The population is growing faster than in Weert. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Weert, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Laar buitengebied is €565,000, 58% higher than in Weert (€357,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 17%, against a rise of 35% in Weert. 94% of the homes are owner-occupied, 28 percentage points more than in Weert (66%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€565,000
▲58% higher than Weert (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+17%
▼lower than Weert (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲28 percentage points higher than Weert (66%)
Social housing
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Weert (23%)
Private rent
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weert (11%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲24 percentage points higher than Weert (73%)
Built 1975–1991
7%
▼17 percentage points lower than Weert (24%)
Built 2016 and later
22%
▲16 percentage points higher than Weert (6%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Weert (19%)
Average WOZ value
€565,000
▲58% higher than Weert (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+17%
▼lower than Weert (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲28 percentage points higher than Weert (66%)
Social housing
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Weert (23%)
Private rent
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weert (11%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲24 percentage points higher than Weert (73%)
Built 1975–1991
7%
▼17 percentage points lower than Weert (24%)
Built 2016 and later
22%
▲16 percentage points higher than Weert (6%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Weert (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 17% between 2021 and 2025, to €565,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€565,000▲ 58% above Weert
+17% 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: ~€503 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€503/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
265 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €565,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€141NL median
Water board levy€48–
Property tax (OZB)€45€50
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€362
Maintenance reserve€338–
Buildings insurance€24–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Weert'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 265 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €565,000.
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 buitengebied has the 2nd-highest 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: €565,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Laar buitengebied
565,000
138
–
Laar
399,000
274
–
Hushoven
497,000
77
–
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 94% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied94%
Private rent6%
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
97% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes97%
Multi-family homes3%
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
31% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 22% in the municipality of Weert.
Before 194517.7%
1945-196431.3%
1965-19748.2%
1975-19917.5%
1992-20054.1%
2006-20158.8%
2016 and later22.4%
Explanation
Based on 147 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 Weert average.
In 2025, 42 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Laar buitengebied, 14% higher than in Weert (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 16%, 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
42
▲14% higher than Weert (37)
Change since 2021
-16%
▼lower than Weert (-8%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
42
▲14% higher than Weert (37)
Change since 2021
-16%
▼lower than Weert (-8%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Laar buitengebied registered 42 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Weert.
Laar buitengebied42
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 buitengebied is 'Violence and threats': 10.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.5 in the municipality of Weert.
Laar buitengebiedWeert
Violence and threats10.5
Weert 3.5▲ +200% vs Weert
Fraud and scams10.5
Weert 4.5▲ +133% vs Weert
Theft and burglary5.3
Weert 13.5▼ −61% vs Weert
Vandalism and public order5.3
Weert 5.5≈ Weert
Traffic5.3
Weert 7.3▼ −27% vs Weert
Other and withheld5.3
Weert 2.5▲ +112% vs Weert
Environmental0.0
Weert 0.2≈ 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 buitengebied registered 7 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 Weert average; green space is below the Weert average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Laar buitengebied rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Weert. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 49%), fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 46%), fewer smoke (10% against 15%) and fewer are overweight (48% against 52%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Laar buitengebied, covering 88% of the area, against 51% in Weert. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 25 percentage points below the 27% in Weert.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲9 percentage points higher than Weert (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼25 percentage points lower than Weert (27%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Weert (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weert (46%)
Smokes
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weert (15%)
Overweight
48%
▼4 percentage points lower than Weert (52%)
Agriculture, share of the area
88%
▲37 percentage points higher than Weert (51%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼22 percentage points lower than Weert (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Weert (15%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲9 percentage points higher than Weert (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼25 percentage points lower than Weert (27%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Weert (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weert (46%)
Smokes
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weert (15%)
Overweight
48%
▼4 percentage points lower than Weert (52%)
Agriculture, share of the area
88%
▲37 percentage points higher than Weert (51%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼22 percentage points lower than Weert (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Weert (15%)
Health
An estimated 80% 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
79.6%
71.3%
Smokes
9.9%
15.1%
Excessive drinking
5.2%
5.3%
Overweight
47.5%
52.3%
Lonely
39.7%
48.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
46%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.8%
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
2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 27% in the municipality of Weert.
Traffic8.1%
Built-up0.4%
Other built-up1.4%
Recreation0.4%
Agriculture88%
Forest and nature1.8%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,200 m
–
GP practice
2,400 m
–
Primary school
900 m
–
Daycare
900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.6
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 Weert average.
Laar buitengebied has 385 inhabitants (2026), or 136 per km² (73% lower than in Weert). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 13%, 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
+13%
▲higher than Weert (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Weert
76%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+15%
▲higher than Weert (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Weert (27%)
Never married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Weert (45%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲20 percentage points higher than Weert (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
57%
▲15 percentage points higher 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
+13%
▲higher than Weert (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Weert
76%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+15%
▲higher than Weert (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Weert (27%)
Never married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Weert (45%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲20 percentage points higher than Weert (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
57%
▲15 percentage points higher 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 grew 13% between 2021 and 2026, to 385.
Residents, 2026
385
+13% since 2021
Weert +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 136 residents per km², this buurt is 73% less densely populated than the municipality of Weert.
Residents per km²136
Dwellings per km²48.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 13.2 died per 1,000.
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 1560
15 to 2545
25 to 4575
45 to 65125
65 to 8065
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married190
Married170
Divorced20
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands360
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Outside Europe10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
57% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4120
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 buitengebied has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in Weert (1.1). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points more than in Weert (20%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
29%
▲26 percentage points higher than Weert (3%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Weert (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼9 percentage points lower than Weert (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Weert (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weert (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
=about the same as Weert (+5 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Weert (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲2 percentage points higher than Weert (87%)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▲1 percentage point higher than Weert (3%)
Residents per km²
136
▼75% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
29%
▲26 percentage points higher than Weert (3%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Weert (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼9 percentage points lower than Weert (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Weert (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weert (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
=about the same as Weert (+5 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Weert (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲2 percentage points higher than Weert (87%)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▲1 percentage point higher than Weert (3%)
Residents per km²
136
▼75% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij20
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Weert (2025).
Petrol72.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.8%
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 22% to 28% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
28%▲ 8 percentage points above Weert (20%)
+6 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, 180 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars180
Motorcycles20
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
89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (8%).
Residential89.1%
Office1.2%
Assembly0.6%
Healthcare1.2%
Industrial8.5%
Lodging3.6%
Other10.9%
Explanation
Based on 165 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
3% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings3%
NL 37%▼ −92% vs NL
Residents per km²136
NL 539▼ −75% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings94%
NL 57%▲ +65% vs NL
Single-family dwellings97%
NL 63%▲ +54% 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