The population is growing about as fast as in Zevenaar. Homes cost about the same as the average in the municipality of Zevenaar, and registered crime per resident is higher.
Homes cost about the same as the Zevenaar average.
The average WOZ value in Molenwijk is €335,000, about the same as in Zevenaar (€334,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 37%, against a rise of 42% in Zevenaar. 79% of the homes are owner-occupied, 15 percentage points more than in Zevenaar (64%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€335,000
=about the same as Zevenaar (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▼lower than Zevenaar (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲15 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (64%)
Social housing
14%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (28%)
Private rent
8%
=about the same as Zevenaar (8%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (82%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼25 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (28%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼20 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (22%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (15%)
Average WOZ value
€335,000
=about the same as Zevenaar (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▼lower than Zevenaar (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲15 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (64%)
Social housing
14%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (28%)
Private rent
8%
=about the same as Zevenaar (8%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (82%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼25 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (28%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼20 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (22%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 37% between 2021 and 2025, to €335,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€335,000– about the same as Zevenaar
+37% since 2021
Zevenaar +42%
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: ~€289 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€289/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
125 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €335,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€119NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€37€29
Sewage levy€22€22
Waste levy€19€27
Costs to set aside€170
Maintenance reserve€159–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zevenaar's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 155th 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 125 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €335,000.
Levies: Zevenaar'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
Molenwijk has the 9th-highest WOZ value of the 17 buurten in Zevenaar.
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: €335,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Molenwijk
335,000
679
–
Centrum
266,000
989
–
Het Grieth
303,000
801
–
Schrijvershoek
253,000
1,251
–
Zonnemaat
267,000
1,931
–
Lentemorgen I
290,000
1,056
–
Stegeslag
324,000
1,366
–
Lentemorgen II
317,000
636
–
Tatelaar
467,000
37
–
De Horst
363,000
421
–
Methen
309,000
1,376
–
Hengelder
397,000
19
–
Zuidspoor
545,000
55
–
Oud Zevenaar
434,000
276
–
Ooy
561,000
394
–
Groot Holthuizen
450,000
1,031
–
Zevenaars Broek
604,000
45
–
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 79% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied79%
Social housing14%
Private rent8%
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
77% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 13% in the municipality of Zevenaar.
Before 194510.9%
1945-196476.9%
1965-19742.6%
1975-19911.8%
1992-20056.3%
2006-20150.3%
2016 and later1.2%
Explanation
Based on 680 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 Zevenaar average.
In 2025, 63 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Molenwijk, 2.3 times as high as in Zevenaar (27). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 5%, against a fall of 9% in Zevenaar. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
63
▲2.3 times as high as Zevenaar (27)
Change since 2021
-5%
▲higher than Zevenaar (-9%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.9
▲2.8 times as high as Zevenaar (1.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
63
▲2.3 times as high as Zevenaar (27)
Change since 2021
-5%
▲higher than Zevenaar (-9%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.9
▲2.8 times as high as Zevenaar (1.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Molenwijk registered 63 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 27 in the municipality of Zevenaar.
Molenwijk63
The municipality of Zevenaar27
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 Molenwijk is 'Theft and burglary': 39.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 9.4 in the municipality of Zevenaar.
MolenwijkZevenaar
Theft and burglary39.7
Zevenaar 9.4▲ +322% vs Zevenaar
Violence and threats7.4
Zevenaar 2.7▲ +174% vs Zevenaar
Traffic6.7
Zevenaar 5.8▲ +16% vs Zevenaar
Fraud and scams4.7
Zevenaar 4.6≈ Zevenaar
Vandalism and public order3.4
Zevenaar 2.8▲ +21% vs Zevenaar
Other and withheld0.7
Zevenaar 1.3▼ −46% vs Zevenaar
Environmental0.0
Zevenaar 0.2≈ Zevenaar
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 Molenwijk registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 Zevenaar average; green space is below the Zevenaar average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Molenwijk rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Zevenaar. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (55% against 48%), but fewer feel lonely (41% against 44%), fewer are overweight (55% against 57%) and fewer smoke (15% against 16%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Molenwijk, covering 92% of the area, against 11% in Zevenaar.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (21%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (48%)
Lonely
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (44%)
Overweight
55%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (57%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zevenaar (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
92%
▲81 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼50 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (17%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (21%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (48%)
Lonely
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (44%)
Overweight
55%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (57%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zevenaar (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
92%
▲81 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼50 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (17%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Zevenaar (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Zevenaar
Good self-rated health
73.3%
71.1%
Smokes
15.3%
16.2%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
5.5%
Overweight
55.1%
57.4%
Lonely
41.2%
43.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.3%
45.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.9%
48%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 21% in the municipality of Zevenaar.
Traffic8.1%
Built-up91.9%
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
Distance to amenities
A large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
1,000 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.5
GP practices
–
1.3
Daycares
–
3.4
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 growing about as fast as the Zevenaar average.
Molenwijk has 1,485 inhabitants (2026), or 4,024 per km² (8.1 times as high as in Zevenaar). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, the same as in Zevenaar. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Zevenaar was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% 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
+3%
=about the same as Zevenaar (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Zevenaar
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Zevenaar (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Zevenaar (27%)
Never married
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (44%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
37%
▼10 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (47%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
=about the same as Zevenaar (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Zevenaar
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Zevenaar (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Zevenaar (27%)
Never married
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (44%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
37%
▼10 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (47%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,485.
Residents, 2026
1,485
+3% since 2021
Zevenaar +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,024 residents per km², this buurt is 8.1 times as densely populated as the municipality of Zevenaar.
Residents per km²4,024
Dwellings per km²1,835.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.1 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15200
15 to 25160
25 to 45345
45 to 65405
65 to 80245
80 and over125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married690
Married595
Divorced105
Widowed90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,270
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)90
Outside Europe130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
37% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1340
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4400
Higher professional, university330
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Zevenaar; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Zevenaar voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ZevenaarThe Netherlands
D66
16.1%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.1%
16.7%
VVD
16.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.6%
12.8%
CDA
13.2%
11.8%
JA21
6.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.3%
4.5%
BBB
3.3%
2.6%
Other
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
Molenwijk has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 8% lower than in Zevenaar (1.2). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Zevenaar (21%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
29%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (23%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Zevenaar (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Zevenaar (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (90%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (3%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zevenaar (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
14%
▼14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
29%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (23%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Zevenaar (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Zevenaar (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zevenaar (90%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zevenaar (3%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zevenaar (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
14%
▼14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Zevenaar (2025).
Petrol82.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.3%
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 13% to 17% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▼ 4 percentage points below Zevenaar (21%)
+4 pp since 2021
Zevenaar +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, 755 passenger cars and 95 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars755
Motorcycles95
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (1%).
Residential94.1%
Retail1.1%
Office0.7%
Assembly0.6%
Healthcare0.7%
Industrial0.3%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.4%
Other2.9%
Explanation
Based on 723 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
4,024 residents per km²: 7.5 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,024
NL 539▲ +647% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings8%
NL 37%▼ −78% vs NL
Social housing14%
NL 28%▼ −50% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Single-family dwellings92%
NL 63%▲ +46% 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