Retranchement

CBS name: Wijk 01 Retranchement

Retranchement is one of 15 districts in Sluis, with 250 residents and 309 homes in 2 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €645,000 is 93% above the municipal average. On average 40% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 171401 · 2 neighbourhoods · 15 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

250residents1 January 2025

€645,000average WOZ home valueSluis: €334,000

40%green within 500 mSluis: 24%

6services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Retranchement in SluisPostcodes in Retranchement highlighted; the rest of Sluis in grey

Map of Sluis with Retranchement highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Retranchement.

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Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Retranchement	130	€572k	44%	99%	42%	47%	7
Verspreide huizen Retranchement	125	€742k	59%	97%	40%	36%	5

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 Retranchement is €645,000, against €334,000 in Sluis.

309homes1 January 2025

98%single-family houses2% flats and apartments

50%owner-occupied11% housing association

5%built in the last ten years57% unoccupied

1,110 m³gas per home per yearSluis: 920 m³

2,140 kWhelectricity per home per yearSluis: 2,460 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridSluis: 6%

31%homes with solar panelsSluis: 41%

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

44%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySluis: 42%

13%in the top 20% nationallySluis: 16%

3.9%of residents live below the poverty lineSluis: 3.5%

€535,000median household wealthSluis: €225,000

60.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSluis: 70.0%

25%with a university or higher professional degreeSluis: 25%

1.1cars per householdSluis: 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 15 crimes in Retranchement in 2025, 17% fewer than in 2024. That is 60.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 32.5 across Sluis.

Burglary of homes3

Theft from vehicles3

Other property crime3

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 Retranchement, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice5.3 km

Large supermarket4.1 km

Day nursery3.7 km

Primary school3.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km0.1

Primary pupils living here10

Secondary pupils living here0

Business premises45

Residents per km²25

Land area1,003 ha

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

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