sluis average.
An estimated 68% of adults in Retranchement rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Sluis. Fewer adults are overweight (50% against 55%), fewer feel lonely (51% against 53%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (42% against 43%), but more drink excessively (10% against 8%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Retranchement, covering 81% of the area, against 79% in Sluis. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 12% of the area, 6 percentage points above the 6% in Sluis.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▲6 percentage points higher than Sluis (6%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sluis (55%)
Lonely
51%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sluis (43%)
Excessive drinking
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (8%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Sluis (9%)
Recreation, share of the area
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (3%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
5%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▲6 percentage points higher than Sluis (6%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sluis (55%)
Lonely
51%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sluis (43%)
Excessive drinking
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (8%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Sluis (9%)
Recreation, share of the area
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (3%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
5%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (3%)
Health
An estimated 68% 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
67.7%
69.8%
Smokes
15.9%
16%
Excessive drinking
9.5%
8.2%
Overweight
49.7%
54.6%
Lonely
50.9%
52.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.9%
45.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
41.5%
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
12% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 6% in the municipality of Sluis.
Traffic2.2%
Built-up2%
Recreation7.1%
Agriculture80.6%
Forest and nature5.3%
Water2.8%
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.
Retranchement has 240 inhabitants (2026), or 24 per km² (71% lower than in Sluis). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 35%, 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
-35%
▼lower than Sluis (-3%)
Turnout, municipality of Sluis
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Sluis (+1%)
Married
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (42%)
Dutch origin
65%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (61%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
50%
▲6 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
-35%
▼lower than Sluis (-3%)
Turnout, municipality of Sluis
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Sluis (+1%)
Married
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (42%)
Dutch origin
65%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (61%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
50%
▲6 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 35% between 2014 and 2026, to 240.
Residents, 2026
240
-35% since 2014
Sluis -3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 24 residents per km², this wijk is 71% less densely populated than the municipality of Sluis.
Residents per km²24
Dwellings per km²31
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
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
38% of residents are between 65 and 80.
0 to 1510
15 to 2525
25 to 4520
45 to 6580
65 to 8090
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are married.
Never married75
Married105
Divorced35
Widowed25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
65% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands155
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
50% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4100
Higher professional, university50
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
Retranchement has an average of 1.2 cars per household, about the same as in Sluis (1.2). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Sluis (20%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
27%
▲13 percentage points higher than Sluis (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
18%
▼8 percentage points lower than Sluis (26%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sluis (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Sluis (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+7 pp
▲higher than Sluis (+2 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
43%
▲18 percentage points higher than Sluis (25%)
Residential, share of addresses
51%
▼8 percentage points lower than Sluis (59%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (5%)
Multi-family dwellings
2%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€645,000
▲62% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
27%
▲13 percentage points higher than Sluis (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
18%
▼8 percentage points lower than Sluis (26%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Sluis (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Sluis (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+7 pp
▲higher than Sluis (+2 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
43%
▲18 percentage points higher than Sluis (25%)
Residential, share of addresses
51%
▼8 percentage points lower than Sluis (59%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (5%)
Multi-family dwellings
2%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€645,000
▲62% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Sluis (2025).
Petrol75.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.2%
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 18% to 24% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 4 percentage points above Sluis (20%)
+6 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, 170 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars170
Motorcycles15
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
51% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (43%).
Residential50.6%
Retail0.3%
Office0.5%
Assembly2.5%
Industrial3.3%
Lodging43.4%
Sports0.2%
Other2%
Explanation
Based on 611 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
24 residents per km²: 96% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²24
NL 539▼ −95% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Social housing11%
NL 28%▼ −61% vs NL
Average WOZ value€645,000
NL €398,000▲ +62% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% 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