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Kantens

Kantens is one of 13 districts in Het Hogeland, with 1,565 residents and 713 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €269,000 is 5% below the municipal average. On average 41% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 196610 · 3 neighbourhoods · 55 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,565residents1 January 2025
€269,000average WOZ home valueHet Hogeland: €282,000
41%green within 500 mHet Hogeland: 32%
1services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Kantens in Het HogelandPostcodes in Kantens highlighted; the rest of Het Hogeland in grey
Map of Het Hogeland with Kantens highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Kantens.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 62 neighbourhoods in Het Hogeland.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Buitengebied Kantens515€326k77%99%25%45%2
Kantens555€225k74%97%18%49%1
Zandeweer495€256k67%100%24%18%4

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 Kantens is €269,000, against €282,000 in Het Hogeland.

713homes54 newly built in 2025
98%single-family houses2% flats and apartments
73%owner-occupied16% housing association
8%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied
1,130 m³gas per home per yearHet Hogeland: 1,020 m³
3,300 kWhelectricity per home per yearHet Hogeland: 2,690 kWh
6%homes off the gas gridHet Hogeland: 5%
58%homes with solar panelsHet Hogeland: 61%

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

36%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHet Hogeland: 41%
19%in the top 20% nationallyHet Hogeland: 15%
3.1%of residents live below the poverty lineHet Hogeland: 2.5%
€173,000median household wealthHet Hogeland: €165,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHet Hogeland: 69.0%
23%with a university or higher professional degreeHet Hogeland: 25%
27.0%of workers are self-employedHet Hogeland: 18.0%
1.3cars per householdHet Hogeland: 1.1

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 35 crimes in Kantens in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 22.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 23.7 across Het Hogeland.

Assault6
Other property crime4
Driving under the influence4
Vandalism and criminal damage2
Burglary of homes1

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 Kantens, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.9 km
Large supermarket2.9 km
Day nursery2.0 km
Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.0
Primary pupils living here120
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises250
Residents per km²49
Land area3,222 ha

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

More in Het Hogeland.

Every district in Het Hogeland.