The population is growing faster than in Valkenburg aan de Geul. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, and registered crime per resident is higher.
Homes cost more than the Valkenburg aan de Geul average.
The average WOZ value in Schoonbron is €408,000, 19% higher than in Valkenburg aan de Geul (€343,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 20%, against a rise of 34% in Valkenburg aan de Geul. 92% of the homes are owner-occupied, 32 percentage points more than in Valkenburg aan de Geul (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€408,000
▲19% higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (€343,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+20%
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲32 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (60%)
Social housing
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%)
Private rent
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (22%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲28 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (64%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼10 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (25%)
Built 1945–1964
26%
▲6 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (20%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (4%)
Average WOZ value
€408,000
▲19% higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (€343,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+20%
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲32 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (60%)
Social housing
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%)
Private rent
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (22%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲28 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (64%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼10 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (25%)
Built 1945–1964
26%
▲6 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (20%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 20% between 2021 and 2025, to €408,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€408,000▲ 19% above Valkenburg aan de Geul
+20% since 2021
Valkenburg aan de Geul +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: ~€395 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€395/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
187 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €408,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€140NL median
Property tax (OZB)€48€36
Water board levy€43–
Sewage levy€25€22
Waste levy€24€27
Costs to set aside€255
Maintenance reserve€238–
Buildings insurance€17–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Valkenburg aan de Geul's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 273rd 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, €408,000.
Levies: Valkenburg aan de Geul'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
Schoonbron has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in : Schin op Geul - Oud-Valkenburg.
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: €408,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Schoonbron
408,000
87
–
Schin op Geul
342,000
342
–
Oud-Valkenburg
416,000
63
–
Strucht
331,000
182
–
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 92% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied92%
Private rent8%
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
92% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes92%
Multi-family homes8%
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
30% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 23% in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Before 194530.2%
1945-196425.6%
1965-197418.6%
1975-199115.1%
1992-20059.3%
2006-20151.2%
Explanation
Based on 86 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 Valkenburg aan de Geul average.
In 2025, 68 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Schoonbron, 66% higher than in Valkenburg aan de Geul (41). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 44%, against a fall of 5% in Valkenburg aan de Geul. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
68
▲66% higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (41)
Change since 2021
-44%
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (-5%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
68
▲66% higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (41)
Change since 2021
-44%
▼lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (-5%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Schoonbron registered 68 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 41 in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Schoonbron68
The municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul41
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 Schoonbron is 'Theft and burglary': 52.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 20.0 in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.
SchoonbronValkenburg aan de Geul
Theft and burglary52.0
Valkenburg aan de Geul 20.0▲ +160% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
Traffic12.0
Valkenburg aan de Geul 7.8▲ +54% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
Fraud and scams4.0
Valkenburg aan de Geul 4.4▼ −9% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
Vandalism and public order0.0
Valkenburg aan de Geul 3.9▼ −100% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
Violence and threats0.0
Valkenburg aan de Geul 3.3▼ −100% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
Environmental0.0
Valkenburg aan de Geul 0.4≈ Valkenburg aan de Geul
Other and withheld0.0
Valkenburg aan de Geul 1.3▼ −100% vs Valkenburg aan de Geul
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 Schoonbron registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 Valkenburg aan de Geul average; green space is above the Valkenburg aan de Geul average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Schoonbron rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Valkenburg aan de Geul. More adults feel lonely (51% against 47%), more meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 42%) and more smoke (16% against 14%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Schoonbron, covering 46% of the area, against 58% in Valkenburg aan de Geul. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 28% of the area, 1 percentage point above the 27% in Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲4 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (27%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (42%)
Lonely
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (47%)
Smokes
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (14%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
=about the same as Valkenburg aan de Geul (45%)
Recreation, share of the area
25%
▲21 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
4%
▼19 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (23%)
Agriculture, share of the area
46%
▼12 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (58%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲4 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (27%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (42%)
Lonely
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (47%)
Smokes
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (14%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
=about the same as Valkenburg aan de Geul (45%)
Recreation, share of the area
25%
▲21 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
4%
▼19 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (23%)
Agriculture, share of the area
46%
▼12 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (58%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul
Good self-rated health
72.7%
69.3%
Smokes
16.5%
14.4%
Excessive drinking
5.1%
5.3%
Overweight
53.9%
54%
Lonely
50.6%
46.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.4%
44.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
41.7%
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
28% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 27% in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Traffic1.8%
Built-up17.5%
Other built-up5.3%
Recreation24.6%
Agriculture45.6%
Forest and nature3.5%
Water1.8%
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 1700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,700 m
–
GP practice
2,700 m
–
Primary school
2,000 m
–
Daycare
1,700 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 growing faster than the Valkenburg aan de Geul average.
Schoonbron has 235 inhabitants (2026), or 432 per km² (4% lower than in Valkenburg aan de Geul). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 15%, against a rise of 1% in Valkenburg aan de Geul. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 22% 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
+15%
▲higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Valkenburg aan de Geul (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (28%)
Never married
51%
▲10 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (41%)
Dutch origin
71%
▼10 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
62%
▲21 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+15%
▲higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Valkenburg aan de Geul (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (28%)
Never married
51%
▲10 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (41%)
Dutch origin
71%
▼10 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
62%
▲21 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 15% between 2021 and 2026, to 235.
Residents, 2026
235
+15% since 2021
Valkenburg aan de Geul +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 432 residents per km², this buurt is 4% less densely populated than the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Residents per km²432
Dwellings per km²158.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 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 1540
15 to 2520
25 to 4555
45 to 6575
65 to 8040
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are never married.
Never married120
Married90
Divorced10
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
71% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands175
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)65
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
62% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-480
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Valkenburg aan de Geul voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Valkenburg aan de GeulThe Netherlands
D66
14.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
22.2%
16.7%
VVD
16.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.2%
12.8%
CDA
14.6%
11.8%
JA21
6.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.3%
4.5%
BBB
2.8%
2.6%
Other
8.1%
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
Schoonbron has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 25% lower than in Valkenburg aan de Geul (1.2). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points more than in Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
▲16 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
17%
▲14 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (3%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼25% lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲6 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+14 pp
▲higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
65%
▲57 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
32%
▼51 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (83%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (3%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
▲16 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
17%
▲14 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (3%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼25% lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲6 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+14 pp
▲higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
65%
▲57 percentage points higher than Valkenburg aan de Geul (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
32%
▼51 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (83%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Valkenburg aan de Geul (3%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
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 18% in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul (2025).
Petrol76.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.8%
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 10% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 6 percentage points above Valkenburg aan de Geul (18%)
+14 pp since 2021
Valkenburg aan de Geul +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, 105 passenger cars and 10 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars105
Motorcycles10
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
32% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (65%).
Residential31.5%
Retail1.5%
Assembly1.8%
Industrial1.8%
Lodging65.2%
Other0.4%
Explanation
Based on 273 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
8% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings8%
NL 37%▼ −78% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings92%
NL 57%▲ +61% vs NL
Single-family dwellings92%
NL 63%▲ +46% vs NL
Residents per km²432
NL 539▼ −20% 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