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Living in De Grachten

The population is growing slower than in Soest.

5 residents, 2 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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At a glance

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Location

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01 · Prices & homes

Prices & homes

02 · Safety

Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.

De Grachten has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 15 crimes were registered, against 7 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Registered crimes, 2025
    15
    up from 7 in 2021
  • Home burglary
    0
    2023–2025

Registered crime per year

15 crimes were registered in De Grachten in 2025 (7 in 2021).

Registered crimes, 2025
15
  • up from 7 in 2021
Explanation

Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in De Grachten is 'Theft and burglary': 7 in 2025.

  • Theft and burglary7
  • Traffic5
  • Vandalism and public order1
  • Fraud and scams1
  • Other and withheld1
  • Violence and threats0
  • Environmental0
Explanation

Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2022, police in De Grachten registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.

2022
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) 2022

03 · Living environment

Green space is below the Soest average.

Built-up land is the largest land use in De Grachten, covering 100% of the area, against 26% in Soest.

Key figures
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    0%
    45 percentage points lower than Soest (45%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    100%
    74 percentage points higher than Soest (26%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    0%
    40 percentage points lower than Soest (40%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    0%
    24 percentage points lower than Soest (24%)

Land use

0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 45% in the municipality of Soest.

  • Built-up100%
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 growing slower than the Soest average.

De Grachten has 5 inhabitants (2026). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Soest was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 20% 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
    +0%
    lower than Soest (+2%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Soest
    82%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    -33%
    lower than Soest (+3%)
  • Dutch origin
    50%
    25 percentage points lower than Soest (75%)
  • D66, share of the vote
    20%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 5.

Residents, 2026
5
  • +0% since 2021
  • Soest +2%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: -.

Dwellings per km²5.9

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

100% of residents are between 65 and 80.

  • 65 to 805

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

50% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands5
  • Outside Europe5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Soest; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Soest voted. The largest party was D66 with 20% of the valid votes.

Municipality of SoestThe Netherlands
D66
20.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12.8%
16.7%
VVD
18.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
12%
12.8%
CDA
11.9%
11.8%
JA21
5.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.6%
4.5%
BBB
1.6%
2.6%
Other
13.9%
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

55% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 31 percentage points more than in Soest (24%).

Key figures
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    4%
    15 percentage points lower than Soest (19%)
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    29%
    15 percentage points higher than Soest (14%)
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    29%
    14 percentage points higher than Soest (15%)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    55%
    31 percentage points higher than Soest (24%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
    +8 pp
    higher than Soest (+7 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    1%
    84 percentage points lower than Soest (85%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    82%
    78 percentage points higher than Soest (4%)
  • Office, share of addresses
    15%
    13 percentage points higher than Soest (2%)

Business establishments by sector

Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie75
Handel en horeca75
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

55% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Soest (2025).

  • Petrol44.7%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)55.3%
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 47% to 55% between 2021 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
55%31 percentage points above Soest (24%)
  • +8 pp since 2021
  • Soest +6 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, 190 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars190
Motorcycles20
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

0.7% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (82%).

  • Residential0.7%
  • Retail2.1%
  • Office15.4%
  • Assembly0.7%
  • Industrial81.8%
  • Sports0.7%
  • Other9.1%
Explanation

Based on 285 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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Soest

Other neighbourhoods in Soest
Pijnenburg45€974,000–
Het Soesterveen155€935,000–
Boerenstreek2,080€489,00015

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2022, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

How we calculate
Living in De Grachten (Soest): WOZ, prices & safety