The population is shrinking, while it grows in Barendrecht. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Barendrecht, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Vrijheidsakker is €525,000, 17% higher than in Barendrecht (€447,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 30%, against a rise of 33% in Barendrecht. 86% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points more than in Barendrecht (70%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€525,000
▲17% higher than Barendrecht (€447,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Barendrecht (+33%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲16 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (70%)
Social housing
10%
▼11 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (21%)
Private rent
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (9%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲18 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (73%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (9%)
Built 1992–2005
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Barendrecht (45%)
Average WOZ value
€525,000
▲17% higher than Barendrecht (€447,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Barendrecht (+33%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲16 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (70%)
Social housing
10%
▼11 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (21%)
Private rent
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (9%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲18 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (73%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (9%)
Built 1992–2005
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Barendrecht (45%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 30% between 2021 and 2025, to €525,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€525,000▲ 17% above Barendrecht
+30% since 2021
Barendrecht +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: ~€340 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€340/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
142 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €525,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€146NL median
Water board levy€47–
Property tax (OZB)€40€46
Waste levy€37€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€194
Maintenance reserve€181–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Barendrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 200th 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 142 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €525,000.
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.
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)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 86% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied86%
Social housing10%
Private rent4%
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
91% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes91%
Multi-family homes9%
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
56% of dwellings were built between 2006 and 2015, against 14% in the municipality of Barendrecht.
1965-19740.2%
1992-200543.7%
2006-201556.1%
Explanation
Based on 435 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 Barendrecht average.
In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Vrijheidsakker, 51% lower than in Barendrecht (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 23%, against a rise of 4% in Barendrecht. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼51% lower than Barendrecht (37)
Change since 2021
-23%
▼lower than Barendrecht (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.8
▲73% higher than Barendrecht (2.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼51% lower than Barendrecht (37)
Change since 2021
-23%
▼lower than Barendrecht (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.8
▲73% higher than Barendrecht (2.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Vrijheidsakker registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Barendrecht.
Vrijheidsakker18
The municipality of Barendrecht37
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 Vrijheidsakker is 'Theft and burglary': 5.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 16.5 in the municipality of Barendrecht.
VrijheidsakkerBarendrecht
Theft and burglary5.1
Barendrecht 16.5▼ −69% vs Barendrecht
Vandalism and public order4.2
Barendrecht 4.4≈ Barendrecht
Fraud and scams4.2
Barendrecht 4.5▼ −7% vs Barendrecht
Violence and threats2.5
Barendrecht 3.0▼ −17% vs Barendrecht
Traffic1.7
Barendrecht 7.6▼ −78% vs Barendrecht
Environmental0.0
Barendrecht 0.2≈ Barendrecht
Other and withheld0.0
Barendrecht 0.9≈ Barendrecht
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 Vrijheidsakker registered 7 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 Barendrecht average; green space is below the Barendrecht average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Vrijheidsakker rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Barendrecht. Fewer adults are overweight (52% against 55%), fewer feel lonely (42% against 44%), fewer report anxiety or depression (43% against 45%) and fewer smoke (13% against 14%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Vrijheidsakker, covering 64% of the area, against 43% in Barendrecht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 16 percentage points below the 23% in Barendrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼16 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (23%)
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Overweight
52%
▼3 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (55%)
Lonely
42%
▼2 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (45%)
Smokes
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than Barendrecht (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
64%
▲21 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (43%)
Recreation, share of the area
7%
▼12 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (19%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼16 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (23%)
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Overweight
52%
▼3 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (55%)
Lonely
42%
▼2 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (45%)
Smokes
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than Barendrecht (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
64%
▲21 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (43%)
Recreation, share of the area
7%
▼12 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (19%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (10%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Barendrecht (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Barendrecht
Good self-rated health
80.2%
75%
Smokes
12.9%
13.8%
Excessive drinking
4%
4.3%
Overweight
52.1%
54.6%
Lonely
42.5%
44.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.3%
45.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
41.3%
41.4%
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
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 23% in the municipality of Barendrecht.
Traffic7.1%
Built-up64.3%
Recreation7.1%
Agriculture21.4%
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 200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,100 m
–
GP practice
2,200 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1.5
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 Barendrecht.
Vrijheidsakker has 1,195 inhabitants (2026), or 4,156 per km² (67% higher than in Barendrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against no real change in Barendrecht. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of 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. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Barendrecht (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Barendrecht
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
-0%
▼lower than Barendrecht (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲3 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (30%)
Never married
50%
▲5 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (45%)
Dutch origin
63%
▼6 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (69%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Barendrecht (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Barendrecht
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
-0%
▼lower than Barendrecht (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲3 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (30%)
Never married
50%
▲5 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (45%)
Dutch origin
63%
▼6 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (69%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,195.
Residents, 2026
1,195
-1% since 2021
Barendrecht +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,156 residents per km², this buurt is 67% more densely populated than the municipality of Barendrecht.
Residents per km²4,156
Dwellings per km²1,500
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 4.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15220
15 to 25185
25 to 45270
45 to 65395
65 to 80105
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married595
Married515
Divorced65
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
63% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands755
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)80
Outside Europe355
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1220
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4410
Higher professional, university280
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Barendrecht; there is no result per buurt or wijk. 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. 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
Vrijheidsakker has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 8% higher than in Barendrecht (1.2). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Barendrecht (26%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (17%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (18%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲8% higher than Barendrecht (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
=about the same as Barendrecht (+10 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (87%)
Education, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Barendrecht (0%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Barendrecht (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
9%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (17%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (18%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Barendrecht (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲8% higher than Barendrecht (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
=about the same as Barendrecht (+10 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Barendrecht (87%)
Education, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Barendrecht (0%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Barendrecht (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
9%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of Barendrecht (2025).
Petrol72.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.5%
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 18% to 28% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
28%▲ 2 percentage points above Barendrecht (26%)
+10 pp since 2021
Barendrecht +10 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, 545 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars545
Motorcycles35
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
98% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is education (0.7%).
Residential98%
Assembly0.2%
Education0.7%
Other1.1%
Explanation
Based on 444 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
4,156 residents per km²: 7.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,156
NL 539▲ +671% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings9%
NL 37%▼ −76% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Social housing10%
NL 28%▼ −64% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings86%
NL 57%▲ +51% 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
Living in Vrijheidsakker (Barendrecht): WOZ, prices & safety