Dutch home prices increasing faster in east Netherlands than west

Existing home prices in the Netherlands were, on average, 6.2 percent higher in quarter four of 2025 than a year earlier. Prices rose in almost all municipalities, with increases generally being higher in the east of the country than in the west, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Land Registry reported on Wednesday.

Prices rose most sharply in Winterswijk and Albrandswaard, with increases of 21.6 and 19.1 percent, respectively. Zoeterwoude (17.6 percent) and Pekela (17.4 percent) also saw big year-on-year hikes in the last quarter of last year.

In Wormerland, Gulpen-Wittem, and Valkenburg aan den Geul, on the other hand, existing home prices fell slightly compared to a year earlier. Homes were 1.5 percent cheaper in Wormerland, 1.4 percent cheaper in Gulpen-Wittem, and 0.3 percent cheaper in Valkenburg aan den Geul.

Existing home prices in the Netherlands peaked in mid-2022, before declining slightly for almost a year. Prices started rising again in most large municipalities by mid-2023.

In many smaller municipalities, prices did not fall during the dip between mid-2022 and mid-2023; they only leveled off. Because home prices have risen again in recent quarters, they’ve now reached record-highs in most Dutch municipalities.