Het Hogeland · report
Renovation in Het Hogeland
In 2024, 31% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 31%
Homes finished in Het Hogeland, 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 | 235 | — | 105 | 340 |
| 2023 | 125 | — | 50 | 175 |
| 2022 | 200 | — | 25 | 225 |
| 2021 | 170 | — | 25 | 195 |
| 2020 | 130 | — | 40 | 170 |
| 2019 | 110 | — | 35 | 145 |
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 €356,956. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,523 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
- 19%
- Payment, one income
- 38%
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
- €779
- Owning per month
- €1,504
14.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 262
- Per 1,000 residents
- 5.4
In 2025 the population fell by 105 while 362 homes were finished.
- Homes finished, 2025
- 362
- Population change, 2025
- −105
6.7% of the 23,275 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 6.7%
- Empty homes
- 1,555