The population is shrinking slower than in Sluis. Homes cost about the same as the average in the municipality of Sluis, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Zuidzande is €336,000, about the same as in Sluis (€334,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 101%, against a rise of 85% in Sluis. 72% of the homes are owner-occupied, 5 percentage points more than in Sluis (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€336,000
=about the same as Sluis (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+101%
▲higher than Sluis (+85%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sluis (67%)
Social housing
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Sluis (16%)
Private rent
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (12%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲15 percentage points higher than Sluis (84%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Sluis (12%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Sluis (14%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sluis (6%)
Average WOZ value
€336,000
=about the same as Sluis (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+101%
▲higher than Sluis (+85%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sluis (67%)
Social housing
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Sluis (16%)
Private rent
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (12%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲15 percentage points higher than Sluis (84%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Sluis (12%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Sluis (14%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sluis (6%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 101% between 2014 and 2025, to €336,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€336,000– about the same as Sluis
+101% 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: ~€333 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€333/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
137 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €336,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€146NL median
Water board levy€41–
Sewage levy€37€22
Waste levy€35€27
Property tax (OZB)€33€30
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, €336,000.
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
Zuidzande has the 8th-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: €336,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Zuidzande
336,000
381
–
Sluis
348,000
1,504
–
Retranchement
645,000
309
–
Aardenburg
300,000
1,358
–
Eede
340,000
440
–
Sint Kruis
402,000
108
–
Oostburg
274,000
2,540
–
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 72% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied72%
Social housing7%
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
99% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes99%
Multi-family homes1%
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
47% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 21% in the municipality of Sluis.
Before 194547.2%
1945-196422%
1965-19748.4%
1975-199115.2%
1992-20054.2%
2006-20150.8%
2016 and later2.1%
Explanation
Based on 381 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, 36 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Zuidzande, 9% higher than in Sluis (33). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 19%, 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
36
▲9% higher than Sluis (33)
Change since 2021
+19%
▲higher than Sluis (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.5
▲75% higher than Sluis (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
36
▲9% higher than Sluis (33)
Change since 2021
+19%
▲higher than Sluis (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.5
▲75% higher than Sluis (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Zuidzande registered 36 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Sluis.
Zuidzande36
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 Zuidzande is 'Theft and burglary': 20.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.2 in the municipality of Sluis.
ZuidzandeSluis
Theft and burglary20.0
Sluis 11.2▲ +79% vs Sluis
Violence and threats4.4
Sluis 4.1▲ +7% vs Sluis
Traffic4.4
Sluis 6.6▼ −33% vs Sluis
Vandalism and public order2.2
Sluis 4.3▼ −49% vs Sluis
Fraud and scams2.2
Sluis 4.6▼ −52% vs Sluis
Other and withheld2.2
Sluis 1.5▲ +47% 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 Zuidzande registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
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 Zuidzande rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Sluis. Fewer adults are overweight (49% against 55%), fewer feel lonely (50% against 53%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 46%), but more smoke (17% against 16%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Zuidzande, covering 97% of the area, against 79% in Sluis.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sluis (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Sluis (6%)
More figures
Overweight
49%
▼6 percentage points lower than Sluis (55%)
Lonely
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Sluis (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (46%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
97%
▲18 percentage points higher than Sluis (79%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Sluis (9%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Sluis (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Sluis (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Sluis (6%)
More figures
Overweight
49%
▼6 percentage points lower than Sluis (55%)
Lonely
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Sluis (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Sluis (46%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Sluis (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
97%
▲18 percentage points higher than Sluis (79%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Sluis (9%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼3 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
68.7%
69.8%
Smokes
16.7%
16%
Excessive drinking
8.6%
8.2%
Overweight
48.6%
54.6%
Lonely
50.4%
52.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.1%
45.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
43.4%
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
0.4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 6% in the municipality of Sluis.
Traffic1.9%
Built-up1%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation0.4%
Agriculture96.5%
Water0.1%
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.
Zuidzande has 475 inhabitants (2026), or 33 per km² (60% lower than in Sluis). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 17%, 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
-17%
▼lower than Sluis (-3%)
Turnout, municipality of Sluis
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Sluis (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sluis (28%)
Married
49%
▲7 percentage points higher than Sluis (42%)
Dutch origin
65%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (61%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
39%
▼5 percentage points lower 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
-17%
▼lower than Sluis (-3%)
Turnout, municipality of Sluis
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Sluis (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sluis (28%)
Married
49%
▲7 percentage points higher than Sluis (42%)
Dutch origin
65%
▲4 percentage points higher than Sluis (61%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
39%
▼5 percentage points lower 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 17% between 2014 and 2026, to 475.
Residents, 2026
475
-17% since 2014
Sluis -3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 33 residents per km², this wijk is 60% less densely populated than the municipality of Sluis.
Residents per km²33
Dwellings per km²27
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 11.1 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
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1550
15 to 2520
25 to 4590
45 to 65155
65 to 80120
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are married.
Never married170
Married230
Divorced50
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
65% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands305
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)150
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
39% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4130
Higher professional, university110
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
Zuidzande has an average of 1.2 cars per household, about the same as in Sluis (1.2). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Sluis (20%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
29%
▲15 percentage points higher than Sluis (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
18%
▼8 percentage points lower than Sluis (26%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sluis (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Sluis (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sluis (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▲higher than Sluis (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▲25 percentage points higher than Sluis (59%)
Lodging, share of addresses
5%
▼20 percentage points lower than Sluis (25%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (5%)
Residents per km²
33
▼94% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
29%
▲15 percentage points higher than Sluis (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
18%
▼8 percentage points lower than Sluis (26%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Sluis (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Sluis (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Sluis (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▲higher than Sluis (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▲25 percentage points higher than Sluis (59%)
Lodging, share of addresses
5%
▼20 percentage points lower than Sluis (25%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲2 percentage points higher than Sluis (5%)
Residents per km²
33
▼94% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Sluis (2025).
Petrol75%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25%
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 20% to 25% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▲ 5 percentage points above Sluis (20%)
+5 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, 280 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars280
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
84% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (7%).
Residential83.6%
Retail1.5%
Assembly1.3%
Industrial6.8%
Lodging4.8%
Sports0.2%
Other8.1%
Explanation
Based on 456 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
1% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings1%
NL 37%▼ −97% vs NL
Residents per km²33
NL 539▼ −94% vs NL
Social housing7%
NL 28%▼ −75% vs NL
Single-family dwellings99%
NL 63%▲ +57% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% 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