The population is growing slower than in Zaltbommel. Homes cost about the same as the average in the municipality of Zaltbommel, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost about the same as the Zaltbommel average.
The average WOZ value in Brakel is €406,000, about the same as in Zaltbommel (€404,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 76%, against a rise of 73% in Zaltbommel. 75% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points more than in Zaltbommel (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€406,000
=about the same as Zaltbommel (€404,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+76%
▲higher than Zaltbommel (+73%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (67%)
Social housing
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (24%)
Private rent
7%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (9%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (86%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (14%)
Built 1945–1964
13%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (10%)
Built 1992–2005
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (15%)
Average WOZ value
€406,000
=about the same as Zaltbommel (€404,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+76%
▲higher than Zaltbommel (+73%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (67%)
Social housing
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (24%)
Private rent
7%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (9%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (86%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (14%)
Built 1945–1964
13%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (10%)
Built 1992–2005
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 76% between 2014 and 2025, to €406,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€406,000– about the same as Zaltbommel
+76% since 2014
Zaltbommel +73%
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: ~€307 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€307/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
145 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €406,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€109NL median
Water board levy€43–
Sewage levy€36€22
Property tax (OZB)€30€36
Waste levy not included: a joint body (in Rivierenland, Avri) raises it on Zaltbommel's behalf, not the gemeente itself. Not counted in the total.
Costs to set aside€198
Maintenance reserve€185–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
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 145 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €406,000.
Levies: Zaltbommel'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
Brakel has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 wijken in the municipality of Zaltbommel.
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: €406,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Brakel
406,000
3,184
–
Zaltbommel
382,000
6,176
–
Kerkwijk
453,000
2,375
–
Nederhemert
431,000
588
–
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 75% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied75%
Social housing18%
Private rent7%
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
20% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 20% in the municipality of Zaltbommel.
Before 194515.9%
1945-196413.3%
1965-197415.9%
1975-199120.3%
1992-200512.9%
2006-201512.7%
2016 and later9.1%
Explanation
Based on 3,235 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 Zaltbommel average.
In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Brakel, 51% lower than in Zaltbommel (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 20%, against a fall of 9% in Zaltbommel. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼51% lower than Zaltbommel (37)
Change since 2021
-20%
▼lower than Zaltbommel (-9%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼31% lower than Zaltbommel (2.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼51% lower than Zaltbommel (37)
Change since 2021
-20%
▼lower than Zaltbommel (-9%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼31% lower than Zaltbommel (2.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Brakel registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Zaltbommel.
Brakel18
The municipality of Zaltbommel37
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 Brakel is 'Theft and burglary': 5.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 17.9 in the municipality of Zaltbommel.
BrakelZaltbommel
Theft and burglary5.7
Zaltbommel 17.9▼ −68% vs Zaltbommel
Vandalism and public order3.8
Zaltbommel 5.4▼ −30% vs Zaltbommel
Fraud and scams3.1
Zaltbommel 3.8▼ −18% vs Zaltbommel
Traffic2.6
Zaltbommel 5.7▼ −54% vs Zaltbommel
Violence and threats2.4
Zaltbommel 3.0▼ −20% vs Zaltbommel
Environmental0.2
Zaltbommel 0.2≈ Zaltbommel
Other and withheld0.2
Zaltbommel 0.5≈ Zaltbommel
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 Brakel registered 41 traffic accidents, of which 5 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 Zaltbommel average; green space is above the Zaltbommel average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Brakel rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Zaltbommel. More adults smoke (18% against 17%) and more are overweight (55% against 54%), but fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 45%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (41% against 42%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Brakel, covering 59% of the area, against 64% in Zaltbommel. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 15% of the area, 5 percentage points above the 10% in Zaltbommel.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaltbommel (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (10%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
41%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaltbommel (42%)
Overweight
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaltbommel (54%)
Lonely
42%
=about the same as Zaltbommel (42%)
Smokes
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaltbommel (17%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
12%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
59%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (64%)
Water, share of the area
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaltbommel (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (10%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
41%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaltbommel (42%)
Overweight
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaltbommel (54%)
Lonely
42%
=about the same as Zaltbommel (42%)
Smokes
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaltbommel (17%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
12%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
59%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (64%)
Water, share of the area
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (12%)
Health
An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Zaltbommel (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Zaltbommel
Good self-rated health
75.2%
74.2%
Smokes
17.5%
16.7%
Excessive drinking
5.8%
5.5%
Overweight
55.4%
54%
Lonely
41.6%
42.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.2%
44.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
40.7%
42.2%
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
15% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Zaltbommel.
Traffic2.4%
Built-up7%
Other built-up1.3%
Recreation2.5%
Agriculture58.6%
Forest and nature12.3%
Water15.9%
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 growing slower than the Zaltbommel average.
Brakel has 8,675 inhabitants (2026), or 272 per km² (31% lower than in Zaltbommel). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 11%, against a rise of 13% in Zaltbommel. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Zaltbommel was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+11%
▼lower than Zaltbommel (+13%)
Turnout, municipality of Zaltbommel
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+12%
▼lower than Zaltbommel (+16%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
=about the same as Zaltbommel (26%)
Never married
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaltbommel (46%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+11%
▼lower than Zaltbommel (+13%)
Turnout, municipality of Zaltbommel
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+12%
▼lower than Zaltbommel (+16%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
=about the same as Zaltbommel (26%)
Never married
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaltbommel (46%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 11% between 2014 and 2026, to 8,675.
Residents, 2026
8,675
+11% since 2014
Zaltbommel +13%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 272 residents per km², this wijk is 31% less densely populated than the municipality of Zaltbommel.
Residents per km²272
Dwellings per km²99.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.6 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,545
15 to 251,245
25 to 452,225
45 to 652,230
65 to 801,110
80 and over320
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married4,120
Married3,765
Divorced395
Widowed395
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands7,365
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,025
Outside Europe285
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo12,170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-43,140
Higher professional, university1,160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Zaltbommel; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Zaltbommel voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ZaltbommelThe Netherlands
D66
12.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.3%
16.7%
VVD
12.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.2%
12.8%
CDA
12.3%
11.8%
JA21
6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.7%
4.5%
BBB
1.9%
2.6%
Other
24.8%
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
Brakel has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Zaltbommel (1.3). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Zaltbommel (24%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
28%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (24%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Zaltbommel (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaltbommel (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−5 pp
▼lower than Zaltbommel (−3 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (3%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaltbommel (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaltbommel (6%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
272
▼50% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
28%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (24%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaltbommel (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Zaltbommel (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaltbommel (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−5 pp
▼lower than Zaltbommel (−3 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaltbommel (3%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaltbommel (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaltbommel (6%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
272
▼50% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 320 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij120
Nijverheid en energie320
Handel en horeca175
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie70
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed50
Zakelijke dienstverlening225
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg95
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Zaltbommel (2025).
Petrol76.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.4%
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 28% to 23% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▼ 1 percentage point below Zaltbommel (24%)
-5 pp since 2014
Zaltbommel -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, 4,775 passenger cars and 390 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,775
Motorcycles390
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
86% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (7%).
Residential86%
Retail1%
Office1.2%
Assembly1.1%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial4.8%
Lodging6.9%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other2.5%
Explanation
Based on 3,761 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
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Residents per km²272
NL 539▼ −49% vs NL
Social housing18%
NL 28%▼ −36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings93%
NL 63%▲ +48% 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