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Municipality · Zuid-Holland

Living in Barendrecht

The population is growing slower than in the Netherlands. Homes cost more than the Dutch average, and registered crime per resident is lower.

48,701 residents, 19,676 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, NVM, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Dutch average.

The average WOZ value in Barendrecht is €447,000, 12% higher than in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 83%, against a rise of 89% in the Netherlands. 70% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points more than in the Netherlands (57%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €447,000
    12% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +83%
    lower than the Netherlands (+89%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    70%
    13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    21%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    9%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    73%
    10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Built before 1945
    4%
    14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (18%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    5%
    8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (13%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    9%
    6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (15%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 83% between 2014 and 2025, to €447,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€447,00012% above the Netherlands
  • +83% since 2014
  • Netherlands +89%
Explanation

The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

The market in Groot-Rijnmond

In the Groot-Rijnmond region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €4,542/m², and 60% sold above the asking price.

Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026

Sale price per m²
€4,542/m²

Of the homes sold in Groot-Rijnmond in Q3 2026, half went for more than €4,542 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.

Asking vs sale price
+1.8%

The final sale price in Groot-Rijnmond came in 1.8% above the last asking price. Budget for that.

Sold above asking
60%

60% of the homes sold in Groot-Rijnmond in Q3 2026 went for more than the asking price.

Sale price per m² by dwelling type

Terraced house
€4,167/m²
End-of-terrace house
€4,304/m²
Semi-detached house
€4,860/m²
Detached house
€5,466/m²
Apartment
€4,634/m²

Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region Groot-Rijnmond, Q3 2026. A region spans dozens of municipalities, so this describes the surrounding market, not this street or this house.

Source: NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3

Modelled ownership costs

Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€309 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€309/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 126 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €447,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€137NL median
  • Water board levy€44–
  • Waste levy€37€27
  • Property tax (OZB)€34€39
  • Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€172
  • Maintenance reserve€161–
  • Buildings insurance€11–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Barendrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 218th 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 126 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €447,000.
  • Levies: Barendrecht'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

Barendrecht has the 19th-highest WOZ value of the 50 gemeenten in the province of Zuid-Holland.

Netherlands€398,000
Noordwijk€516,000
Lansingerland€505,000
Midden-Delfland€496,000
Nieuwkoop€489,000
Zoeterwoude€487,000
Teylingen€483,000
Westland€465,000
Katwijk€462,000
Zuidplas€459,000
Hillegom€458,000
Albrandswaard€456,000
Leiderdorp€450,000
Barendrecht€447,000
Lisse€433,000
Molenlanden€427,000
Waddinxveen€417,000
Krimpenerwaard€414,000
Leiden€409,000
Voorne aan Zee€396,000
Hoeksche Waard€392,000
's-Gravenhage€383,000
Zoetermeer€375,000
Gorinchem€370,000
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: €447,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Barendrecht447,00019,676–
Alblasserdam351,0008,493–
Albrandswaard456,00010,797–
Alphen aan den Rijn397,00051,069–
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk472,00015,273–
Capelle aan den IJssel362,00031,893–
Delft352,00054,594–
Dordrecht331,00057,537–
Goeree-Overflakkee371,00022,997–
Gorinchem370,00018,237–
Gouda356,00035,205–
's-Gravenhage383,000274,171–
Hardinxveld-Giessendam368,0007,744–
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht443,00012,963–
Hillegom458,00010,329–
Hoeksche Waard392,00039,954–
Molenlanden427,00018,111–
Kaag en Braassem487,00012,787–
Katwijk462,00027,845–
Krimpen aan den IJssel386,00012,730–
Krimpenerwaard414,00024,661–
Lansingerland505,00025,791–
Leiden409,00065,079–
Leiderdorp450,00012,698–
Leidschendam-Voorburg443,00037,861–
Lisse433,00010,637–
Maassluis345,00016,664–
Midden-Delfland496,0008,145–
Nieuwkoop489,00011,931–
Nissewaard308,00040,514–
Noordwijk516,00021,279–
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 70% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied70%
  • Social housing21%
  • Private rent9%
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

73% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes73%
  • Multi-family homes27%
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

45% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 14% in the Netherlands.

  • Before 19454%
  • 1945-19645.3%
  • 1965-19748.8%
  • 1975-199116.5%
  • 1992-200544.7%
  • 2006-201514.1%
  • 2016 and later6.6%
Explanation

Based on 20,112 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 Dutch average.

In 2025, 37 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Barendrecht, 18% lower than in the Netherlands (45). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 4%, against a rise of 5% in the Netherlands. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    37
    18% lower than the Netherlands (45)
  • Change since 2021
    +4%
    lower than the Netherlands (+5%)
  • More figures
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    2.2
    19% lower than the Netherlands (2.7)
  • Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
    2.12
    53% higher than the Netherlands (1.39)
  • Change since 2020
    +81%
    higher than the Netherlands (+46%)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Barendrecht registered 37 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Barendrecht37
The Netherlands45
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, Barendrecht registered 37 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
3718% below the Netherlands
  • +4% since 2021
  • Netherlands +5%
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 Barendrecht is 'Theft and burglary': 16.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.

