The population is shrinking, while it grows in Texel. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Texel, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Waal is €427,000, 5% higher than in Texel (€406,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 34%, against a rise of 33% in Texel. 77% of the homes are owner-occupied, 12 percentage points more than in Texel (65%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€427,000
▲5% higher than Texel (€406,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
=about the same as Texel (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲12 percentage points higher than Texel (65%)
Social housing
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Texel (22%)
Private rent
11%
▼2 percentage points lower than Texel (13%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲11 percentage points higher than Texel (78%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Texel (13%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Texel (14%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Texel (20%)
Average WOZ value
€427,000
▲5% higher than Texel (€406,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
=about the same as Texel (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲12 percentage points higher than Texel (65%)
Social housing
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Texel (22%)
Private rent
11%
▼2 percentage points lower than Texel (13%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲11 percentage points higher than Texel (78%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Texel (13%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Texel (14%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Texel (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 34% between 2021 and 2025, to €427,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€427,000▲ 5% above Texel
+34% since 2021
Texel +33%
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: ~€330 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€330/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
137 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €427,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€144NL median
Sewage levy€47€22
Water board levy€44–
Waste levy€35€27
Property tax (OZB)€18€37
Costs to set aside€186
Maintenance reserve€174–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Texel's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 282nd 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 137 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €427,000.
Levies: Texel'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
De Waal has the 5th-highest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Het Oude Land en duingebied.
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: €427,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Waal
427,000
103
–
Den Burg
370,000
3,686
–
De Koog
458,000
663
–
Oosterend
396,000
432
–
Oudeschild
402,000
537
–
Den Hoorn
462,000
238
–
Verspreide huizen Op Het Oude Land
529,000
435
–
Verspr.h. De Kuil, Hoornder Nieuwland
336,000
190
–
Verspr.h. De Koog en het Duingebied
501,000
225
–
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 77% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied77%
Social housing13%
Private rent11%
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
89% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes89%
Multi-family homes11%
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
62% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 23% in the municipality of Texel.
Before 194561.9%
1945-19646.7%
1965-19745.7%
1975-199111.4%
1992-200512.4%
2006-20151%
2016 and later1%
Explanation
Based on 105 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 Texel average.
In 2025, 15 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Waal, 52% lower than in Texel (31). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 57%, against a fall of 4% in Texel. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼52% lower than Texel (31)
Change since 2021
+57%
▲higher than Texel (-4%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼52% lower than Texel (31)
Change since 2021
+57%
▲higher than Texel (-4%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Waal registered 15 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Texel.
De Waal15
The municipality of Texel31
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 De Waal is 'Theft and burglary': 4.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.8 in the municipality of Texel.
De WaalTexel
Theft and burglary4.9
Texel 6.8▼ −28% vs Texel
Violence and threats4.9
Texel 3.2▲ +53% vs Texel
Fraud and scams4.9
Texel 3.8▲ +29% vs Texel
Vandalism and public order0.0
Texel 4.3▼ −100% vs Texel
Traffic0.0
Texel 12.6▼ −100% vs Texel
Environmental0.0
Texel 0.1≈ Texel
Other and withheld0.0
Texel 0.4≈ Texel
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 De Waal registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
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 below the Texel average; green space is below the Texel average.
