The population is shrinking, while it grows in Weert. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Weert, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Laar is €399,000, 12% higher than in Weert (€357,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 32%, against a rise of 35% in Weert. 82% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points more than in Weert (66%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€399,000
▲12% higher than Weert (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
▼lower than Weert (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲16 percentage points higher than Weert (66%)
Social housing
8%
▼15 percentage points lower than Weert (23%)
Private rent
10%
▼1 percentage point lower than Weert (11%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲20 percentage points higher than Weert (73%)
Built 1945–1964
14%
▼8 percentage points lower than Weert (22%)
Built 1965–1974
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weert (19%)
Built 1992–2005
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Weert (14%)
Average WOZ value
€399,000
▲12% higher than Weert (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
▼lower than Weert (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲16 percentage points higher than Weert (66%)
Social housing
8%
▼15 percentage points lower than Weert (23%)
Private rent
10%
▼1 percentage point lower than Weert (11%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲20 percentage points higher than Weert (73%)
Built 1945–1964
14%
▼8 percentage points lower than Weert (22%)
Built 1965–1974
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weert (19%)
Built 1992–2005
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Weert (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 32% between 2021 and 2025, to €399,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€399,000▲ 12% above Weert
+32% since 2021
Weert +35%
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: ~€342 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€342/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
161 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €399,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€123NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€32€35
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€219
Maintenance reserve€205–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Weert's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 113th 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 161 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €399,000.
Levies: Weert'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
Laar has the lowest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Laar en Hushoven.
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: €399,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Laar
399,000
274
–
Hushoven
497,000
77
–
Laar buitengebied
565,000
138
–
Hulshoven buitengebied
567,000
69
–
Laarveld
525,000
567
–
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 82% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied82%
Social housing8%
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
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
29% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 24% in the municipality of Weert.
Before 19453.6%
1945-196413.9%
1965-197427%
1975-199129.2%
1992-200518.6%
2006-20155.5%
2016 and later2.2%
Explanation
Based on 274 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 Weert average.
In 2025, 8 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Laar, 78% lower than in Weert (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 41%, against a fall of 8% in Weert. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
8
▼78% lower than Weert (37)
Change since 2021
-41%
▼lower than Weert (-8%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
8
▼78% lower than Weert (37)
Change since 2021
-41%
▼lower than Weert (-8%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Laar registered 8 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Weert.
Laar8
The municipality of Weert37
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 Laar is 'Violence and threats': 3.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.5 in the municipality of Weert.
LaarWeert
Violence and threats3.1
Weert 3.5▼ −11% vs Weert
Fraud and scams3.1
Weert 4.5▼ −31% vs Weert
Theft and burglary1.6
Weert 13.5▼ −88% vs Weert
Vandalism and public order0.0
Weert 5.5▼ −100% vs Weert
Traffic0.0
Weert 7.3▼ −100% vs Weert
Environmental0.0
Weert 0.2≈ Weert
Other and withheld0.0
Weert 2.5▼ −100% vs Weert
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 Laar registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2021
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 Weert average; green space is below the Weert average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Laar rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Weert. Fewer adults feel lonely (43% against 49%), fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 46%), fewer smoke (11% against 15%) and fewer are overweight (51% against 52%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Laar, covering 70% of the area, against 15% in Weert. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 17% of the area, 10 percentage points below the 27% in Weert.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲7 percentage points higher than Weert (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
▼10 percentage points lower than Weert (27%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼6 percentage points lower than Weert (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weert (46%)
Smokes
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Weert (15%)
Overweight
51%
▼1 percentage point lower than Weert (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
70%
▲55 percentage points higher than Weert (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
9%
▼42 percentage points lower than Weert (51%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Weert (24%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲7 percentage points higher than Weert (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
▼10 percentage points lower than Weert (27%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼6 percentage points lower than Weert (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weert (46%)
Smokes
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Weert (15%)
Overweight
51%
▼1 percentage point lower than Weert (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
70%
▲55 percentage points higher than Weert (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
9%
▼42 percentage points lower than Weert (51%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Weert (24%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Weert (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Weert
Good self-rated health
77.6%
71.3%
Smokes
10.7%
15.1%
Excessive drinking
4.6%
5.3%
Overweight
51.4%
52.3%
Lonely
42.8%
48.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.2%
46%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.5%
47.7%
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
17% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 27% in the municipality of Weert.
Traffic4.3%
Built-up69.6%
Recreation17.4%
Agriculture8.7%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,000 m
–
GP practice
2,400 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1
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 Weert.
Laar has 635 inhabitants (2026), or 2,781 per km² (5.6 times as high as in Weert). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 7%, against a rise of 3% in Weert. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Weert was 76%, 2 percentage points below 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
-7%
▼lower than Weert (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Weert
76%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Weert (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Weert (27%)
Never married
45%
=about the same as Weert (45%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲14 percentage points higher than Weert (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Weert (42%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-7%
▼lower than Weert (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Weert
76%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Weert (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Weert (27%)
Never married
45%
=about the same as Weert (45%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲14 percentage points higher than Weert (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Weert (42%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 7% between 2021 and 2026, to 635.
Residents, 2026
635
-7% since 2021
Weert +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,781 residents per km², this buurt is 5.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of Weert.
Residents per km²2,781
Dwellings per km²1,191.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1590
15 to 2565
25 to 45140
45 to 65205
65 to 80105
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married285
Married275
Divorced40
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
88% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands555
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)55
Outside Europe20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
40% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1110
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4200
Higher professional, university190
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Weert; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 76% of eligible voters in Weert voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of WeertThe Netherlands
D66
14%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
22.2%
16.7%
VVD
17.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.8%
12.8%
CDA
13.2%
11.8%
JA21
7.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.2%
4.5%
BBB
2.5%
2.6%
Other
8.9%
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
Laar has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 27% higher than in Weert (1.1). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Weert (20%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Weert (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲10 percentage points higher than Weert (23%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weert (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲27% higher than Weert (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▲2 percentage points higher than Weert (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Weert (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Weert (87%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Weert (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Weert (2%)
Residents per km²
2,781
▲5.2 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
8%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Weert (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲10 percentage points higher than Weert (23%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weert (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲27% higher than Weert (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▲2 percentage points higher than Weert (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Weert (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Weert (87%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Weert (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Weert (2%)
Residents per km²
2,781
▲5.2 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
8%
▼20 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 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Weert (2025).
Petrol78.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.5%
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 22% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▲ 2 percentage points above Weert (20%)
+5 pp since 2021
Weert +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, 395 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars395
Motorcycles40
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
98% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (1%).
Residential98.2%
Retail0.4%
Assembly1.1%
Lodging0.4%
Education0.4%
Other0.7%
Explanation
Based on 279 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
7% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings7%
NL 37%▼ −81% vs NL
Residents per km²2,781
NL 539▲ +416% vs NL
Social housing8%
NL 28%▼ −71% vs NL
Single-family dwellings93%
NL 63%▲ +48% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings82%
NL 57%▲ +44% 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