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Living in Buren

The population is growing about as fast as in Ameland. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Ameland, and registered crime per resident is lower.

760 residents, 348 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Ameland average.

The average WOZ value in Buren is €400,000, 14% higher than in Ameland (€351,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 41%, against a rise of 33% in Ameland. 75% of the homes are owner-occupied, 7 percentage points more than in Ameland (68%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €400,000
    14% higher than Ameland (€351,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2021
    +41%
    higher than Ameland (+33%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    75%
    7 percentage points higher than Ameland (68%)
  • Social housing
    0%
    about the same as Ameland (0%)
  • Private rent
    24%
    8 percentage points lower than Ameland (32%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    81%
    3 percentage points higher than Ameland (78%)
  • Built before 1945
    8%
    13 percentage points lower than Ameland (21%)
  • Built 2016 and later
    15%
    3 percentage points higher than Ameland (12%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    10%
    3 percentage points lower than Ameland (13%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 41% between 2021 and 2025, to €400,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€400,00014% above Ameland
  • +41% since 2021
  • Ameland +33%
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: ~€437 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€437/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 168 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €400,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€207NL median
  • Waste levy€69€27
  • Property tax (OZB)€56€35
  • Water board levy€43–
  • Sewage levy€39€22
Costs to set aside€230
  • Maintenance reserve€215–
  • Buildings insurance€15–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Ameland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 333rd 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 168 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €400,000.
  • Levies: Ameland'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

Buren has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in 00.

Netherlands€398,000
Ameland€351,000
00€351,000
Buren€400,000

Ballum€363,000
Nes€346,000
Hollum€316,000
Explanation

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: €400,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Buren400,000348–
Nes346,000635–
Ballum363,000196–
Hollum316,000642–
Verspreide huizen Ballum425,00029–
Verspreide huizen Nes440,00030–
Verspreide huizen Hollum408,00033–
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 75% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied75%
  • Private rent24%
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

81% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes81%
  • Multi-family homes19%
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

29% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 20% in the municipality of Ameland.

  • Before 19457.6%
  • 1945-19649.6%
  • 1965-197415.2%
  • 1975-199129.3%
  • 1992-200517.7%
  • 2006-20155.1%
  • 2016 and later15.5%
Explanation

Based on 355 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 Ameland average.

In 2025, 13 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Buren, 38% lower than in Ameland (21). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 53%, against a fall of 18% in Ameland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    13
    38% lower than Ameland (21)
  • Change since 2021
    -53%
    lower than Ameland (-18%)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Buren registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 21 in the municipality of Ameland.

Buren13
The municipality of Ameland21
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Buren registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 21 in the municipality of Ameland.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1338% below Ameland
  • -53% since 2021
  • Ameland -18%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Buren is 'Theft and burglary': 9.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.9 in the municipality of Ameland.

BurenAmeland
  • Theft and burglary9.3
  • Traffic4.0
  • Vandalism and public order0.0
  • Violence and threats0.0
  • Fraud and scams0.0
  • Environmental0.0
  • Other and withheld0.0
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 0.0 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 0.3 in the municipality of Ameland.

Buren0
The municipality of Ameland0.35
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Buren registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.

2020
2021
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 about average; green space is above the Ameland average.

An estimated 78% of adults in Buren rate their own health as good, about the same as in Ameland. More adults report anxiety or depression (41% against 36%), but fewer are overweight (54% against 57%), fewer smoke (17% against 18%) and fewer drink excessively (6% against 7%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Buren, covering 65% of the area, against 11% in Ameland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 71% of the area, 59 percentage points above the 12% in Ameland.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    78%
    about the same as Ameland (78%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    71%
    59 percentage points higher than Ameland (12%)
  • More figures
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    41%
    5 percentage points higher than Ameland (36%)
  • Overweight
    54%
    3 percentage points lower than Ameland (57%)
  • Excessive drinking
    6%
    1 percentage point lower than Ameland (7%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    63%
    about the same as Ameland (63%)
  • Water, share of the area
    6%
    74 percentage points lower than Ameland (80%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    65%
    54 percentage points higher than Ameland (11%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    21%
    14 percentage points higher than Ameland (7%)

Health

An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 78% in the municipality of Ameland (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Ameland
Good self-rated health
77.8%
77.5%
Smokes
17.2%
17.6%
Excessive drinking
6.2%
7.2%
Overweight
53.9%
56.9%
Lonely
42.5%
42.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.9%
36.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
62.6%
63.2%
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

71% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 12% in the municipality of Ameland.

