The population is growing faster than in Venray. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Venray, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Brabander is €525,000, 45% higher than in Venray (€362,000). Between 2017 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 82%, against a rise of 76% in Venray. 83% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Venray (64%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€525,000
▲45% higher than Venray (€362,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2017
+82%
▲higher than Venray (+76%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲19 percentage points higher than Venray (64%)
Social housing
15%
▼11 percentage points lower than Venray (26%)
Private rent
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Venray (10%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲13 percentage points higher than Venray (80%)
Built 2016 and later
38%
▲31 percentage points higher than Venray (7%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼25 percentage points lower than Venray (26%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼18 percentage points lower than Venray (20%)
Average WOZ value
€525,000
▲45% higher than Venray (€362,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2017
+82%
▲higher than Venray (+76%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲19 percentage points higher than Venray (64%)
Social housing
15%
▼11 percentage points lower than Venray (26%)
Private rent
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Venray (10%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲13 percentage points higher than Venray (80%)
Built 2016 and later
38%
▲31 percentage points higher than Venray (7%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼25 percentage points lower than Venray (26%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼18 percentage points lower than Venray (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 82% between 2017 and 2025, to €525,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€525,000▲ 45% above Venray
+82% since 2017
Venray +76%
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: ~€348 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€348/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
151 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €525,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€141NL median
Property tax (OZB)€49€46
Water board levy€47–
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€207
Maintenance reserve€193–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Venray's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 142nd 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 151 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €525,000.
Levies: Venray'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
Brabander has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 23 wijken in the municipality of Venray.
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: €525,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Brabander
525,000
967
–
Heide
443,000
218
–
Ysselsteyn
429,000
947
–
Merselo
457,000
438
–
Vredepeel
440,000
96
–
Smakt
491,000
80
–
Oostrum
365,000
943
–
Oirlo
362,000
544
–
Castenray
404,000
356
–
Veulen
434,000
224
–
Leunen
411,000
885
–
Centrum
305,000
1,445
–
Oost
373,000
1,250
–
West
270,000
1,993
–
Vlakwater
655,000
379
–
Veltum
358,000
1,815
–
Brukske
279,000
1,964
–
Landweert
328,000
2,641
–
Smakterheide
423,000
459
–
St. Antoniusveld
377,000
732
–
Wanssum
372,000
823
–
Geijsteren
387,000
198
–
Blitterswijck
308,000
598
–
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 housing15%
Private rent2%
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
93% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes93%
Multi-family homes7%
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
40% of dwellings were built between 2006 and 2015, against 9% in the municipality of Venray.
Before 19454.7%
1945-19642.4%
1965-19741.5%
1975-19910.8%
1992-200513%
2006-201539.8%
2016 and later37.8%
Explanation
Based on 977 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 Venray average.
In 2025, 15 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Brabander, 63% lower than in Venray (41). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 20%, against a rise of 6% in Venray. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼63% lower than Venray (41)
Change since 2021
+20%
▲higher than Venray (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.4
▲26% higher than Venray (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼63% lower than Venray (41)
Change since 2021
+20%
▲higher than Venray (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.4
▲26% higher than Venray (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Brabander registered 15 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 41 in the municipality of Venray.
Brabander15
The municipality of Venray41
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 Brabander is 'Theft and burglary': 4.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 15.1 in the municipality of Venray.
