Empe

Empe is one of 6 districts in Brummen, with 655 residents and 257 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €610,000 is 56% above the municipal average. On average 67% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 021301 · 3 neighbourhoods · 24 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

655residents1 January 2025

€610,000average WOZ home valueBrummen: €391,000

67%green within 500 mBrummen: 33%

6services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Empe in BrummenPostcodes in Empe highlighted; the rest of Brummen in grey

Neighbourhoods of Empe.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 39 neighbourhoods in Brummen.

Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Empe Kern	275	€503k	83%	100%	18%	50%	8
Empe Buitengebied	305	€668k	90%	83%	21%	74%	7
Dovenkamp	80	€756k	93%	96%	19%	79%	2

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 Empe is €610,000, against €391,000 in Brummen.

257homes11 newly built in 2025

91%single-family houses9% flats and apartments

87%owner-occupied6% housing association

4%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

1,130 m³gas per home per yearBrummen: 930 m³

4,060 kWhelectricity per home per yearBrummen: 2,800 kWh

8%homes off the gas gridBrummen: 7%

55%homes with solar panelsBrummen: 57%

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 Empe compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

21%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBrummen: 33%

35%in the top 20% nationallyBrummen: 21%

1.2%of residents live below the poverty lineBrummen: 1.9%

€535,000median household wealthBrummen: €195,000

77.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBrummen: 72.0%

37%with a university or higher professional degreeBrummen: 29%

29.0%of workers are self-employedBrummen: 17.0%

1.5cars per householdBrummen: 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 17 crimes in Empe in 2025, 37% fewer than in 2024. That is 26.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 24.9 across Brummen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds4

Vandalism and criminal damage4

Theft from vehicles1

Public violence against people1

Driving under the influence1

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 Empe, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.7 km

Large supermarket2.9 km

Day nursery1.4 km

Primary school1.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.0

Primary pupils living here70

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises130

Residents per km²83

Land area795 ha

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

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