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New homes in Best

39.6% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
256
Per 1,000 residents
8.1

Homes licensed for construction in Best

Dwellings in new buildings granted a permit over the previous 12 months, at each month.

  • Best
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodBest
Sep 2026256
Aug 2026258
Jul 2026259
Jun 2026255
May 2026213
Apr 2026213
Mar 2026206
Feb 2026216
Jan 2026218
Dec 2025203
Nov 2025243
Oct 2025243
Sep 2025144
Aug 2025141
Jul 2025141
Jun 2025141
May 2025152
Apr 2025202
Mar 2025245
Feb 2025197
Jan 2025206
Dec 2024205
Nov 2024161
Oct 2024160
Sep 2024158
Aug 2024189
Jul 2024201
Jun 2024201
May 2024160
Apr 2024106
Mar 202462
Feb 202463
Jan 202497
Dec 2023111
Nov 2023113
Oct 2023185
Sep 2023215
Aug 2023184
Jul 2023172
Jun 2023174
May 2023174
Apr 2023213
Mar 2023263
Feb 2023263
Jan 2023237
Dec 2022222
Nov 2022263
Oct 2022193
Sep 2022163
Aug 2022164
Jul 2022247
Jun 2022276
May 2022273
Apr 2022234
Mar 2022184
Feb 2022185
Jan 2022167
Dec 2021168
Nov 2021126
Oct 2021126
Sep 2021159
Aug 2021158
Jul 2021113
Jun 2021111
May 2021111
Apr 2021115
Mar 2021136
Feb 2021159
Jan 2021157
Dec 2020176
Nov 2020221
Oct 2020219
Sep 2020189
Aug 2020191
Jul 2020153
Jun 2020188
May 2020189
Apr 2020185
Mar 2020214
Feb 2020191
Jan 2020191
Dec 2019189
Nov 2019157
Oct 2019201
Sep 2019202
Aug 2019200
Jul 2019227
Jun 2019174
May 2019175
Apr 2019175
Mar 2019126
Feb 2019165
Jan 2019167
Dec 2018149
Nov 2018176
Oct 2018134
Sep 2018131
Aug 2018168
Jul 2018169
Jun 2018224
May 2018223
Apr 2018224
Mar 2018222
Feb 2018182
Jan 2018182
Dec 2017239
Nov 2017205
Oct 2017202
Sep 2017256
Aug 2017251
Jul 2017223
Jun 2017168
May 2017171
Apr 2017170
Mar 2017171
Feb 2017171
Jan 2017169
Dec 2016114
Nov 2016110
Oct 2016113
Sep 201661
Aug 201631
Jul 201630
Jun 201620
May 201630
Apr 201649
Mar 201685
Feb 201685
Jan 2016104
Dec 2015106

Homes finished and licensed each year in Best

Homes completed (columns) against homes granted a permit (line), each year since 2015. CBS.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
2025232203
2024185205
2023124111
2022134222
2021185168
2020276176
2019151189
2018215149
201769239
2016189114
201582106
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
7.3

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. CBS counts permits from the buildings register (BAG) by the month they are registered, so a large plan registered at once shows as one month's spike.

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Affordability

At the average sale price, a home costs €553,741. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,362 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
24%
Payment, one income
48%

Buy or rent

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
€1,004
Owning per month
€2,333

Past cycles

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 1995. The deepest began in 2007.

Deepest fall
−27.1%
Recovery from the low
72 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 47 while 232 homes were finished: 0.2 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
0.2
Population change, 2025
+47

Empty homes

3.0% of the 13,885 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.

Empty, 2026
3.0%
Empty homes
410

Renovation

In 2024, 0% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2024
0%