The population is growing slower than in Altena. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Altena, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Werkendam is €374,000, 7% lower than in Altena (€401,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 55%, against a rise of 56% in Altena. 64% of the homes are owner-occupied, 5 percentage points less than in Altena (69%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€374,000
▼7% lower than Altena (€401,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+55%
=about the same as Altena (+56%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▼5 percentage points lower than Altena (69%)
Social housing
28%
▲4 percentage points higher than Altena (24%)
Private rent
7%
=about the same as Altena (7%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▼3 percentage points lower than Altena (87%)
Built 2006–2015
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Altena (9%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than Altena (14%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▼1 percentage point lower than Altena (10%)
Average WOZ value
€374,000
▼7% lower than Altena (€401,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+55%
=about the same as Altena (+56%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▼5 percentage points lower than Altena (69%)
Social housing
28%
▲4 percentage points higher than Altena (24%)
Private rent
7%
=about the same as Altena (7%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▼3 percentage points lower than Altena (87%)
Built 2006–2015
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Altena (9%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than Altena (14%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▼1 percentage point lower than Altena (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 55% between 2019 and 2025, to €374,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€374,000▼ 7% below Altena
+55% since 2019
Altena +56%
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: ~€313 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€314/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
140 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €374,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€28€27
Property tax (OZB)€26€33
Sewage levy€26€22
Costs to set aside€192
Maintenance reserve€179–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Altena's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 148th 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 140 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €374,000.
Levies: Altena'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
Werkendam has the lowest WOZ value of the 19 wijken in the municipality of Altena.
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: €374,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Werkendam
374,000
4,580
–
Sleeuwijk
423,000
2,517
–
Nieuwendijk
377,000
1,653
–
Hank
384,000
1,653
–
Dussen
417,000
1,123
–
Woudrichem
395,000
2,066
–
Rijswijk (NB)
402,000
825
–
Uitwijk
534,000
142
–
Waardhuizen
473,000
109
–
Giessen
377,000
644
–
Andel
406,000
1,106
–
Almkerk
424,000
1,611
–
Veen
398,000
1,244
–
Wijk en Aalburg
411,000
2,645
–
Babyloniënbroek
527,000
183
–
Meeuwen
394,000
299
–
Eethen
406,000
385
–
Drongelen
502,000
172
–
Genderen
415,000
685
–
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 64% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied64%
Social housing28%
Private rent7%
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
84% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes84%
Multi-family homes16%
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
25% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 23% in the municipality of Altena.
Before 194513.5%
1945-196415.1%
1965-197415.5%
1975-199124.9%
1992-200516.2%
2006-20155.9%
2016 and later8.9%
Explanation
Based on 4,735 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
Less registered crime per resident than the Altena average.
In 2025, 25 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Werkendam, 4% lower than in Altena (26). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 7%, against a rise of 3% in Altena. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
25
▼4% lower than Altena (26)
Change since 2021
+7%
▲higher than Altena (+3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
▲3% higher than Altena (3.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
25
▼4% lower than Altena (26)
Change since 2021
+7%
▲higher than Altena (+3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
▲3% higher than Altena (3.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Werkendam registered 25 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 26 in the municipality of Altena.
Werkendam25
The municipality of Altena26
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 Werkendam is 'Theft and burglary': 10.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 10.3 in the municipality of Altena.