An estimated 73% of adults in De Waal rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Texel. Fewer adults smoke (11% against 15%), fewer are overweight (48% against 51%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (36% against 39%), but more drink excessively (8% against 6%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in De Waal, covering 71% of the area, against 21% in Texel. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 9 percentage points below the 12% in Texel.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼1 percentage point lower than Texel (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Texel (12%)
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Smokes
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Texel (15%)
Overweight
48%
▼3 percentage points lower than Texel (51%)
Lonely
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Texel (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼3 percentage points lower than Texel (39%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼65 percentage points lower than Texel (65%)
Agriculture, share of the area
71%
▲50 percentage points higher than Texel (21%)
Built-up, share of the area
20%
▲19 percentage points higher than Texel (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼1 percentage point lower than Texel (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Texel (12%)
More figures
Smokes
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Texel (15%)
Overweight
48%
▼3 percentage points lower than Texel (51%)
Lonely
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Texel (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼3 percentage points lower than Texel (39%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼65 percentage points lower than Texel (65%)
Agriculture, share of the area
71%
▲50 percentage points higher than Texel (21%)
Built-up, share of the area
20%
▲19 percentage points higher than Texel (1%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Texel (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Texel
Good self-rated health
73.3%
73.7%
Smokes
11.1%
14.6%
Excessive drinking
8.1%
6.3%
Overweight
48.4%
50.6%
Lonely
42.9%
45.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
36.5%
38.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
56.7%
55.3%
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
3% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 12% in the municipality of Texel.
Traffic5.7%
Built-up20%
Recreation2.9%
Agriculture71.4%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 2200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,000 m
–
GP practice
2,200 m
–
Primary school
3,100 m
–
Daycare
3,100 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 Texel.
De Waal has 205 inhabitants (2026), or 590 per km² (6.8 times as high as in Texel). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 5%, against a rise of 2% in Texel. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Texel was 95%, 17 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 16% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-5%
▼lower than Texel (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Texel
95%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Texel (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than Texel (28%)
Married
50%
▲8 percentage points higher than Texel (42%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲9 percentage points higher than Texel (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
58%
▲9 percentage points higher than Texel (49%)
VVD, share of the vote
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2021
-5%
▼lower than Texel (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Texel
95%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Texel (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than Texel (28%)
Married
50%
▲8 percentage points higher than Texel (42%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲9 percentage points higher than Texel (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
58%
▲9 percentage points higher than Texel (49%)
VVD, share of the vote
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population shrank 5% between 2021 and 2026, to 205.
Residents, 2026
205
-5% since 2021
Texel +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 590 residents per km², this buurt is 6.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Texel.
Residents per km²590
Dwellings per km²294.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 24.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 24.4 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
35% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1520
15 to 2515
25 to 4535
45 to 6570
65 to 8050
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are married.
Never married75
Married100
Divorced15
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands190
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
58% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-470
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Texel; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 95% of eligible voters in Texel voted. The largest party was VVD with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of TexelThe Netherlands
D66
14.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
13.4%
16.7%
VVD
16%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
15.4%
12.8%
CDA
11.3%
11.8%
JA21
6.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.7%
4.5%
BBB
6.4%
2.6%
Other
10.2%
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
De Waal has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in Texel (1.1). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Texel (21%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Texel (10%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
12%
▲7 percentage points higher than Texel (5%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Texel (6%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Texel (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Texel (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▼lower than Texel (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
77%
▲22 percentage points higher than Texel (55%)
Lodging, share of addresses
13%
▼20 percentage points lower than Texel (33%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Texel (2%)
Social housing
13%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Texel (10%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
12%
▲7 percentage points higher than Texel (5%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Texel (6%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Texel (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Texel (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▼lower than Texel (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
77%
▲22 percentage points higher than Texel (55%)
Lodging, share of addresses
13%
▼20 percentage points lower than Texel (33%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Texel (2%)
Social housing
13%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
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 21% in the municipality of Texel (2025).
Petrol76%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24%
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 20% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 3 percentage points above Texel (21%)
+4 pp since 2021
Texel +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, 120 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars120
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
77% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (13%).
Residential77.2%
Retail0.7%
Office0.7%
Assembly4.4%
Healthcare0.7%
Industrial6.6%
Lodging13.2%
Other1.5%
Explanation
Based on 136 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
11% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings11%
NL 37%▼ −70% vs NL
Social housing13%
NL 28%▼ −54% vs NL
Single-family dwellings89%
NL 63%▲ +41% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings77%
NL 57%▲ +35% vs NL
Private rent11%
NL 14%▼ −21% 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