Housing costs of households; household and dwelling characteristics

Housing costs of households; household and dwelling characteristics

Owner or tenant Household characteristics Dwelling characteristics Accuracy Periods Housing costs Total housing costs (euro) Housing costs Net rent or mortgage (euro) Housing costs Additional housing costs (euro) Housing cost ratio (%) Skewed rent Non-skewed rent (%) Skewed rent Skewed towards cheap rent (%) Skewed rent Skewed towards expensive rent (%)
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 1,280 1,028 252 31.6 . . .
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,203 954 243 29.4 . . .
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,357 1,102 261 33.9 . . .
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 1,117 906 211 27.7 . . .
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,069 859 205 26.4 . . .
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,165 953 216 29.0 . . .
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 963 767 196 29.0 . . .
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: corner house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 922 727 191 27.4 . . .
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: corner house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,004 807 200 30.7 . . .
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 935 750 184 29.5 . . .
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: terraced house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 912 728 181 28.5 . . .
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: terraced house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 957 772 187 30.5 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 1,440 1,162 278 27.5 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,388 1,111 272 26.2 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,493 1,213 284 28.8 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 1,222 990 233 25.7 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,186 955 229 24.8 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,259 1,025 237 26.7 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 1,047 831 216 26.8 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: corner house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,014 799 212 25.6 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: corner house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,081 863 220 28.0 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 1,011 812 199 26.0 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: terraced house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 988 790 197 25.3 . . .
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: terraced house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,035 835 202 26.7 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 1,375 1,079 295 24.9 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,327 1,033 290 23.8 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,422 1,125 300 26.0 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 1,106 862 244 22.5 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,074 831 240 21.7 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,138 893 248 23.4 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 909 691 218 25.4 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: corner house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 883 667 214 24.2 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: corner house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 935 716 221 26.5 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 920 716 204 25.1 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: terraced house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 897 694 201 24.4 . . .
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: terraced house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 942 738 206 25.8 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 1,041 764 277 23.3 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,007 731 273 22.3 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,074 796 281 24.2 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 864 631 233 21.8 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 839 608 229 20.8 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 888 654 236 22.8 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 797 588 209 26.1 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: corner house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 774 566 205 24.9 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: corner house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 819 610 212 27.2 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 778 583 195 26.1 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: terraced house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 758 564 192 25.3 . . .
Total Age head of household: 55 to 64 Type of dwelling: terraced house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 797 602 197 26.9 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 809 548 261 23.6 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 778 519 257 22.7 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 839 577 265 24.5 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 659 446 214 22.9 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 638 426 210 22.0 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 681 466 217 23.9 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 672 474 198 27.0 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: corner house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 652 454 194 25.9 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: corner house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 693 494 202 28.0 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 632 448 184 25.9 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: terraced house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 619 436 181 25.2 . . .
Total Age head of household: 65 to 74 Type of dwelling: terraced house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 645 461 186 26.6 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 650 385 266 26.9 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 629 366 261 25.8 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 672 404 271 28.0 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 564 344 220 24.7 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 540 321 215 23.3 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 588 367 225 26.2 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 582 387 195 28.9 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: corner house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 562 368 191 27.6 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: corner house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 601 406 199 30.2 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 585 403 182 29.5 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: terraced house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 571 389 179 28.6 . . .
Total Age head of household: older than 74 Type of dwelling: terraced house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 599 417 185 30.3 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 1,068 793 275 25.1 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,050 775 273 24.7 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,087 811 277 25.6 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 925 697 228 23.6 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 911 683 227 23.2 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 939 711 230 24.1 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 838 632 207 26.9 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: corner house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 826 620 205 26.4 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: corner house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 850 643 208 27.4 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 832 639 193 26.6 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: terraced house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 823 630 192 26.3 . . .
Total Private households Type of dwelling: terraced house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 842 648 194 27.0 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 725 492 234 34.8 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 690 458 228 33.3 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 760 525 239 36.4 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 662 473 189 32.7 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 635 448 185 31.2 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 690 499 193 34.3 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 671 503 168 36.1 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: corner house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 650 482 165 34.9 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: corner house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 693 524 171 37.4 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 655 500 155 35.0 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: terraced house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 643 488 153 34.3 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: terraced house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 667 512 157 35.7 . . .
Total Type: Multi-person household Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 1,136 852 283 23.2 . . .
Total Type: Multi-person household Type of dwelling: detached house Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,115 833 281 22.8 . . .
Total Type: Multi-person household Type of dwelling: detached house Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 1,156 872 285 23.7 . . .
Total Type: Multi-person household Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 986 748 237 21.6 . . .
Source: CBS.
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This table contains figures on the housing costs of private households in independent homes. Households living (temporarily) in a house free of charge are not included. The figures are presented for both owners and tenants and can be further divided into various characteristics of the household and the dwelling.

Data available from: 2012

Status of the figures: final

Changes as of June 9, 2022:
Final figures 2021 included.
Revision figures 2012, 2015 and 2018 in connection with new calculation method and adaptation of housing policy to 2021 regulations.

When will new figures be published?
Figures over reporting year 2024 will be published in 2025.

Description topics

Housing costs
Total housing costs
The average total (net) amount spent on housing such as rent or mortgage, including additional housing costs such as property tax, premiums paid for home insurance, sewerage charges, gas, water and electricity and maintenance.
Net rent or mortgage
For tenants this is the rent minus the rent subsidy (if applicable). For owners these are the mortgage, but also the property tax, premiums paid for home insurance and maintenance costs.
Additional housing costs
Costs that are applicable to every household, tenants as well as owners. These are the taxes paid to the municipalities and public bodies and the costs for gas, water and electricity.
Housing cost ratio
The average percentage of disposable household income spent on housing.
Skewed rent
Rent disproportionate to the household income.



Non-skewed rent
Non-skewed rent: the rent of the home is proportionate to the household income.
Skewed towards cheap rent
Households that are eligible for housing benefit and have a before tax rent higher than a specified level. Their level of rent is below that expected for a household with this income. From 2017, the income-related rental policy has been adjusted. The new rules have been applied to all WoON investigations.
Skewed towards expensive rent
Households with an income above a specified income level and a before tax rent under the liberalisation level. Their level of rent is above that expected for a household with this income. The delineation of the group towards expensive skewed rent is based on the rules that was valid on January 1, 2021.