How much municipal tax do you pay in Wervik?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Wervik is 8,0% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Wervik?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Wervik are 1.259 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Wervik?

The median price for a house in Wervik is € 212.500 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Wervik

Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen

Met 19.207 inwoners is Wervik een landelijke gemeente in de Westhoek. Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 20.405, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 682 per maand.

Municipal tax

8,0%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.259

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 212.500

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

19.207

Avg. rent price

€ 682

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

8,0%

12% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.259

41% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

186,22

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.563,11

Based on a gross income of € 40.000 and a cadastral income (KI) of € 1.200. Calculate with your own details →

Source: Gemeente-Stadsmonitor Vlaanderen, tax year 2025

Calculate your housing cost

Gross annual income (€)

Cadastral income (€)ⓘ

Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 2.563,11

or per month€ 213,59

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 212.500

38% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 158.000

Price evolution

-3,0%

Transactions

182

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 682 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +4,2% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 792(Fl. avg. € 990)

Gebaseerd op nieuwe huurcontracten afgesloten via een vastgoedkantoor. Bron: CIB Huurbarometer, S1 2025.

Demographics

Inhabitants

19.207

Surface area

43,8 km²

Population density

439/km²

Average income

€ 35.990

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.101 offences

57,3 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +1,2% vs 2023#216 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

57,3

Theft

11,1

Violence

4,6

Vandalism

5,3

Crime statistics are based on police-registered offences (source: Federal Police, 2024). This only includes reported and registered crimes. Cities tend to score higher because more people pass through, work and go out there.

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Source: Federale Politie via Gemeente-Stadsmonitor, 2024

Education & childcare

17 schools

3.391 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

589

Kindergarten

1.329

Primary

1.473

Secondary

Childcare

233

licensed spots

43,6

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 53,6 km

Howest

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Kortrijk · 13,5 km

campuses within 15 km

campuses within 30 km

School counts represent the number of locations in the municipality. Student numbers are based on the student's place of residence, not the school's location. Source: Dataloep, Flemish Ministry of Education, school year 2025-2026.

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