Altena · report
Renovation in Altena
In 2024, 11% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 11%
Homes finished in Altena, by type of work
Dwellings added each year: by new building, and in existing buildings by transformation, splitting, rebuilding or a change of use. CBS, from the buildings register.
- Conversions
- Extensions
- New buildings
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| Year | New buildings | Extensions | Conversions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 270 | — | 35 | 305 |
| 2023 | 105 | — | 80 | 185 |
| 2022 | 310 | — | 80 | 390 |
| 2021 | 215 | — | 80 | 295 |
| 2020 | 195 | — | 10 | 205 |
| 2019 | 185 | — | 15 | 200 |
CBS counts dwellings, so renovation that adds no dwelling (refurbishing, insulating) is not counted. Homes gained in existing buildings are counted gross: homes lost to merging or demolition are not taken off. From 2012.
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At the average sale price, a home costs €481,068. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,052 a month. The Netherlands sets no single cap on the payment: each year the law fixes how much of their income a household may spend on the mortgage, by income and interest rate.
- Payment, two incomes
- 21%
- Payment, one income
- 43%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is what private tenants pay on average, after housing benefit. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €794
- Owning per month
- €2,027
4.9% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 248
- Per 1,000 residents
- 4.2
In 2025 the population grew by 218 while 206 homes were finished: 1.1 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.1
- Population change, 2025
- +218
3.6% of the 23,855 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 3.6%
- Empty homes
- 870