How much social housing is there in the Oost-Zuid-Holland region?

Social rented housing made up 25% of the housing stock in the Oost-Zuid-Holland COROP area in 2025 (10th lowest among the 40 COROP areas).

What share of homes are owner-occupied in the Oost-Zuid-Holland region?

Owner-occupiers held 64% of homes in Oost-Zuid-Holland in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

Poverty and living standards in Oost-Zuid-Holland (South Holland, Netherlands): official figures

The average WOZ value of a home in the Oost-Zuid-Holland COROP area, the official valuation used for property tax, was €460,000 in 2026, above the national figure of €439,000, up 72% from €267,000 in 2020; that is 12th highest among the 40 COROP areas.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€460,000

2026

Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

9.8

2026

Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

2.7

2026

Unemployment benefit (WW) recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

1.29

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

5.9

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

25%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

64%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

33.7%

2025

How many people are on benefits in the Oost-Zuid-Holland region?

In 2026 Oost-Zuid-Holland had 9.8 benefit recipients under pension age for every 100 residents aged 15 to 64, 4th lowest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 12.4).

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

How many people receive bijstand in the Oost-Zuid-Holland region?

Oost-Zuid-Holland had 2.7 people on social assistance (bijstand) per 100 working-age residents in 2026, below the national figure of 3.5; that ranks 6th lowest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 2.5 in 2020.

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

How many people get unemployment benefit in the Oost-Zuid-Holland region?

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.29 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Oost-Zuid-Holland in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

How many people are on disability benefit in the Oost-Zuid-Holland region?

Oost-Zuid-Holland had 5.9 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, below the national figure of 7.1.

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How many people live alone in the Oost-Zuid-Holland region?

People living alone made up 33.7% of households in the Oost-Zuid-Holland COROP area in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

How many new homes are built in the Oost-Zuid-Holland region?

House building in Oost-Zuid-Holland reached 14.2 new homes per 1,000 in the stock in 2025, above the national figure of 8.4.

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How Oost-Zuid-Holland compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)

Oost-Zuid-Holland ranks 12 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
9	Zuidwest-Gelderland	€470,000
10	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	€470,000
11	IJmond	€460,000
12	Oost-Zuid-Holland	€460,000
13	Delft en Westland	€457,000
14	Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage	€436,000
15	Arnhem/Nijmegen	€425,000

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)

Oost-Zuid-Holland ranks 37 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
34	Veluwe	10.7
35	Utrecht	10.6
36	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek	10.1
37	Oost-Zuid-Holland	9.8
38	Zuidwest-Gelderland	9.7
39	Delft en Westland	9.2
40	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	9.1

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)

Oost-Zuid-Holland ranks 35 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
32	Alkmaar en omgeving	2.8
33	Achterhoek	2.7
34	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	2.7
35	Oost-Zuid-Holland	2.7
36	Veluwe	2.5
37	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	2.5
38	Kop van Noord-Holland	2.4

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)

Oost-Zuid-Holland ranks 31 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
28	Noord-Overijssel	25%
29	Veluwe	25%
30	Kop van Noord-Holland	25%
31	Oost-Zuid-Holland	25%
32	Flevoland	25%
33	Zuidwest-Gelderland	24%
34	Noord-Limburg	24%

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)

Oost-Zuid-Holland ranks 2 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
1	Delfzijl en omgeving	26.3
2	Oost-Zuid-Holland	14.2
3	Groot-Amsterdam	13.6
4	Zuidwest-Overijssel	13.2
5	Flevoland	12.1
6	Noord-Overijssel	11.2
7	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	10.9

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

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Sources

Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Regionale kerncijfers Nederland (table 70072ned): provinces, COROP areas and selected municipalities, 2014-2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d2b63aac3a26…)

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