The population is shrinking, while it grows in Venray. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Venray, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Brukske is €279,000, 23% lower than in Venray (€362,000). Between 2017 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 102%, against a rise of 76% in Venray. 42% of the homes are owner-occupied, 22 percentage points less than in Venray (64%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€279,000
▼23% lower than Venray (€362,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2017
+102%
▲higher than Venray (+76%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▼22 percentage points lower than Venray (64%)
Social housing
54%
▲28 percentage points higher than Venray (26%)
Private rent
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Venray (10%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲6 percentage points higher than Venray (80%)
Built 1975–1991
44%
▲18 percentage points higher than Venray (26%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼16 percentage points lower than Venray (18%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Venray (9%)
Average WOZ value
€279,000
▼23% lower than Venray (€362,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2017
+102%
▲higher than Venray (+76%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▼22 percentage points lower than Venray (64%)
Social housing
54%
▲28 percentage points higher than Venray (26%)
Private rent
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Venray (10%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲6 percentage points higher than Venray (80%)
Built 1975–1991
44%
▲18 percentage points higher than Venray (26%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼16 percentage points lower than Venray (18%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Venray (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 102% between 2017 and 2025, to €279,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€279,000▼ 23% below Venray
+102% 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: ~€318 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€318/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
151 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €279,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€111NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€26€24
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 112th 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, €279,000.
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
Brukske has the 2nd-lowest 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: €279,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Brukske
279,000
1,964
–
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
–
Landweert
328,000
2,641
–
Smakterheide
423,000
459
–
Brabander
525,000
967
–
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 social housing, at 54% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied42%
Social housing54%
Private rent4%
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
86% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes86%
Multi-family homes14%
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
52% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 20% in the municipality of Venray.
Before 19450.3%
1965-197451.7%
1975-199144.3%
1992-20051.6%
2006-20151.1%
2016 and later1%
Explanation
Based on 1,963 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 Venray average.
In 2025, 46 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Brukske, 12% higher than in Venray (41). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 17%, 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
46
▲12% higher than Venray (41)
Change since 2021
+17%
▲higher than Venray (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.7
▼11% lower than Venray (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
46
▲12% higher than Venray (41)
Change since 2021
+17%
▲higher than Venray (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.7
▼11% lower than Venray (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Brukske registered 46 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 41 in the municipality of Venray.
Brukske46
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 Brukske is 'Theft and burglary': 19.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 15.1 in the municipality of Venray.
BrukskeVenray
Theft and burglary19.5
Venray 15.1▲ +29% vs Venray
Violence and threats6.4
Venray 5.7▲ +12% vs Venray
Fraud and scams5.6
Venray 5.5≈ Venray
Traffic5.6
Venray 7.2▼ −22% vs Venray
Vandalism and public order4.4
Venray 3.7▲ +19% vs Venray
Other and withheld4.4
Venray 2.9▲ +52% vs Venray
Environmental0.2
Venray 0.4≈ 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 Brukske registered 12 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 below the Venray average; green space is below the Venray average.
An estimated 62% of adults in Brukske rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points less than in Venray. More adults feel lonely (59% against 46%), more report anxiety or depression (55% against 46%), more smoke (24% against 16%) and more are overweight (61% against 55%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Brukske, covering 88% of the area, against 10% in Venray. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 8% of the area, 12 percentage points below the 20% in Venray.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
62%
▼9 percentage points lower than Venray (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
▼12 percentage points lower than Venray (20%)
More figures
Lonely
59%
▲13 percentage points higher than Venray (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
55%
▲9 percentage points higher than Venray (46%)
Smokes
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than Venray (16%)
Overweight
61%
▲6 percentage points higher than Venray (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲78 percentage points higher than Venray (10%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼65 percentage points lower than Venray (65%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼17 percentage points lower than Venray (18%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
62%
▼9 percentage points lower than Venray (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
▼12 percentage points lower than Venray (20%)
More figures
Lonely
59%
▲13 percentage points higher than Venray (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
55%
▲9 percentage points higher than Venray (46%)
Smokes
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than Venray (16%)
Overweight
61%
▲6 percentage points higher than Venray (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲78 percentage points higher than Venray (10%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼65 percentage points lower than Venray (65%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼17 percentage points lower than Venray (18%)
Health
An estimated 62% 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
61.9%
71%
Smokes
23.5%
16.1%
Excessive drinking
4.2%
5.4%
Overweight
60.7%
55.1%
Lonely
59.2%
46.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
55.2%
45.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.7%
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
8% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 20% in the municipality of Venray.
Traffic3.6%
Built-up88%
Recreation7.2%
Forest and nature1.2%
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 shrinking, while it grows in Venray.
Brukske has 4,795 inhabitants (2026), or 5,777 per km² (20.9 times as high as in Venray). Between 2017 and 2026 the population fell 4%, 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
-4%
▼lower than Venray (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Venray
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Venray (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Venray (28%)
Never married
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Venray (46%)
Dutch origin
43%
▼32 percentage points lower than Venray (75%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
43%
▲14 percentage points higher than Venray (29%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2017
-4%
▼lower than Venray (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Venray
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Venray (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Venray (28%)
Never married
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Venray (46%)
Dutch origin
43%
▼32 percentage points lower than Venray (75%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
43%
▲14 percentage points higher than Venray (29%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2017 and 2026, to 4,795.
Residents, 2026
4,795
-4% since 2017
Venray +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,777 residents per km², this wijk is 21 times as densely populated as the municipality of Venray.
Residents per km²5,777
Dwellings per km²2,366.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.2 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
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15820
15 to 25695
25 to 451,250
45 to 651,280
65 to 80630
80 and over120
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
53% of residents are never married.
Never married2,520
Married1,625
Divorced480
Widowed165
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
43% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,055
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)920
Outside Europe1,825
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
43% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,600
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,420
Higher professional, university700
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
Brukske has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 8% lower than in Venray (1.2). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points less than in Venray (24%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Venray (9%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than Venray (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Venray (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Venray (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼8 percentage points lower than Venray (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2017
0 pp
▼lower than Venray (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Venray (7%)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲5 percentage points higher than Venray (89%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Venray (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
54%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Venray (9%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than Venray (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Venray (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Venray (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼8 percentage points lower than Venray (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2017
0 pp
▼lower than Venray (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Venray (7%)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲5 percentage points higher than Venray (89%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Venray (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
54%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 85 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie85
Handel en horeca60
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening80
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg75
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
16% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Venray (2025).
Petrol83.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.5%
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 17% to 16% between 2017 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
16%▼ 8 percentage points below Venray (24%)
-1 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, 2,155 passenger cars and 170 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,155
Motorcycles170
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.9%).
Residential94.1%
Retail0.9%
Office0.4%
Assembly0.2%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial0.4%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other3.5%
Explanation
Based on 2,086 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
5,777 residents per km²: 11 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,777
NL 539▲ +972% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings14%
NL 37%▼ −62% vs NL
Social housing54%
NL 28%▲ +93% vs NL
Average WOZ value€279,000
NL €398,000▼ −30% 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