What share of homes are owner-occupied in the Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen region?

Owner-occupiers held 69% of homes in Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

Poverty and living standards in Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (Zeeland, Netherlands): official figures

Q: How much social housing is there in the Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen region?

Housing associations owned 17% of the homes in the Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen COROP area in 2025, below the national figure of 28%; that is the lowest among the 40 COROP areas.

Homes in the Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen COROP area had an average WOZ value of €308,000 in 2026, 3rd lowest among the 40 COROP areas, up 53% from €201,000 in 2020.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€308,000

2026

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

12.0

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

1.36

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

8.0

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

17%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

69%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

37.9%

2025

How many people are on benefits in the Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen region?

People below state pension age receiving a benefit (unemployment, social assistance or disability) numbered 12.0 per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen in 2026, below the national figure of 12.4; that is 18th lowest among the 40 COROP areas.

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How many people receive bijstand in the Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen region?

Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 2.7 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen in 2026, 7th lowest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of 3.5, about the same as in 2020.

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How many people get unemployment benefit in the Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen region?

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.36 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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How many people are on disability benefit in the Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen region?

Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen had 8.0 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, above the national figure of 7.1.

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How many people live alone in the Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen region?

People living alone made up 37.9% of households in the Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen COROP area in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.

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How many new homes are built in the Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen region?

Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen added 8.8 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, 13th highest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 8.4).

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How Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

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

Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen ranks 38 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
34	Overig Groningen	€342,000
35	Zuid-Limburg	€315,000
36	Zuidoost-Drenthe	€312,000
37	Noord-Friesland	€308,000
38	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	€308,000
39	Oost-Groningen	€299,000
40	Delfzijl en omgeving	€278,000

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

Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen ranks 23 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
20	Kop van Noord-Holland	12.2
21	IJmond	12.0
22	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	12.0
23	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	12.0
24	West-Noord-Brabant	11.8
25	Flevoland	11.6
26	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	11.6

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

Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen ranks 34 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
31	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek	2.8
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

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

Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen ranks 40 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
34	Noord-Limburg	24%
35	Achterhoek	23%
36	Alkmaar en omgeving	23%
37	Overig Zeeland	23%
38	Noord-Drenthe	22%
39	Midden-Limburg	21%
40	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	17%

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

Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen ranks 13 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
10	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	9.7
11	Utrecht	9.5
12	West-Noord-Brabant	8.9
13	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	8.8
14	Kop van Noord-Holland	8.7
15	Delft en Westland	8.6
16	Twente	8.6

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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