WerkendamAltena
Theft and burglary10.1
Altena 10.3≈ Altena
Traffic4.3
Altena 4.4≈ Altena
Vandalism and public order3.4
Altena 3.6▼ −6% vs Altena
Fraud and scams3.4
Altena 3.7▼ −8% vs Altena
Violence and threats2.4
Altena 2.6▼ −8% vs Altena
Other and withheld1.5
Altena 1.2▲ +25% vs Altena
Environmental0.3
Altena 0.3≈ Altena
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 Werkendam registered 30 traffic accidents, of which 6 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 below the Altena average; green space is above the Altena average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Werkendam rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Altena. More adults smoke (17% against 16%), more feel lonely (43% against 42%) and more report anxiety or depression (45% against 44%), but fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Werkendam, covering 43% of the area, against 66% in Altena. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 23% of the area, 11 percentage points above the 12% in Altena.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than Altena (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲11 percentage points higher than Altena (12%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Altena (44%)
Lonely
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Altena (42%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Altena (16%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Altena (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
43%
▼23 percentage points lower than Altena (66%)
Water, share of the area
27%
▲15 percentage points higher than Altena (12%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
22%
▲12 percentage points higher than Altena (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than Altena (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲11 percentage points higher than Altena (12%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Altena (44%)
Lonely
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Altena (42%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Altena (16%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Altena (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
43%
▼23 percentage points lower than Altena (66%)
Water, share of the area
27%
▲15 percentage points higher than Altena (12%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
22%
▲12 percentage points higher than Altena (10%)
Health
An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Altena (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Altena
Good self-rated health
73.8%
74.6%
Smokes
16.8%
15.9%
Excessive drinking
5.1%
5.6%
Overweight
55.6%
55.7%
Lonely
43%
41.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.1%
43.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
40.7%
40.5%
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 12% in the municipality of Altena.
Traffic1.6%
Built-up5.4%
Other built-up0.8%
Recreation1%
Agriculture42.8%
Forest and nature21.7%
Water26.7%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Altena average.
Werkendam has 11,970 inhabitants (2026), or 260 per km² (12% lower than in Altena). Between 2019 and 2026 the population rose 5%, against a rise of 6% in Altena. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Altena was 84%, 6 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2019
+5%
▼lower than Altena (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Altena
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
=about the same as Altena (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
▲1 percentage point higher than Altena (23%)
Never married
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Altena (44%)
Dutch origin
88%
=about the same as Altena (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
=about the same as Altena (47%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2019
+5%
▼lower than Altena (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Altena
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
=about the same as Altena (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
▲1 percentage point higher than Altena (23%)
Never married
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Altena (44%)
Dutch origin
88%
=about the same as Altena (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
=about the same as Altena (47%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 5% between 2019 and 2026, to 11,970.
Residents, 2026
11,970
+5% since 2019
Altena +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 260 residents per km², this wijk is 12% less densely populated than the municipality of Altena.
Residents per km²260
Dwellings per km²99.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 12.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.6 died per 1,000.
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
24% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 152,210
15 to 251,620
25 to 452,915
45 to 652,900
65 to 801,675
80 and over650
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married5,415
Married5,385
Divorced620
Widowed550
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
88% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands10,585
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)685
Outside Europe700
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
47% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo13,140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-44,010
Higher professional, university1,330
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Altena; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 84% of eligible voters in Altena voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AltenaThe Netherlands
D66
7.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.4%
16.7%
VVD
12%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
4.7%
12.8%
CDA
16.4%
11.8%
JA21
6.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.2%
4.5%
BBB
2.8%
2.6%
Other
22.2%
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
Werkendam has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Altena (1.3). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Altena (22%).
Key figures
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
17%
▲9 percentage points higher than Altena (8%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Altena (21%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼3 percentage points lower than Altena (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Altena (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
=about the same as Altena (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+3 pp
▲higher than Altena (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼3 percentage points lower than Altena (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Altena (7%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Altena (2%)
Residents per km²
260
▼52% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
17%
▲9 percentage points higher than Altena (8%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Altena (21%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼3 percentage points lower than Altena (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Altena (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
=about the same as Altena (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+3 pp
▲higher than Altena (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼3 percentage points lower than Altena (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Altena (7%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Altena (2%)
Residents per km²
260
▼52% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 470 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij50
Nijverheid en energie470
Handel en horeca300
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie310
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed90
Zakelijke dienstverlening360
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg160
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten120
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Altena (2025).
Petrol78.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.8%
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 19% to 22% between 2019 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%– about the same as Altena (22%)
+3 pp since 2019
Altena +1 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, 5,910 passenger cars and 300 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars5,910
Motorcycles300
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
84% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (9%).
Residential84.2%
Retail1.6%
Office3.6%
Assembly0.9%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial8.6%
Lodging0.3%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other3.4%
Explanation
Based on 5,624 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
16% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings16%
NL 37%▼ −57% vs NL
Residents per km²260
NL 539▼ −52% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Single-family dwellings84%
NL 63%▲ +33% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings64%
NL 57%▲ +12% 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) 2025