  • Traffic1.1%
  • Built-up1.6%
  • Other built-up0.4%
  • Recreation5.2%
  • Agriculture20.6%
  • Forest and nature65.5%
  • Water5.5%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket1,000 m–
GP practice2,500 m–
Primary school1,600 m–
Daycare500 m–
Large supermarkets–0.5
GP practices–0
Daycares–0.9
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 growing about as fast as the Ameland average.

Buren has 760 inhabitants (2026), or 40 per km² (43% lower than in Ameland). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 2%, the same as in Ameland. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Ameland was 106%, 28 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 16% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2021
    +2%
    about the same as Ameland (+2%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Ameland
    106%
    28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +10%
    higher than Ameland (+9%)
  • Aged 25 to 45
    26%
    2 percentage points higher than Ameland (24%)
  • Never married
    50%
    3 percentage points higher than Ameland (47%)
  • Dutch origin
    90%
    1 percentage point higher than Ameland (89%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    56%
    4 percentage points higher than Ameland (52%)
  • CDA, share of the vote
    16%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)

Population per year

The population grew 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 760.

Residents, 2026
760
  • +2% since 2021
  • Ameland +2%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 40 residents per km², this buurt is 43% less densely populated than the municipality of Ameland.

Residents per km²40
Dwellings per km²18.1

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 13.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.6 died per 1,000.

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

26% of residents are between 25 and 45.

  • 0 to 15130
  • 15 to 2575
  • 25 to 45200
  • 45 to 65195
  • 65 to 80120
  • 80 and over40

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

50% of residents are never married.

  • Never married385
  • Married295
  • Divorced40
  • Widowed45

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

90% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands685
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)35
  • Outside Europe40

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

56% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1110
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4320
  • Higher professional, university140

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Ameland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 106% of eligible voters in Ameland voted. The largest party was CDA with 16% of the valid votes.

Municipality of AmelandThe Netherlands
D66
12.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.4%
16.7%
VVD
15.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.4%
12.8%
CDA
16.1%
11.8%
JA21
7.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.7%
4.5%
BBB
8.8%
2.6%
Other
9%
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

Buren has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in Ameland (1.1). 15% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Ameland (18%).

Key figures
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    7%
    4 percentage points lower than Ameland (11%)
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    36%
    4 percentage points higher than Ameland (32%)
  • Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
    11%
    4 percentage points higher than Ameland (7%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.2
    9% higher than Ameland (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    15%
    3 percentage points lower than Ameland (18%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
    +6 pp
    about the same as Ameland (+6 pp)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    62%
    15 percentage points higher than Ameland (47%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    35%
    10 percentage points lower than Ameland (45%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    2%
    3 percentage points lower than Ameland (5%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    19%
    18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Private rent
    24%
    10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    75%
    18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Business establishments by sector

Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca50
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

15% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 18% in the municipality of Ameland (2025).

  • Petrol85.2%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)14.8%
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 9% to 15% between 2021 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
15%3 percentage points below Ameland (18%)
  • +6 pp since 2021
  • Ameland +7 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, 405 passenger cars and 100 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars405
Motorcycles100
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

35% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (62%).

  • Residential35%
  • Retail1.1%
  • Office0.2%
  • Assembly1.3%
  • Industrial2.5%
  • Lodging61.6%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other2.2%
Explanation

Based on 1,013 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

40 residents per km²: 93% less densely populated than the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²40
  • Multi-family dwellings19%
  • Private rent24%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings75%
  • Single-family dwellings81%
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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Ameland

Other neighbourhoods in Ameland
Verspreide huizen Nes65€440,000–
Verspreide huizen Ballum65€425,000–
Verspreide huizen Hollum130€408,000–
Ballum410€363,00015
Nes1,205€346,00019

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

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