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Sleeuwijk

Sleeuwijk is one of 19 districts in Altena, with 6,150 residents and 2,517 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €423,000 is 5% above the municipal average. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 195902 · 3 neighbourhoods · 133 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
6,150residents1 January 2025
€423,000average WOZ home valueAltena: €401,000
27%green within 500 mAltena: 25%
43services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Sleeuwijk in AltenaPostcodes in Sleeuwijk highlighted; the rest of Altena in grey
Map of Altena with Sleeuwijk highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Sleeuwijk.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 63 neighbourhoods in Altena.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Sleeuwijk west3,985€385k73%90%24%23%44
Sleeuwijk oost1,815€483k80%78%22%33%45
Buitengebied Sleeuwijk345€581k86%99%22%44%8

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Sleeuwijk is €423,000, against €401,000 in Altena.

2,517homes18 newly built in 2025
87%single-family houses13% flats and apartments
76%owner-occupied19% housing association
13%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
860 m³gas per home per yearAltena: 900 m³
3,010 kWhelectricity per home per yearAltena: 3,070 kWh
5%homes off the gas gridAltena: 6%
53%homes with solar panelsAltena: 46%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Sleeuwijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

25%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAltena: 32%
30%in the top 20% nationallyAltena: 24%
0.7%of residents live below the poverty lineAltena: 1.8%
€287,000median household wealthAltena: €229,000
76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAltena: 76.0%
32%with a university or higher professional degreeAltena: 22%
17.0%of workers are self-employedAltena: 20.0%
1.2cars per householdAltena: 1.2

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 138 crimes in Sleeuwijk in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 22.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 26.1 across Altena.

Vandalism and criminal damage18
Burglary of homes13
Theft from vehicles10
Assault10
Theft of bicycles and mopeds9
Threats9
Other property crime9
Driving under the influence5

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Sleeuwijk, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket1.1 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.5
Primary pupils living here540
Secondary pupils living here360
Business premises715
Residents per km²737
Land area835 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

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