The population is shrinking, while it grows in Alphen-Chaam. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Buitengebied Chaam is €567,000, 19% higher than in Alphen-Chaam (€477,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 25%, against a rise of 28% in Alphen-Chaam. 76% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point more than in Alphen-Chaam (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€567,000
▲19% higher than Alphen-Chaam (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+28%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
76%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (75%)
Social housing
3%
▼10 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (13%)
Private rent
21%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (12%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (89%)
Built 1945–1964
18%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (11%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (13%)
Built 2016 and later
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (10%)
Average WOZ value
€567,000
▲19% higher than Alphen-Chaam (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+28%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
76%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (75%)
Social housing
3%
▼10 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (13%)
Private rent
21%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (12%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (89%)
Built 1945–1964
18%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (11%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (13%)
Built 2016 and later
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 25% between 2021 and 2025, to €567,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€567,000▲ 19% above Alphen-Chaam
+25% since 2021
Alphen-Chaam +28%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€444 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€444/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
211 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €567,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€155NL median
Water board levy€48–
Property tax (OZB)€47€50
Sewage levy€34€22
Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€289
Maintenance reserve€270–
Buildings insurance€19–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Alphen-Chaam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 235th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 211 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €567,000.
Levies: Alphen-Chaam's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Buitengebied Chaam has the highest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Chaam.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €567,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Buitengebied Chaam
567,000
518
–
Centrum Chaam
402,000
199
–
Roode Beek
425,000
289
–
Elsakker
387,000
411
–
Wolfsdonk
445,000
243
–
Den Brabander
510,000
250
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 76% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied76%
Social housing3%
Private rent21%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
90% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes90%
Multi-family homes10%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
22% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 13% in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
Before 194521.8%
1945-196418.4%
1965-197418%
1975-199118.4%
1992-20057.5%
2006-20159.4%
2016 and later6.7%
Explanation
Based on 523 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Alphen-Chaam average.
In 2025, 61 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Buitengebied Chaam, 2.1 times as high as in Alphen-Chaam (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 22%, against a rise of 1% in Alphen-Chaam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
61
▲2.1 times as high as Alphen-Chaam (29)
Change since 2021
+22%
▲higher than Alphen-Chaam (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
7.7
▲54% higher than Alphen-Chaam (5.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
61
▲2.1 times as high as Alphen-Chaam (29)
Change since 2021
+22%
▲higher than Alphen-Chaam (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
7.7
▲54% higher than Alphen-Chaam (5.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Buitengebied Chaam registered 61 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
Buitengebied Chaam61
The municipality of Alphen-Chaam29
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Buitengebied Chaam is 'Theft and burglary': 22.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.1 in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
Buitengebied ChaamAlphen-Chaam
Theft and burglary22.3
Alphen-Chaam 11.1▲ +101% vs Alphen-Chaam
Traffic21.5
Alphen-Chaam 8.7▲ +147% vs Alphen-Chaam
Vandalism and public order6.4
Alphen-Chaam 2.3▲ +178% vs Alphen-Chaam
Other and withheld4.8
Alphen-Chaam 0.8▲ +500% vs Alphen-Chaam
Violence and threats3.2
Alphen-Chaam 2.5▲ +28% vs Alphen-Chaam
Fraud and scams3.2
Alphen-Chaam 3.1≈ Alphen-Chaam
Environmental0.0
Alphen-Chaam 0.1≈ Alphen-Chaam
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Buitengebied Chaam registered 20 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Alphen-Chaam average; green space is below the Alphen-Chaam average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Buitengebied Chaam rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Alphen-Chaam. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (39% against 41%) and fewer smoke (11% against 12%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 45%) and more drink excessively (7% against 6%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Buitengebied Chaam, covering 73% of the area, against 69% in Alphen-Chaam. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 23% of the area, 2 percentage points below the 25% in Alphen-Chaam.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (25%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (41%)
Lonely
40%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (41%)
Smokes
11%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
73%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (69%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
19%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (22%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (25%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (41%)
Lonely
40%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (41%)
Smokes
11%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
73%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (69%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
19%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (22%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (4%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Alphen-Chaam
Good self-rated health
77.3%
76.2%
Smokes
11%
11.8%
Excessive drinking
7%
6.5%
Overweight
51.8%
52.4%
Lonely
39.5%
41.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.3%
41.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.4%
45.2%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
23% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 25% in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
Traffic1.9%
Built-up0.5%
Recreation4.8%
Agriculture73.3%
Forest and nature18.7%
Water0.7%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 1800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,000 m
–
GP practice
2,000 m
–
Primary school
1,800 m
–
Daycare
1,900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.1
GP practices
–
0.1
Daycares
–
0.3
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Alphen-Chaam.
Buitengebied Chaam has 1,245 inhabitants (2026), or 43 per km² (62% lower than in Alphen-Chaam). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 3%, against a rise of 1% in Alphen-Chaam. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 22% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Alphen-Chaam
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲6 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (29%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (45%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (47%)
VVD, share of the vote
22%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Alphen-Chaam
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲6 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (29%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (45%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (47%)
VVD, share of the vote
22%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,245.
Residents, 2026
1,245
-3% since 2021
Alphen-Chaam +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 43 residents per km², this buurt is 62% less densely populated than the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
Residents per km²43
Dwellings per km²18.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 4.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 19.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
36% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15130
15 to 25150
25 to 45200
45 to 65440
65 to 80235
80 and over85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are married.
Never married510
Married585
Divorced90
Widowed55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,065
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)135
Outside Europe45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4420
Higher professional, university340
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Alphen-Chaam; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Alphen-Chaam voted. The largest party was VVD with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Alphen-ChaamThe Netherlands
D66
14.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.4%
16.7%
VVD
22.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.8%
12.8%
CDA
15.9%
11.8%
JA21
7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.7%
4.5%
BBB
6.4%
2.6%
Other
5.8%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Buitengebied Chaam has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 7% higher than in Alphen-Chaam (1.5). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Alphen-Chaam (20%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
21%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (15%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲7% higher than Alphen-Chaam (1.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (+3 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
28%
▲23 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
66%
▼20 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
17%
▲8 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (9%)
Social housing
3%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
10%
▼27 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
21%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
21%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (15%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲7% higher than Alphen-Chaam (1.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (+3 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
28%
▲23 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
66%
▼20 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
17%
▲8 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (9%)
Social housing
3%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
10%
▼27 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
21%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 65 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij60
Nijverheid en energie35
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening65
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam (2025).
Petrol76.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.4%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 20% to 23% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▲ 3 percentage points above Alphen-Chaam (20%)
+3 pp since 2021
Alphen-Chaam +3 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 785 passenger cars and 95 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars785
Motorcycles95
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
66% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (28%).
Residential66%
Retail0.5%
Office0.3%
Assembly1.6%
Healthcare2.1%
Industrial17.4%
Lodging28.4%
Sports0.3%
Other3.3%
Explanation
Based on 793 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
43 residents per km²: 92% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²43
NL 539▼ −92% vs NL
Social housing3%
NL 28%▼ −89% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings10%
NL 37%▼ −73% vs NL
Private rent21%
NL 14%▲ +50% vs NL
Single-family dwellings90%
NL 63%▲ +43% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026