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 Molenakker is €461,000, 29% higher than in Weert (€357,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 33%, against a rise of 35% in Weert. 90% of the homes are owner-occupied, 24 percentage points more than in Weert (66%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€461,000
▲29% higher than Weert (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
▼lower than Weert (+35%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
90%
▲24 percentage points higher than Weert (66%)
Social housing
6%
▼17 percentage points lower than Weert (23%)
Private rent
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weert (11%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲18 percentage points higher than Weert (73%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼20 percentage points lower than Weert (22%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Weert (19%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weert (7%)
Average WOZ value
€461,000
▲29% higher than Weert (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
▼lower than Weert (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
90%
▲24 percentage points higher than Weert (66%)
Social housing
6%
▼17 percentage points lower than Weert (23%)
Private rent
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weert (11%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲18 percentage points higher than Weert (73%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼20 percentage points lower than Weert (22%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Weert (19%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weert (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 33% between 2021 and 2025, to €461,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€461,000▲ 29% above Weert
+33% 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: ~€352 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€352/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
162 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €461,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€130NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€37€40
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€222
Maintenance reserve€207–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Weert's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 110th 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 162 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €461,000.
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
Molenakker has the highest WOZ value of the 1 buurten in Molenakker en Kampershoek.
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: €461,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Molenakker
461,000
1,192
–
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 90% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied90%
Social housing6%
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
91% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes91%
Multi-family homes9%
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
74% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 14% in the municipality of Weert.
Before 19454.6%
1945-19642.3%
1965-19740.3%
1975-199118.7%
1992-200573.9%
2006-20150.1%
2016 and later0.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,192 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, 20 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Molenakker, 46% lower than in Weert (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 8%, the same as in Weert. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼46% lower than Weert (37)
Change since 2021
-8%
=about the same as Weert (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.7
▼43% lower than Weert (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼46% lower than Weert (37)
Change since 2021
-8%
=about the same as Weert (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.7
▼43% lower than Weert (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Molenakker registered 20 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Weert.
Molenakker20
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 Molenakker is 'Theft and burglary': 4.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 13.5 in the municipality of Weert.
MolenakkerWeert
Theft and burglary4.9
Weert 13.5▼ −64% vs Weert
Traffic4.9
Weert 7.3▼ −33% vs Weert
Fraud and scams4.2
Weert 4.5▼ −7% vs Weert
Vandalism and public order3.2
Weert 5.5▼ −42% vs Weert
Violence and threats2.5
Weert 3.5▼ −29% vs Weert
Other and withheld0.7
Weert 2.5▼ −72% 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 Molenakker registered 6 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 78% of adults in Molenakker 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 (40% against 46%), fewer smoke (10% against 15%) and fewer are overweight (49% against 52%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Molenakker, covering 73% of the area, against 15% in Weert. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 15% of the area, 12 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)
15%
▼12 percentage points lower than Weert (27%)
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Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼6 percentage points lower than Weert (46%)
Lonely
43%
▼6 percentage points lower than Weert (49%)
Smokes
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weert (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲3 percentage points higher than Weert (48%)
Built-up, share of the area
73%
▲58 percentage points higher than Weert (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼51 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)
15%
▼12 percentage points lower than Weert (27%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼6 percentage points lower than Weert (46%)
Lonely
43%
▼6 percentage points lower than Weert (49%)
Smokes
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weert (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲3 percentage points higher than Weert (48%)
Built-up, share of the area
73%
▲58 percentage points higher than Weert (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼51 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
77.8%
71.3%
Smokes
9.9%
15.1%
Excessive drinking
4.6%
5.3%
Overweight
49.1%
52.3%
Lonely
43.2%
48.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
46%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.2%
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
15% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 27% in the municipality of Weert.
Traffic7.6%
Built-up73.3%
Recreation15.2%
Water3.8%
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 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.7
GP practices
–
1.1
Daycares
–
1.4
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.
Molenakker has 2,790 inhabitants (2026), or 2,766 per km² (5.6 times as high as in Weert). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 6%, 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
-6%
▼lower than Weert (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Weert
76%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Weert (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weert (27%)
Married
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Weert (40%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲9 percentage points higher than Weert (74%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-6%
▼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
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weert (27%)
Married
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Weert (40%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲9 percentage points higher than Weert (74%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 6% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,790.
Residents, 2026
2,790
-6% since 2021
Weert +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,766 residents per km², this buurt is 5.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of Weert.
Residents per km²2,766
Dwellings per km²1,180.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.0 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
35% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15355
15 to 25320
25 to 45500
45 to 65975
65 to 80510
80 and over130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are married.
Never married1,145
Married1,305
Divorced205
Widowed140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
83% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,315
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)215
Outside Europe260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
Molenakker has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 18% higher than in Weert (1.1). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Weert (20%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
30%
▲7 percentage points higher than Weert (23%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weert (15%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Weert (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Weert (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Weert (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Weert (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲10 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%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
9%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
30%
▲7 percentage points higher than Weert (23%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weert (15%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Weert (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Weert (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Weert (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Weert (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲10 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%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
9%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 90 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening90
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg70
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Weert (2025).
Petrol75.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.8%
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 16% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▲ 5 percentage points above Weert (20%)
+9 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, 1,590 passenger cars and 105 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,590
Motorcycles105
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
97% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (1%).
Residential97.2%
Retail0.1%
Office0.4%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare1.1%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.2%
Other1.5%
Explanation
Based on 1,226 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
2,766 residents per km²: 5.1 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,766
NL 539▲ +413% vs NL
Social housing6%
NL 28%▼ −79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings9%
NL 37%▼ −76% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings90%
NL 57%▲ +58% 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