The population is shrinking, while it grows in Vlissingen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Vlissingen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Westerzicht is €219,000, 15% lower than in Vlissingen (€259,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 43%, the same as in Vlissingen. 55% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points less than in Vlissingen (57%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€219,000
▼15% lower than Vlissingen (€259,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
=about the same as Vlissingen (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
55%
▼2 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (57%)
Social housing
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (28%)
Private rent
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (15%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲30 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (62%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼9 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (18%)
Average WOZ value
€219,000
▼15% lower than Vlissingen (€259,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
=about the same as Vlissingen (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
55%
▼2 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (57%)
Social housing
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (28%)
Private rent
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (15%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲30 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (62%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼9 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (18%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 43% between 2021 and 2025, to €219,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€219,000▼ 15% below Vlissingen
+43% since 2021
Vlissingen +43%
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: ~€266 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€266/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
106 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €219,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€120NL median
Water board levy€38–
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€28€22
Property tax (OZB)€23€19
Costs to set aside€146
Maintenance reserve€136–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Vlissingen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 297th 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 106 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €219,000.
Levies: Vlissingen'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
Westerzicht has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Lammerenburg.
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: €219,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Westerzicht
219,000
751
–
Rosenburg
379,000
703
–
Bossenburgh - Weyevliet
199,000
973
–
Lammerenburg
471,000
434
–
Papegaaienburg - Hofwijk
266,000
515
–
West-Souburg
391,000
885
–
Landelijk gebied Lammerenburg
614,000
40
–
Vrijburg
336,000
28
–
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 55% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied55%
Social housing35%
Private rent10%
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
91% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 22% in the municipality of Vlissingen.
1965-19748.8%
1975-199191.2%
Explanation
Based on 751 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 Vlissingen average.
In 2025, 23 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Westerzicht, 57% lower than in Vlissingen (53). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 6%, against a rise of 19% in Vlissingen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▼57% lower than Vlissingen (53)
Change since 2021
-6%
▼lower than Vlissingen (+19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼18% lower than Vlissingen (2.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▼57% lower than Vlissingen (53)
Change since 2021
-6%
▼lower than Vlissingen (+19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼18% lower than Vlissingen (2.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Westerzicht registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 53 in the municipality of Vlissingen.
Westerzicht23
The municipality of Vlissingen53
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 Westerzicht is 'Violence and threats': 7.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.5 in the municipality of Vlissingen.
WesterzichtVlissingen
Violence and threats7.6
Vlissingen 7.5≈ Vlissingen
Theft and burglary4.4
Vlissingen 19.0▼ −77% vs Vlissingen
Fraud and scams3.8
Vlissingen 5.7▼ −33% vs Vlissingen
Vandalism and public order3.2
Vlissingen 6.9▼ −54% vs Vlissingen
Traffic1.9
Vlissingen 10.5▼ −82% vs Vlissingen
Other and withheld1.9
Vlissingen 3.3▼ −42% vs Vlissingen
Environmental0.0
Vlissingen 0.2≈ Vlissingen
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 Westerzicht registered 8 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 Vlissingen average; green space is above the Vlissingen average.
An estimated 66% of adults in Westerzicht rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Vlissingen. More adults are overweight (59% against 54%), more feel lonely (58% against 56%) and more smoke (20% against 19%), but fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Westerzicht, covering 63% of the area, against 4% in Vlissingen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 21% of the area, 20 percentage points above the 1% in Vlissingen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼3 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▲20 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (1%)
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Overweight
59%
▲5 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (54%)
Lonely
58%
▲2 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (56%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Vlissingen (49%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlissingen (48%)
Water, share of the area
5%
▼85 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (90%)
Built-up, share of the area
63%
▲59 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
21%
▲20 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼3 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▲20 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (1%)
More figures
Overweight
59%
▲5 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (54%)
Lonely
58%
▲2 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (56%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Vlissingen (49%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlissingen (48%)
Water, share of the area
5%
▼85 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (90%)
Built-up, share of the area
63%
▲59 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
21%
▲20 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (1%)
Health
An estimated 66% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Vlissingen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Vlissingen
Good self-rated health
65.6%
68.6%
Smokes
20.2%
19.1%
Excessive drinking
5.4%
5.8%
Overweight
59%
53.7%
Lonely
58.4%
55.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
50.2%
48.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.8%
48.2%
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
21% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 1% in the municipality of Vlissingen.
Traffic7.9%
Built-up63.2%
Recreation21.1%
Agriculture2.6%
Water5.3%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
1,000 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
1,200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.6
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
0.2
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 Vlissingen.
Westerzicht has 1,545 inhabitants (2026), or 4,319 per km² (3.2 times as high as in Vlissingen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a rise of 3% in Vlissingen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Vlissingen was 71%, 7 percentage points below the national 78%. 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 2021
-4%
▼lower than Vlissingen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Vlissingen
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Vlissingen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (24%)
Never married
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlissingen (47%)
Dutch origin
67%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlissingen (68%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
59%
▲12 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (47%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Vlissingen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Vlissingen
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Vlissingen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (24%)
Never married
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlissingen (47%)
Dutch origin
67%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlissingen (68%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
59%
▲12 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (47%)
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 2021 and 2026, to 1,545.
Residents, 2026
1,545
-4% since 2021
Vlissingen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,319 residents per km², this buurt is 3.2 times as densely populated as the municipality of Vlissingen.
Residents per km²4,319
Dwellings per km²2,086.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 12.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15235
15 to 25160
25 to 45395
45 to 65385
65 to 80300
80 and over70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married720
Married565
Divorced195
Widowed70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
67% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,030
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)215
Outside Europe295
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
59% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1410
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4600
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Vlissingen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 71% of eligible voters in Vlissingen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of VlissingenThe Netherlands
D66
14.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
19.8%
16.7%
VVD
13.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.6%
12.8%
CDA
11.2%
11.8%
JA21
6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.6%
4.5%
BBB
2%
2.6%
Other
15.2%
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
Westerzicht has an average of 1.0 cars per household, about the same as in Vlissingen (1.0). 14% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points less than in Vlissingen (19%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (18%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
18%
▲7 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (11%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Vlissingen (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Vlissingen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
100%
▲15 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (85%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlissingen (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlissingen (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€219,000
▼45% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (18%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
18%
▲7 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (11%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Vlissingen (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Vlissingen (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Vlissingen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
100%
▲15 percentage points higher than Vlissingen (85%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlissingen (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlissingen (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€219,000
▼45% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
14% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 19% in the municipality of Vlissingen (2025).
Petrol86.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)13.5%
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 12% to 14% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
14%▼ 5 percentage points below Vlissingen (19%)
+2 pp since 2021
Vlissingen +5 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, 740 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars740
Motorcycles55
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
100% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is sport (0.3%).
Residential99.6%
Retail0.1%
Assembly0.1%
Sports0.3%
Explanation
Based on 754 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
4,319 residents per km²: 8.0 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,319
NL 539▲ +701% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings8%
NL 37%▼ −78% vs NL
Average WOZ value€219,000
NL €398,000▼ −45% vs NL
Single-family dwellings92%
NL 63%▲ +46% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% 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