Official home values rise 10% as Utrecht overtakes Noord-Holland
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Add as a favourite source on Google Add DutchNews as a favourite source on GoogleThe average official value used to calculate Dutch property taxes rose by 10.3% over the past year to €439,000, with higher bills for homeowners.
The figure, known as the WOZ value, is the market value that council areas assign to every home. It is used to set the property tax known as OZB, as well as parts of income tax and the water board levy, the national statistics office CBS said in new figures.
The 2026 valuations are based on what homes were worth on January 1 2025, so they lag the housing market by a year. The increase was steeper than in 2025, when values rose 5.3%, and in 2024, when they went up 2.7%.
Wide regional gap
The rise was sharpest in Pekela in Groningen, at 19.2%, although at €254,000 the average there remains among the lowest in the country. Values rose least on the island of Texel, up 2.5% to €416,000.
The average value in the province of Utrecht climbed to €534,000, overtaking Noord-Holland at €526,000 for the first time.
Laren in Noord-Holland recorded the highest average of any council area at €993,000, followed by Bloemendaal at €988,000. Heerlen in Limburg was the lowest at €238,000.
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