Altena · report
Empty homes in Altena
3.6% of the 23,855 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 3.6%
- Empty homes
- 870
Empty homes in Altena, year by year
Share of homes with nobody registered in them each year, against the wider areas.
- Altena
- Noord-Brabant province
- Netherlands
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| Year | Altena | Noord-Brabant province | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | 3.5% | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | 3.5% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% |
Against the wider area
Share of homes with nobody registered in them on 1 January 2026.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Altena | 3.6% |
| Noord-Brabant province | 3.7% |
| Netherlands | 4.5% |
CBS counts a dwelling in the buildings register as unoccupied when nobody is registered in the population register as living there on 1 January: empty, between occupants, being renovated, or used otherwise, such as a second home, a holiday let or an office. It is a register count each year from 2012, not a census.
Other reports for Altena
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
In 2024, 11% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 11%