BrabanderVenray
Theft and burglary4.3
Venray 15.1▼ −72% vs Venray
Fraud and scams3.5
Venray 5.5▼ −36% vs Venray
Traffic2.7
Venray 7.2▼ −62% vs Venray
Violence and threats2.3
Venray 5.7▼ −60% vs Venray
Vandalism and public order1.6
Venray 3.7▼ −57% vs Venray
Environmental0.4
Venray 0.4≈ Venray
Other and withheld0.0
Venray 2.9▼ −100% vs Venray
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 Brabander registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and 1 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 Venray average; green space is below the Venray average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Brabander rate their own health as good, 10 percentage points more than in Venray. Fewer adults feel lonely (37% against 46%), fewer are overweight (49% against 55%), fewer smoke (11% against 16%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 46%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Brabander, covering 80% of the area, against 65% in Venray. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 15 percentage points below the 20% in Venray.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲10 percentage points higher than Venray (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼15 percentage points lower than Venray (20%)
More figures
Lonely
37%
▼9 percentage points lower than Venray (46%)
Overweight
49%
▼6 percentage points lower than Venray (55%)
Smokes
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Venray (16%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼5 percentage points lower than Venray (46%)
Agriculture, share of the area
80%
▲15 percentage points higher than Venray (65%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼15 percentage points lower than Venray (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
12%
▲2 percentage points higher than Venray (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲10 percentage points higher than Venray (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼15 percentage points lower than Venray (20%)
More figures
Lonely
37%
▼9 percentage points lower than Venray (46%)
Overweight
49%
▼6 percentage points lower than Venray (55%)
Smokes
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Venray (16%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼5 percentage points lower than Venray (46%)
Agriculture, share of the area
80%
▲15 percentage points higher than Venray (65%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼15 percentage points lower than Venray (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
12%
▲2 percentage points higher than Venray (10%)
Health
An estimated 81% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Venray (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Venray
Good self-rated health
81%
71%
Smokes
11.1%
16.1%
Excessive drinking
5.1%
5.4%
Overweight
49%
55.1%
Lonely
37%
46.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.1%
45.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.5%
47.8%
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
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 20% in the municipality of Venray.
Traffic1.7%
Built-up12%
Other built-up0.5%
Recreation2.6%
Agriculture80.4%
Forest and nature2.6%
Water0.2%
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 Venray average.
Brabander has 2,665 inhabitants (2026), or 637 per km² (2.3 times as high as in Venray). Between 2017 and 2026 the population rose 52%, against a rise of 4% in Venray. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Venray was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) 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 2017
+52%
▲higher than Venray (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Venray
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+48%
▲higher than Venray (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Venray (28%)
Never married
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Venray (46%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Venray (75%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
=about the same as Venray (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2017
+52%
▲higher than Venray (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Venray
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+48%
▲higher than Venray (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Venray (28%)
Never married
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Venray (46%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Venray (75%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
=about the same as Venray (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 52% between 2017 and 2026, to 2,665.
Residents, 2026
2,665
+52% since 2017
Venray +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 637 residents per km², this wijk is 2.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Venray.
Residents per km²637
Dwellings per km²231.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 13.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 1.9 died per 1,000.
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15540
15 to 25290
25 to 45705
45 to 65790
65 to 80280
80 and over55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
53% of residents are never married.
Never married1,405
Married1,035
Divorced145
Widowed75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
80% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,130
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)305
Outside Europe230
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1280
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4830
Higher professional, university780
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Venray; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Venray voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of VenrayThe Netherlands
D66
15.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
20.1%
16.7%
VVD
16.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.5%
12.8%
CDA
15.4%
11.8%
JA21
6.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.2%
4.5%
BBB
4.7%
2.6%
Other
8.8%
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
Brabander has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Venray (1.2). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Venray (24%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than Venray (17%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Venray (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
29%
▲7 percentage points higher than Venray (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Venray (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Venray (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2017
+5 pp
▲higher than Venray (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲10 percentage points higher than Venray (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Venray (7%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Venray (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
7%
▼30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than Venray (17%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Venray (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
29%
▲7 percentage points higher than Venray (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Venray (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Venray (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2017
+5 pp
▲higher than Venray (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲10 percentage points higher than Venray (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Venray (7%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Venray (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
7%
▼30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening75
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg70
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
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 Venray (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 21% to 26% between 2017 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▲ 2 percentage points above Venray (24%)
+5 pp since 2017
Venray +3 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, 1,380 passenger cars and 100 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,380
Motorcycles100
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (2%).
Residential99%
Office0.1%
Assembly0.1%
Industrial1.5%
Lodging0.2%
Other0.5%
Explanation
Based on 987 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
2% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings7%
NL 37%▼ −81% vs NL
Social housing15%
NL 28%▼ −46% vs NL
Single-family dwellings93%
NL 63%▲ +48% 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