Overview
- Existing owner-occupied home prices were up 6.2% nationally year over year in Q4 2025, with increases in almost every municipality, according to CBS and the Kadaster.
- Eastern municipalities generally outpaced the west, led by Winterswijk at +21.6%, with strong gains also in Albrandswaard (+19.1%), Zoeterwoude (+17.6%) and Pekela (+17.4%); prices slipped slightly in Wormerland, Gulpen-Wittem and Valkenburg aan de Geul.
- Many municipalities have set new price records following a mid‑2022 peak, a soft patch into mid‑2023 and a steady climb since then.
- Drenthe outperformed the national average in most areas, especially near the Groningen border: Tynaarlo (+15.5%), Borger-Odoorn (+14.4%) and Aa & Hunze (+13.4%); larger towns posted double-digit gains including Assen (+12%), Emmen (+11.6%) and Meppel (+11%).
- Utrecht province saw increases in every municipality, led by Montfoort (+17.1%), while the city of Utrecht rose 5.7% and Woudenberg recorded the smallest gain at 3.8%.