The average WOZ value in Paltz is €950,000, 99% higher than in Soest (€477,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 38%, against a rise of 34% in Soest. 97% of the homes are owner-occupied, 33 percentage points more than in Soest (64%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€950,000
▲99% higher than Soest (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
▲higher than Soest (+34%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲33 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Social housing
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than Soest (14%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼55 percentage points lower than Soest (64%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼20 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Soest (16%)
Built before 1945
5%
▼12 percentage points lower than Soest (17%)
Average WOZ value
€950,000
▲99% higher than Soest (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
▲higher than Soest (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲33 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Social housing
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than Soest (14%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼55 percentage points lower than Soest (64%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼20 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Soest (16%)
Built before 1945
5%
▼12 percentage points lower than Soest (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 38% between 2021 and 2025, to €950,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€950,000▲ 99% above Soest
+38% 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: ~€409 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€409/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
181 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €950,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€162NL median
Water board levy€59–
Property tax (OZB)€54€83
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€247
Maintenance reserve€231–
Buildings insurance€16–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Soest's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 17th 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 181 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €950,000.
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
Paltz has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Soest-Zuid.
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: €950,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Paltz
950,000
100
–
Soest Zuid
653,000
2,232
–
De Birkt
883,000
71
–
Soestduinen
1,005,000
69
–
Duinen Gebied
816,000
57
–
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 97% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied97%
Private rent3%
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
91% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes9%
Multi-family homes91%
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
79% of dwellings were built between 2006 and 2015, against 3% in the municipality of Soest.
Before 19455%
1945-19641%
1975-19912%
1992-200513%
2006-201579%
Explanation
Based on 100 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
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Paltz 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 18 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
15
▼down from 18 in 2021
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
15
▼down from 18 in 2021
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
15 crimes were registered in Paltz in 2025 (18 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
15
down from 18 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Paltz is 'Theft and burglary': 7 in 2025.
Theft and burglary7
Vandalism and public order4
Traffic3
Other and withheld1
Violence and threats0
Fraud and scams0
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'.
In 2024, police in Paltz registered 11 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 above the Soest average; green space is above the Soest average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Paltz rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Soest. More adults drink excessively (18% against 6%), but fewer report anxiety or depression (34% against 45%), fewer smoke (5% against 15%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (40% against 50%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Paltz, covering 78% of the area, against 40% in Soest. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 82% of the area, 37 percentage points above the 45% in Soest.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
82%
▲37 percentage points higher than Soest (45%)
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Excessive drinking
18%
▲12 percentage points higher than Soest (6%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
34%
▼11 percentage points lower than Soest (45%)
Smokes
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Soest (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
40%
▼10 percentage points lower than Soest (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
78%
▲38 percentage points higher than Soest (40%)
Built-up, share of the area
4%
▼22 percentage points lower than Soest (26%)
Agriculture, share of the area
5%
▼19 percentage points lower than Soest (24%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
82%
▲37 percentage points higher than Soest (45%)
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Excessive drinking
18%
▲12 percentage points higher than Soest (6%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
34%
▼11 percentage points lower than Soest (45%)
Smokes
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Soest (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
40%
▼10 percentage points lower than Soest (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
78%
▲38 percentage points higher than Soest (40%)
Built-up, share of the area
4%
▼22 percentage points lower than Soest (26%)
Agriculture, share of the area
5%
▼19 percentage points lower than Soest (24%)
Health
An estimated 77% 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
76.7%
74.6%
Smokes
5.1%
14.9%
Excessive drinking
17.7%
5.8%
Overweight
42.4%
49%
Lonely
37.5%
44.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
33.6%
45.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
40.3%
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
82% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 45% in the municipality of Soest.
Traffic4.9%
Built-up4.2%
Other built-up3.4%
Recreation4.6%
Agriculture5.4%
Forest and nature77.6%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 2600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,000 m
–
GP practice
3,100 m
–
Primary school
2,600 m
–
Daycare
2,600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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.
Paltz has 160 inhabitants (2026), or 27 per km² (97% lower than 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
-3%
▼lower than Soest (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Soest
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
-2%
▼lower than Soest (+3%)
Married
69%
▲28 percentage points higher than Soest (41%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲4 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Soest (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Soest
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
-2%
▼lower than Soest (+3%)
Married
69%
▲28 percentage points higher than Soest (41%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲4 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 160.
Residents, 2026
160
-3% since 2021
Soest +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 27 residents per km², this buurt is 97% less densely populated than the municipality of Soest.
Residents per km²27
Dwellings per km²16.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 31.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
45% of residents are between 65 and 80.
25 to 455
45 to 6515
65 to 8070
80 and over65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
69% of residents are married.
Never married15
Married110
Divorced10
Widowed25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
79% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands130
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
Outside Europe15
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
Paltz has an average of 1.7 cars per household, 42% higher than in Soest (1.2). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Soest (24%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
33%
▲24 percentage points higher than Soest (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
50%
▲20 percentage points higher than Soest (30%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Soest (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲42% higher than Soest (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Soest (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Soest (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
71%
▼14 percentage points lower than Soest (85%)
Assembly, share of addresses
8%
▲7 percentage points higher than Soest (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲6 percentage points higher than Soest (4%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼54 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
91%
▲54 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
33%
▲24 percentage points higher than Soest (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
50%
▲20 percentage points higher than Soest (30%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Soest (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲42% higher than Soest (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Soest (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Soest (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
71%
▼14 percentage points lower than Soest (85%)
Assembly, share of addresses
8%
▲7 percentage points higher than Soest (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲6 percentage points higher than Soest (4%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼54 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
91%
▲54 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie0
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg0
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
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 24% in the municipality of Soest (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 16% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▲ 1 percentage point above Soest (24%)
+9 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, 160 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars160
Motorcycles5
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
71% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (10%).
Residential71.4%
Retail0.7%
Office4.3%
Assembly7.9%
Industrial10%
Lodging1.4%
Sports0.7%
Other8.6%
Explanation
Based on 140 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
27 residents per km²: 95% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²27
NL 539▼ −95% vs NL
Single-family dwellings9%
NL 63%▼ −86% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings91%
NL 37%▲ +146% vs NL
Average WOZ value€950,000
NL €398,000▲ +139% 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