The population is growing faster than 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 Soest-Zuid is €684,000, 43% higher than in Soest (€477,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 66%, against a rise of 75% in Soest. 83% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Soest (64%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€684,000
▲43% higher than Soest (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+66%
▼lower than Soest (+75%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲19 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Social housing
7%
▼15 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Soest (14%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲19 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Built 1975–1991
5%
▼17 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Built 1945–1964
30%
▲14 percentage points higher than Soest (16%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Average WOZ value
€684,000
▲43% higher than Soest (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+66%
▼lower than Soest (+75%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲19 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Social housing
7%
▼15 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Soest (14%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲19 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Built 1975–1991
5%
▼17 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Built 1945–1964
30%
▲14 percentage points higher than Soest (16%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 66% between 2014 and 2025, to €684,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€684,000▲ 43% above Soest
+66% since 2014
Soest +75%
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: ~€304 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€304/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
121 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €684,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€139NL median
Water board levy€51–
Property tax (OZB)€39€60
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€165
Maintenance reserve€154–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Soest's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 19th 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 121 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €684,000.
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
Soest-Zuid has the highest WOZ value of the 8 wijken in the municipality of Soest.
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: €684,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Soest-Zuid
684,000
2,533
–
't Hart-Soestdijk
538,000
4,351
–
Klaarwater
332,000
1,690
–
Boerenstreek
533,000
929
–
de Eng-Soest-Midden
428,000
3,185
–
Smitsveen
336,000
2,230
–
Overhees
480,000
3,128
–
Soesterberg
436,000
3,486
–
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 83% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied83%
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
83% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes83%
Multi-family homes17%
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
35% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 17% in the municipality of Soest.
Before 194535.1%
1945-196429.9%
1965-19748.3%
1975-19915.4%
1992-20059.2%
2006-20158.1%
2016 and later3.9%
Explanation
Based on 2,543 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 Soest-Zuid, 31% higher than in Soest (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 12%, 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
+12%
▲higher than Soest (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
9.1
▲2.0 times as high as Soest (4.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
38
▲31% higher than Soest (29)
Change since 2021
+12%
▲higher than Soest (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
9.1
▲2.0 times as high as Soest (4.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Soest-Zuid registered 38 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Soest.
Soest-Zuid38
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 Soest-Zuid is 'Theft and burglary': 19.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.3 in the municipality of Soest.
Soest-ZuidSoest
Theft and burglary19.9
Soest 12.3▲ +62% vs Soest
Traffic6.3
Soest 5.2▲ +21% vs Soest
Fraud and scams5.5
Soest 4.7▲ +17% vs Soest
Violence and threats2.4
Soest 3.1▼ −23% vs Soest
Vandalism and public order2.2
Soest 3.0▼ −27% vs Soest
Other and withheld0.9
Soest 1.0▼ −10% vs Soest
Environmental0.3
Soest 0.1≈ 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 Soest-Zuid registered 30 traffic accidents, of which 8 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 above the Soest average; green space is above the Soest average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Soest-Zuid rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Soest. Fewer adults are overweight (40% against 49%), fewer feel lonely (36% against 44%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 45%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (57% against 50%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Soest-Zuid, covering 60% of the area, against 40% in Soest. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 63% of the area, 18 percentage points above the 45% in Soest.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲6 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
63%
▲18 percentage points higher than Soest (45%)
More figures
Overweight
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Soest (49%)
Lonely
36%
▼8 percentage points lower than Soest (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
57%
▲7 percentage points higher than Soest (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼6 percentage points lower than Soest (45%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
60%
▲20 percentage points higher than Soest (40%)
Built-up, share of the area
9%
▼17 percentage points lower than Soest (26%)
Recreation, share of the area
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Soest (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲6 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
63%
▲18 percentage points higher than Soest (45%)
More figures
Overweight
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Soest (49%)
Lonely
36%
▼8 percentage points lower than Soest (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
57%
▲7 percentage points higher than Soest (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼6 percentage points lower than Soest (45%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
60%
▲20 percentage points higher than Soest (40%)
Built-up, share of the area
9%
▼17 percentage points lower than Soest (26%)
Recreation, share of the area
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Soest (5%)
Health
An estimated 81% 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
80.9%
74.6%
Smokes
11.5%
14.9%
Excessive drinking
7%
5.8%
Overweight
40.1%
49%
Lonely
36.1%
44.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.2%
45.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
56.7%
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
63% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 45% in the municipality of Soest.
Traffic3.7%
Built-up8.8%
Other built-up0.9%
Recreation3%
Agriculture23.6%
Forest and nature59.8%
Water0.3%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Soest average.
Soest-Zuid has 6,235 inhabitants (2026), or 285 per km² (72% lower than in Soest). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 7%, against a rise of 5% 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 2014
+7%
▲higher than Soest (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Soest
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Soest (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (27%)
Never married
45%
=about the same as Soest (45%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲9 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
48%
▲10 percentage points higher than Soest (38%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+7%
▲higher than Soest (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Soest
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Soest (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (27%)
Never married
45%
=about the same as Soest (45%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲9 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
48%
▲10 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 grew 7% between 2014 and 2026, to 6,235.
Residents, 2026
6,235
+7% since 2014
Soest +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 285 residents per km², this wijk is 72% less densely populated than the municipality of Soest.
Residents per km²285
Dwellings per km²115.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.9 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
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,015
15 to 25670
25 to 451,155
45 to 651,805
65 to 801,135
80 and over460
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married2,805
Married2,715
Divorced375
Widowed340
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
84% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands5,220
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)345
Outside Europe670
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,040
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,240
Higher professional, university2,120
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
Soest-Zuid has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Soest (1.2). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Soest (24%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲8 percentage points higher than Soest (30%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Soest (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Soest (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Soest (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+9 pp
▲higher than Soest (+7 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
7%
▲6 percentage points higher than Soest (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼5 percentage points lower than Soest (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Soest (4%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
285
▼47% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€684,000
▲72% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲8 percentage points higher than Soest (30%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Soest (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Soest (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Soest (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+9 pp
▲higher than Soest (+7 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
7%
▲6 percentage points higher than Soest (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼5 percentage points lower than Soest (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Soest (4%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
285
▼47% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€684,000
▲72% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 455 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij20
Nijverheid en energie100
Handel en horeca160
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie70
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed75
Zakelijke dienstverlening455
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg210
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten120
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Soest (2025).
Petrol73.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.4%
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 26% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▲ 2 percentage points above Soest (24%)
+8 pp since 2014
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, 3,480 passenger cars and 255 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,480
Motorcycles255
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
80% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (7%).
Residential80.2%
Retail2.7%
Office1.9%
Assembly1.9%
Healthcare2%
Industrial2%
Lodging7.4%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other5.3%
Explanation
Based on 3,170 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
7% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing7%
NL 28%▼ −75% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings17%
NL 37%▼ −54% vs NL
Residents per km²285
NL 539▼ −47% vs NL
Average WOZ value€684,000
NL €398,000▲ +72% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings83%
NL 57%▲ +46% 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