BarendrechtThe Netherlands
  • Theft and burglary16.5
  • Traffic7.6
  • Fraud and scams4.5
  • Vandalism and public order4.4
  • Violence and threats3.0
  • Other and withheld0.9
  • Environmental0.2
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: 2.2 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.7 in the Netherlands.

Barendrecht2.24
The Netherlands2.69
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 Barendrecht registered 606 traffic accidents, of which 103 with injury and 2 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.

Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health above the Dutch average; green space is above the Dutch average.

An estimated 75% of adults in Barendrecht rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in the Netherlands. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (41% against 48%), fewer smoke (14% against 17%) and fewer feel lonely (44% against 47%), but more are overweight (55% against 52%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Barendrecht, covering 43% of the area, against 9% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 23% of the area, 7 percentage points above the 16% in the Netherlands.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    75%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    23%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (16%)
  • More figures
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    41%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (48%)
  • Smokes
    14%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Overweight
    55%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Lonely
    44%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    15%
    37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    43%
    34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (9%)
  • Recreation, share of the area
    19%
    16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (3%)

Health

An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).

This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
75%
72.8%
Smokes
13.8%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
4.3%
5.8%
Overweight
54.6%
51.6%
Lonely
44.5%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.1%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
41.4%
48.3%
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 16% in the Netherlands.

  • Traffic8%
  • Built-up43.3%
  • Other built-up0.9%
  • Recreation18.6%
  • Agriculture15.1%
  • Forest and nature4%
  • Water10%
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 Dutch average.

Barendrecht has 48,701 inhabitants (2026), or 2,491 per km² (4.6 times as high as in the Netherlands). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 8% in the Netherlands. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in Barendrecht was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 17% nationally.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    +3%
    lower than the Netherlands (+8%)
  • Turnout
    80%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +5%
    lower than the Netherlands (+10%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    30%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Never married
    45%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (50%)
  • Dutch origin
    69%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (71%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    43%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (41%)
  • PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
    17%
    about the same as the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 3% between 2014 and 2026, to 48,701.

Residents, 2026
48,701
  • +3% since 2014
  • Netherlands +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: 2,491.

Residents per km²2,491
Dwellings per km²1,006.4

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 7.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.9 died per 1,000.

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

30% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 157,870
  • 15 to 256,399
  • 25 to 4510,055
  • 45 to 6514,441
  • 65 to 807,505
  • 80 and over2,431

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

45% of residents are never married.

  • Never married22,116
  • Married21,024
  • Divorced3,395
  • Widowed2,166

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

69% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands33,525
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)3,160
  • Outside Europe12,016

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

43% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo18,740
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-415,460
  • Higher professional, university11,900

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Barendrecht voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 17% of the valid votes.

Municipality of BarendrechtThe Netherlands
D66
14.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.4%
16.7%
VVD
16%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.2%
12.8%
CDA
13.2%
11.8%
JA21
8.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.2%
4.5%
BBB
1.1%
2.6%
Other
16.3%
14.4%
Explanation

Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes.

Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025

05 · More figures

More figures

Barendrecht has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in the Netherlands (1.1). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in the Netherlands (26%).

Key figures
  • Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
    8%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
    1%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (3%)
  • Business services, share of businesses
    28%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (25%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.2
    9% higher than the Netherlands (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    26%
    about the same as the Netherlands (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +11 pp
    higher than the Netherlands (+5 pp)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (2%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    4%
    about the same as the Netherlands (4%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    87%
    about the same as the Netherlands (87%)
  • Private rent
    9%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    27%
    10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Social housing
    21%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 1,915 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij35
Nijverheid en energie845
Handel en horeca1,225
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie695
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed465
Zakelijke dienstverlening1,915
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg1,140
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten555

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the Netherlands (2025).

  • Petrol73.9%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.1%
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 15% to 26% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
26%about the same as the Netherlands (26%)
  • +11 pp since 2014
  • Netherlands +5 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, 24,350 passenger cars and 1,700 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars24,350
Motorcycles1,700
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

87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).

  • Residential86.6%
  • Retail1.7%
  • Office1.7%
  • Assembly0.6%
  • Healthcare0.9%
  • Industrial4.4%
  • Lodging0.3%
  • Education0.2%
  • Sports0.2%
  • Other4.9%
Explanation

Based on 23,217 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

2,491 residents per km²: 4.6 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²2,491
  • Private rent9%
  • Multi-family dwellings27%
  • Social housing21%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings70%
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 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the districts of Barendrecht

Compare the districts of Barendrecht
Voordijk870€854,00020
Ter Leede1,675€586,00011
Gaatkensoog770€536,00013
Vrijheidsakker1,190€525,00018
Oranjewijk2,140€524,00050

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3, 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 municipality.

How we calculate
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