The population is shrinking, while it grows in Soest. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Soest, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Hees is €897,000, 88% higher than in Soest (€477,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 24%, against a rise of 34% in Soest. 89% of the homes are owner-occupied, 25 percentage points more than in Soest (64%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€897,000
▲88% higher than Soest (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Soest (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲25 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Social housing
2%
▼20 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Soest (14%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲32 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Built 2006–2015
19%
▲16 percentage points higher than Soest (3%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼15 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Built 1945–1964
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Soest (16%)
Average WOZ value
€897,000
▲88% higher than Soest (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Soest (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲25 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Social housing
2%
▼20 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Soest (14%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲32 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Built 2006–2015
19%
▲16 percentage points higher than Soest (3%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼15 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Built 1945–1964
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Soest (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 24% between 2021 and 2025, to €897,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€897,000▲ 88% above Soest
+24% since 2021
Soest +34%
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: ~€412 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€412/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
187 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €897,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€157NL median
Water board levy€57–
Property tax (OZB)€51€79
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€255
Maintenance reserve€238–
Buildings insurance€17–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Soest's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 15th 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 187 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €897,000.
Levies: Soest'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
Hees has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Overhees.
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: €897,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hees
897,000
134
–
De Zoom
413,000
2,444
–
Wieksloot
911,000
67
–
Klein Engendaal
720,000
277
–
Klein Engendaal Noord
545,000
206
–
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 89% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied89%
Social housing2%
Private rent9%
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
96% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes96%
Multi-family homes4%
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
41% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 17% in the municipality of Soest.
Before 194540.7%
1945-19643.7%
1965-19746.7%
1975-199114.1%
1992-20058.9%
2006-201519.3%
2016 and later6.7%
Explanation
Based on 135 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 Soest average.
In 2025, 38 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hees, 31% higher than in Soest (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 120%, against a fall of 2% in Soest. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
38
▲31% higher than Soest (29)
Change since 2021
+120%
▲higher than Soest (-2%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
38
▲31% higher than Soest (29)
Change since 2021
+120%
▲higher than Soest (-2%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hees registered 38 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Soest.
Hees38
The municipality of Soest29
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 Hees is 'Theft and burglary': 23.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.3 in the municipality of Soest.
HeesSoest
Theft and burglary23.5
Soest 12.3▲ +91% vs Soest
Violence and threats5.9
Soest 3.1▲ +90% vs Soest
Vandalism and public order2.9
Soest 3.0≈ Soest
Fraud and scams2.9
Soest 4.7▼ −38% vs Soest
Traffic2.9
Soest 5.2▼ −44% vs Soest
Environmental0.0
Soest 0.1≈ Soest
Other and withheld0.0
Soest 1.0▼ −100% vs Soest
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 Hees registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2022
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 above the Soest average; green space is above the Soest average.
An estimated 83% of adults in Hees rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Soest. Fewer adults are overweight (36% against 49%), fewer feel lonely (34% against 44%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (37% against 45%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (59% against 50%). Recreational land is the largest land use in Hees, covering 62% of the area, against 5% in Soest. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 62% of the area, 17 percentage points above the 45% in Soest.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲8 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
62%
▲17 percentage points higher than Soest (45%)
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Overweight
36%
▼13 percentage points lower than Soest (49%)
Lonely
34%
▼10 percentage points lower than Soest (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
59%
▲9 percentage points higher than Soest (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼8 percentage points lower than Soest (45%)
Recreation, share of the area
62%
▲57 percentage points higher than Soest (5%)
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%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲8 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
62%
▲17 percentage points higher than Soest (45%)
More figures
Overweight
36%
▼13 percentage points lower than Soest (49%)
Lonely
34%
▼10 percentage points lower than Soest (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
59%
▲9 percentage points higher than Soest (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼8 percentage points lower than Soest (45%)
Recreation, share of the area
62%
▲57 percentage points higher than Soest (5%)
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%)
Health
An estimated 83% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Soest (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Soest
Good self-rated health
83.4%
74.6%
Smokes
9.5%
14.9%
Excessive drinking
6.3%
5.8%
Overweight
36%
49%
Lonely
33.9%
44.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.3%
45.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
58.6%
50%
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
62% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 45% in the municipality of Soest.
Traffic7.5%
Built-up30.2%
Recreation62.3%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,400 m
–
GP practice
1,700 m
–
Primary school
1,100 m
–
Daycare
900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1.1
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 shrinking, while it grows in Soest.
Hees has 340 inhabitants (2026), or 624 per km² (40% lower than in Soest). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 2% in Soest. 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
-1%
▼lower than Soest (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Soest
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▲higher than Soest (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Soest (27%)
Married
46%
▲5 percentage points higher than Soest (41%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲13 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
59%
▲21 percentage points higher than Soest (38%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Soest (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Soest
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▲higher than Soest (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Soest (27%)
Married
46%
▲5 percentage points higher than Soest (41%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲13 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
59%
▲21 percentage points higher than Soest (38%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 340.
Residents, 2026
340
-1% since 2021
Soest +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 624 residents per km², this buurt is 40% less densely populated than the municipality of Soest.
Residents per km²624
Dwellings per km²248.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 14.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1560
15 to 2545
25 to 4540
45 to 65105
65 to 8060
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married145
Married155
Divorced20
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
88% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands295
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Outside Europe25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
59% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-490
Higher professional, university130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
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
Hees has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 33% higher than in Soest (1.2). 38% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 14 percentage points more than in Soest (24%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
29%
▲10 percentage points higher than Soest (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Soest (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
35%
▲5 percentage points higher than Soest (30%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲33% higher than Soest (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
38%
▲14 percentage points higher than Soest (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+14 pp
▲higher than Soest (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲4 percentage points higher than Soest (85%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (1%)
Sports, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Soest (0%)
Multi-family dwellings
4%
▼33 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€897,000
▲2.3 times as high as the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
29%
▲10 percentage points higher than Soest (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Soest (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
35%
▲5 percentage points higher than Soest (30%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲33% higher than Soest (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
38%
▲14 percentage points higher than Soest (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+14 pp
▲higher than Soest (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲4 percentage points higher than Soest (85%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (1%)
Sports, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Soest (0%)
Multi-family dwellings
4%
▼33 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€897,000
▲2.3 times as high as the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
38% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Soest (2025).
Petrol61.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)38.1%
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 24% to 38% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
38%▲ 14 percentage points above Soest (24%)
+14 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, 210 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars210
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
89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (5%).
Residential89.4%
Office0.7%
Assembly3.3%
Healthcare2%
Industrial4.6%
Education1.3%
Sports1.3%
Other2%
Explanation
Based on 151 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% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing2%
NL 28%▼ −93% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings4%
NL 37%▼ −89% vs NL
Average WOZ value€897,000
NL €398,000▲ +125% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings89%
NL 57%▲ +56% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% 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