The population is shrinking, while it grows in Zuidplas. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Zuidplas, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Esse Hoog is €527,000, 15% higher than in Zuidplas (€459,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 37%, against a rise of 45% in Zuidplas. 80% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points more than in Zuidplas (69%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€527,000
▲15% higher than Zuidplas (€459,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▼lower than Zuidplas (+45%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (69%)
Social housing
19%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (25%)
Private rent
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (6%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (79%)
Built 1975–1991
0%
▼30 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (30%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (18%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (14%)
Average WOZ value
€527,000
▲15% higher than Zuidplas (€459,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▼lower than Zuidplas (+45%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (69%)
Social housing
19%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (25%)
Private rent
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (6%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (79%)
Built 1975–1991
0%
▼30 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (30%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (18%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 37% between 2021 and 2025, to €527,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€527,000▲ 15% above Zuidplas
+37% since 2021
Zuidplas +45%
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: ~€326 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€326/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
135 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €527,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€142NL median
Water board levy€47–
Property tax (OZB)€46€46
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€184
Maintenance reserve€172–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zuidplas's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 156th 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 135 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €527,000.
Levies: Zuidplas'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
Esse Hoog has the 6th-highest WOZ value of the 18 buurten in Nieuwerkerk.
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: €527,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Esse Hoog
527,000
856
–
Kern Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
455,000
118
–
Zuidplas Kruiden
411,000
674
–
Zuidplas Velden
362,000
815
–
Kleinpolder
281,000
360
–
Kortenoord
630,000
73
–
Recreatiepark Klein Hitland
138,000
1
–
Esse Laag
464,000
890
–
Bomenbuurt
232,000
564
–
Dorrestein-Noord
458,000
796
–
Parkzoom
640,000
277
–
Esse Zoom Laag
627,000
572
–
Zuidplas Mossen
429,000
895
–
Zuidplas Dalen
330,000
1,001
–
Dorrestein-Zuid
390,000
1,115
–
Verspreide bebouwing Zuidplaspolder
672,000
236
–
Verspreide bebouwing Essepolder
935,000
400
–
Verspreide bebouwing Achter Esse
470,000
95
–
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 80% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied80%
Social housing19%
Private rent1%
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
83% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes83%
Multi-family homes17%
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
82% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 16% in the municipality of Zuidplas.
Before 19450.7%
1945-19640.6%
1965-19740.4%
1975-19910.4%
1992-200582%
2006-201515.9%
2016 and later0.1%
Explanation
Based on 856 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 Zuidplas average.
In 2025, 20 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Esse Hoog, 39% lower than in Zuidplas (33). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 1%, the same as in Zuidplas. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼39% lower than Zuidplas (33)
Change since 2021
-1%
=about the same as Zuidplas (-1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼56% lower than Zuidplas (3.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼39% lower than Zuidplas (33)
Change since 2021
-1%
=about the same as Zuidplas (-1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼56% lower than Zuidplas (3.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Esse Hoog registered 20 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Zuidplas.
Esse Hoog20
The municipality of Zuidplas33
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 Esse Hoog is 'Traffic': 8.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.6 in the municipality of Zuidplas.
Esse HoogZuidplas
Traffic8.3
Zuidplas 7.6▲ +9% vs Zuidplas
Theft and burglary4.1
Zuidplas 14.2▼ −71% vs Zuidplas
Fraud and scams3.2
Zuidplas 4.9▼ −35% vs Zuidplas
Vandalism and public order2.8
Zuidplas 2.7≈ Zuidplas
Violence and threats1.4
Zuidplas 3.0▼ −53% vs Zuidplas
Other and withheld0.5
Zuidplas 0.8≈ Zuidplas
Environmental0.0
Zuidplas 0.1≈ Zuidplas
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 Esse Hoog registered 13 traffic accidents, of which 7 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 Zuidplas average; green space is below the Zuidplas average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Esse Hoog rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Zuidplas. Fewer adults smoke (11% against 14%), fewer are overweight (50% against 53%), fewer feel lonely (40% against 43%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 44%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Esse Hoog, covering 81% of the area, against 14% in Zuidplas.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (8%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (44%)
Lonely
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (43%)
Smokes
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (14%)
Overweight
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
81%
▲67 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼62 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (62%)
Traffic, share of the area
14%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (8%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (44%)
Lonely
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (43%)
Smokes
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (14%)
Overweight
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
81%
▲67 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼62 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (62%)
Traffic, share of the area
14%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (5%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Zuidplas (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Zuidplas
Good self-rated health
79.2%
76.2%
Smokes
11.2%
14.3%
Excessive drinking
4.5%
4.8%
Overweight
49.8%
52.9%
Lonely
39.5%
42.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.7%
44.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.8%
44.6%
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 8% in the municipality of Zuidplas.
Traffic14.3%
Built-up81%
Water4.8%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,700 m
–
GP practice
1,600 m
–
Primary school
2,000 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
1.1
Daycares
–
1.6
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 shrinking, while it grows in Zuidplas.
Esse Hoog has 2,135 inhabitants (2026), or 5,313 per km² (6.3 times as high as in Zuidplas). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 3%, against a rise of 9% in Zuidplas. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Zuidplas was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 16% 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%
▼lower than Zuidplas (+9%)
Turnout, municipality of Zuidplas
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Zuidplas (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (26%)
Married
47%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (43%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (77%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
42%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (32%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Zuidplas (+9%)
Turnout, municipality of Zuidplas
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Zuidplas (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (26%)
Married
47%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (43%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (77%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
42%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (32%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,135.
Residents, 2026
2,135
-3% since 2021
Zuidplas +9%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,313 residents per km², this buurt is 6.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Zuidplas.
Residents per km²5,313
Dwellings per km²2,140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15340
15 to 25240
25 to 45450
45 to 65655
65 to 80375
80 and over70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are married.
Never married905
Married1,010
Divorced150
Widowed75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
80% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,705
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)120
Outside Europe310
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
42% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1370
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4610
Higher professional, university700
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Zuidplas; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Zuidplas voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ZuidplasThe Netherlands
D66
14.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.4%
16.7%
VVD
16.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.2%
12.8%
CDA
12.9%
11.8%
JA21
9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.1%
4.5%
BBB
1.7%
2.6%
Other
17.1%
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
Esse Hoog has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Zuidplas (1.3). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Zuidplas (23%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
37%
▲12 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (25%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (16%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
2%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zuidplas (3%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Zuidplas (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+11 pp
▲higher than Zuidplas (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲13 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (7%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zuidplas (1%)
Residents per km²
5,313
▲9.9 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business services, share of businesses
37%
▲12 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (25%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (16%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
2%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zuidplas (3%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Zuidplas (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+11 pp
▲higher than Zuidplas (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲13 percentage points higher than Zuidplas (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zuidplas (7%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zuidplas (1%)
Residents per km²
5,313
▲9.9 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 105 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca45
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening105
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg40
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Zuidplas (2025).
Petrol74.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.6%
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 14% to 26% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▲ 3 percentage points above Zuidplas (23%)
+12 pp since 2021
Zuidplas +8 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, 1,175 passenger cars and 75 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,175
Motorcycles75
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (2%).
Residential96.2%
Retail0.1%
Office1.9%
Assembly0.6%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial0.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other0.6%
Explanation
Based on 890 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
1% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent1%
NL 14%▼ −93% vs NL
Residents per km²5,313
NL 539▲ +886% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings17%
NL 37%▼ −54% vs NL
Social housing19%
NL 28%▼ −32% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings80%
NL 57%▲ +40% 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