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Area and its neighbourhoodsCBS key figures for districts and neighbourhoods
Residents and householdsCBS
Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
Road safety and electionsRijkswaterstaat · Kiesraad
Comparing with the municipality and the countryRankings and comparisons
District · Soest
Living in Soesterberg
The population is growing faster than in Soest. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Soest, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Soesterberg is €436,000, 9% lower than in Soest (€477,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 86%, against a rise of 75% in Soest. 60% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points less than in Soest (64%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€436,000
▼9% lower than Soest (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+86%
▲higher than Soest (+75%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
60%
▼4 percentage points lower than Soest (64%)
Social housing
20%
▼2 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Private rent
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Soest (14%)
Single-family dwellings
67%
▲3 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Built 2016 and later
21%
▲15 percentage points higher than Soest (6%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Soest (17%)
Average WOZ value
€436,000
▼9% lower than Soest (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+86%
▲higher than Soest (+75%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
60%
▼4 percentage points lower than Soest (64%)
Social housing
20%
▼2 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Private rent
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Soest (14%)
Single-family dwellings
67%
▲3 percentage points higher than Soest (64%)
Built 2016 and later
21%
▲15 percentage points higher than Soest (6%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Soest (22%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Soest (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 86% between 2014 and 2025, to €436,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€436,000▼ 9% below Soest
+86% 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: ~€283 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€283/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
121 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €436,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€118NL median
Water board levy€44–
Waste levy€27€27
Property tax (OZB)€25€38
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 31st 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, €436,000.
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
Soesterberg has the 4th-lowest 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: €436,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Soesterberg
436,000
3,486
–
'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
–
Soest-Zuid
684,000
2,533
–
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 60% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied60%
Social housing20%
Private rent19%
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
67% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes67%
Multi-family homes33%
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
29% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 22% in the municipality of Soest.
Before 19458.5%
1945-196422.8%
1965-19748.1%
1975-199129.2%
1992-20056.8%
2006-20153.7%
2016 and later21%
Explanation
Based on 3,538 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
Less registered crime per resident than the Soest average.
In 2025, 27 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Soesterberg, 7% lower than in Soest (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 17%, 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
27
▼7% lower than Soest (29)
Change since 2021
-17%
▼lower than Soest (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.7
▼40% lower than Soest (4.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
27
▼7% lower than Soest (29)
Change since 2021
-17%
▼lower than Soest (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.7
▼40% lower than Soest (4.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Soesterberg registered 27 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Soest.
Soesterberg27
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 Soesterberg is 'Theft and burglary': 8.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.3 in the municipality of Soest.
SoesterbergSoest
Theft and burglary8.2
Soest 12.3▼ −33% vs Soest
Traffic6.4
Soest 5.2▲ +23% vs Soest
Fraud and scams4.9
Soest 4.7≈ Soest
Vandalism and public order3.2
Soest 3.0▲ +7% vs Soest
Violence and threats3.0
Soest 3.1≈ Soest
Other and withheld1.5
Soest 1.0▲ +50% vs Soest
Environmental0.1
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 Soesterberg registered 39 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 about average; green space is below the Soest average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Soesterberg rate their own health as good, about the same as in Soest. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 50%), but more smoke (16% against 15%) and more are overweight (50% against 49%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Soesterberg, covering 61% of the area, against 26% in Soest. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 33% of the area, 12 percentage points below the 45% in Soest.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
=about the same as Soest (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
33%
▼12 percentage points lower than Soest (45%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Soest (50%)
Overweight
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Soest (49%)
Smokes
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Soest (15%)
Lonely
44%
=about the same as Soest (44%)
Built-up, share of the area
61%
▲35 percentage points higher than Soest (26%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼23 percentage points lower than Soest (24%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
29%
▼11 percentage points lower than Soest (40%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
=about the same as Soest (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
33%
▼12 percentage points lower than Soest (45%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Soest (50%)
Overweight
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Soest (49%)
Smokes
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Soest (15%)
Lonely
44%
=about the same as Soest (44%)
Built-up, share of the area
61%
▲35 percentage points higher than Soest (26%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼23 percentage points lower than Soest (24%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
29%
▼11 percentage points lower than Soest (40%)
Health
An estimated 75% 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
75.3%
74.6%
Smokes
16.1%
14.9%
Excessive drinking
6.2%
5.8%
Overweight
50.4%
49%
Lonely
43.5%
44.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.4%
45.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.1%
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
33% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 45% in the municipality of Soest.
Traffic5%
Built-up60.6%
Other built-up0.4%
Recreation3.9%
Agriculture1.2%
Forest and nature29%
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.
Soesterberg has 8,020 inhabitants (2026), or 1,427 per km² (38% higher than in Soest). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 27%, 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
+27%
▲higher than Soest (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Soest
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+26%
▲higher than Soest (+7%)
Aged 25 to 45
28%
▲6 percentage points higher than Soest (22%)
Never married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Soest (45%)
Dutch origin
78%
▲3 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
40%
▲3 percentage points higher than Soest (37%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+27%
▲higher than Soest (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Soest
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+26%
▲higher than Soest (+7%)
Aged 25 to 45
28%
▲6 percentage points higher than Soest (22%)
Never married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Soest (45%)
Dutch origin
78%
▲3 percentage points higher than Soest (75%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
40%
▲3 percentage points higher than Soest (37%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 27% between 2014 and 2026, to 8,020.
Residents, 2026
8,020
+27% since 2014
Soest +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,427 residents per km², this wijk is 38% more densely populated than the municipality of Soest.
Residents per km²1,427
Dwellings per km²620.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.5 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
28% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 151,320
15 to 25805
25 to 452,235
45 to 652,125
65 to 801,170
80 and over370
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married3,945
Married3,115
Divorced650
Widowed310
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
78% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands6,225
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)585
Outside Europe1,205
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
40% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,340
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,370
Higher professional, university2,240
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
Soesterberg has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 8% higher than in Soest (1.2). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Soest (24%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▼4 percentage points lower than Soest (30%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Soest (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
21%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲8% higher than Soest (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
=about the same as Soest (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
=about the same as Soest (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼5 percentage points lower than Soest (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲3 percentage points higher than Soest (4%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (2%)
Social housing
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
33%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▼4 percentage points lower than Soest (30%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Soest (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
21%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲8% higher than Soest (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
=about the same as Soest (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
=about the same as Soest (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼5 percentage points lower than Soest (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲3 percentage points higher than Soest (4%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Soest (2%)
Social housing
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
33%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 315 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie165
Handel en horeca210
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie95
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed45
Zakelijke dienstverlening315
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg255
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Soest (2025).
Petrol75.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.1%
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 18% to 24% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%– about the same as Soest (24%)
+6 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, 4,405 passenger cars and 435 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,405
Motorcycles435
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 industrial (7%).
Residential79.6%
Retail1%
Office3.6%
Assembly0.8%
Healthcare0.7%
Industrial7.1%
Lodging1.8%
Education0.4%
Sports0.1%
Detention0.1%
Other8.3%
Explanation
Based on 4,446 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
1,427 residents per km²: 2.6 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,427
NL 539▲ +165% vs NL
Social housing20%
NL 28%▼ −29% vs NL
Private rent19%
NL 14%▲ +36% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings33%
NL 37%▼ −11% vs NL
Average WOZ value€436,000
NL €398,000▲ +10% 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