Westerkwartier · report
Renovation in Westerkwartier
In 2024, 9% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 9%
Homes finished in Westerkwartier, 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 | 200 | — | 20 | 220 |
| 2023 | 150 | — | 45 | 195 |
| 2022 | 215 | — | 25 | 240 |
| 2021 | 290 | — | 40 | 330 |
| 2020 | 195 | — | 65 | 260 |
| 2019 | 250 | — | 55 | 305 |
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 €413,381. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,763 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
- €805
- Owning per month
- €1,742
44.9% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 343
- Per 1,000 residents
- 5.3
In 2025 the population grew by 226 while 171 homes were finished: 1.3 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.3
- Population change, 2025
- +226
3.0% of the 28,340 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 3.0%
- Empty homes
- 855