Buitengebied Koewacht

Buitengebied Koewacht is one of 30 districts in Terneuzen, with 760 residents and 321 homes in 1 neighbourhood. The average WOZ value of €402,000 is 57% above the municipal average. On average 33% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 071508 · 1 neighbourhood · 30 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

760residents1 January 2025

€402,000average WOZ home valueTerneuzen: €256,000

33%green within 500 mTerneuzen: 20%

1services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Buitengebied Koewacht in TerneuzenPostcodes in Buitengebied Koewacht highlighted; the rest of Terneuzen in grey

Map of Terneuzen with Buitengebied Koewacht highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Buitengebied Koewacht.

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Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Buitengebied Koewacht	760	€402k	98%	99%	22%	33%	1

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 Buitengebied Koewacht is €402,000, against €256,000 in Terneuzen.

321homes2 newly built in 2025

99%single-family houses1% flats and apartments

98%owner-occupied0% housing association

15%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

1,000 m³gas per home per yearTerneuzen: 870 m³

4,020 kWhelectricity per home per yearTerneuzen: 2,570 kWh

18%homes off the gas gridTerneuzen: 6%

55%homes with solar panelsTerneuzen: 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 Buitengebied Koewacht compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

21%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyTerneuzen: 40%

26%in the top 20% nationallyTerneuzen: 16%

1.9%of residents live below the poverty lineTerneuzen: 3.6%

€347,000median household wealthTerneuzen: €132,000

72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workTerneuzen: 68.0%

20.0%of workers are self-employedTerneuzen: 13.0%

1.3cars per householdTerneuzen: 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 11 crimes in Buitengebied Koewacht in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 14.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 35.1 across Terneuzen.

Burglary of homes3

Other property crime3

Assault1

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 Buitengebied Koewacht, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice6.8 km

Large supermarket2.5 km

Day nursery2.0 km

Primary school2.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km0.9

Primary pupils living here30

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises85

Residents per km²46

Land area1,656 ha