Municipality Borsele

Municipality · Zeeland

  • 9.874 homes
  • 23.125 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1968
  • avg. WOZ € 318.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Borsele

Homes
9.874
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1968
Average living area
140 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
10.099
2025

Home type

  • Detached 36% 3.599
  • Mid-terrace house 22% 2.209
  • Semi-detached house 18% 1.730
  • End-terrace house 16% 1.578
  • Apartment 8% 758

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 1.941
  • B 16% 1.543
  • C 26% 2.590
  • D 9% 932
  • E 4% 431
  • F 7% 697
  • G 14% 1.405
  • No label 3% 335

Building period

  • Built before 1945 22% 2.165
  • 1945–1969 15% 1.493
  • 1970–1989 31% 3.062
  • 1990–2009 19% 1.845
  • 2010 and later 12% 1.198
  • Unknown 1% 111

Residents

Residents
23.125
January 1, 2025
Households
9.872
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
35%
Population density
163
inhabitants per km²
Area
194,5 km²
of which 53,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 3.721
  • 15–25 years 11% 2.619
  • 25–45 years 22% 5.147
  • 45–65 years 28% 6.363
  • 65 years and older 23% 5.275

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 318.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
75%
Rental homes
25%
20% housing association
Single-family homes
92%
8% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
25
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.810 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.420 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
900 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
59%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
2,8 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,8 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
325 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
12.454 passenger cars
Company locations
3.100
of which 470 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
48 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
9%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%

Noise level of the 9.874 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 35% 3.453
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 38% 3.749
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 19% 1.904
  • 56–60 dB: busy 5% 539
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 218
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 11

Flooding

Homes that may flood
55%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
40%
Of which more than 2 m water
20%
Maximum water depth
4,5 m
average 1,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,3 µg/m³
93% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
Green within 500 m
75%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
91%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
26%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
24%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
5%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
489
+8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,0
30 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 11% 56
  • Mishandeling 7% 36
  • Woninginbraak 6% 30
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 20
  • Bedreiging 4% 20
  • Drugshandel 4% 19
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 10
  • Autodiefstal 1% 7

Per year

  1. 4712021
  2. 4782022
  3. 3982023
  4. 4592024
  5. 4742025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,12
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,18 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,10 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,5 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,2%
laag
Pile rot in 2050
2,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,7%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 34.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 206.800
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
18,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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