Living in Afferden Buitengebied (Bergen (L.)): WOZ, prices & safety
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Living in Afferden Buitengebied
The population is shrinking slower than in Bergen (L.). Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Bergen (L.), and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Afferden Buitengebied is €507,000, 42% higher than in Bergen (L.) (€358,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 30%, against a rise of 37% in Bergen (L.). 89% of the homes are owner-occupied, 18 percentage points more than in Bergen (L.) (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€507,000
▲42% higher than Bergen (L.) (€358,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Bergen (L.) (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲18 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (71%)
Social housing
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (23%)
Private rent
11%
▲5 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (6%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲5 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (93%)
Built before 1945
30%
▲19 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (11%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼13 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (25%)
Built 1965–1974
12%
▼11 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (23%)
Average WOZ value
€507,000
▲42% higher than Bergen (L.) (€358,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Bergen (L.) (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲18 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (71%)
Social housing
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (23%)
Private rent
11%
▲5 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (6%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲5 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (93%)
Built before 1945
30%
▲19 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (11%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼13 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (25%)
Built 1965–1974
12%
▼11 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (23%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 30% between 2021 and 2025, to €507,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€507,000▲ 42% above Bergen (L.)
+30% since 2021
Bergen (L.) +37%
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: ~€472 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€472/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
248 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €507,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€134NL median
Water board levy€46–
Property tax (OZB)€35€45
Sewage levy€27€22
Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€338
Maintenance reserve€316–
Buildings insurance€22–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Bergen (L.)'s OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 85th 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 248 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €507,000.
Levies: Bergen (L.)'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
Afferden Buitengebied has the highest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Afferden.
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: €507,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Afferden Buitengebied
507,000
175
–
Afferden Kern
342,000
764
–
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 89% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied89%
Social housing1%
Private rent11%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes98%
Multi-family homes2%
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
34% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 19% in the municipality of Bergen (L.).
Before 194530.1%
1945-196434.1%
1965-197412.1%
1975-199111.6%
1992-20052.3%
2006-20156.4%
2016 and later3.5%
Explanation
Based on 173 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 Bergen (L.) average.
In 2025, 88 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Afferden Buitengebied, 2.9 times as high as in Bergen (L.) (30). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 5%, against a fall of 22% in Bergen (L.). Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
88
▲2.9 times as high as Bergen (L.) (30)
Change since 2021
-5%
▲higher than Bergen (L.) (-22%)
Home burglary
7
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
88
▲2.9 times as high as Bergen (L.) (30)
Change since 2021
-5%
▲higher than Bergen (L.) (-22%)
Home burglary
7
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Afferden Buitengebied registered 88 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 30 in the municipality of Bergen (L.).
Afferden Buitengebied88
The municipality of Bergen (L.)30
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 Afferden Buitengebied is 'Theft and burglary': 41.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.4 in the municipality of Bergen (L.).
Afferden BuitengebiedBergen (L.)
Theft and burglary41.5
Bergen (L.) 12.4▲ +235% vs Bergen (L.)
Traffic26.8
Bergen (L.) 4.3▲ +523% vs Bergen (L.)
Violence and threats7.3
Bergen (L.) 4.0▲ +82% vs Bergen (L.)
Vandalism and public order4.9
Bergen (L.) 3.4▲ +44% vs Bergen (L.)
Fraud and scams4.9
Bergen (L.) 4.5▲ +9% vs Bergen (L.)
Other and withheld2.4
Bergen (L.) 1.1▲ +118% vs Bergen (L.)
Environmental0.0
Bergen (L.) 0.2≈ Bergen (L.)
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 Afferden Buitengebied registered 17 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 Bergen (L.) average; green space is above the Bergen (L.) average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Afferden Buitengebied rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Bergen (L.). Fewer adults are overweight (50% against 58%), fewer feel lonely (36% against 43%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (37% against 43%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (53% against 46%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Afferden Buitengebied, covering 49% of the area, against 38% in Bergen (L.). Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 57% of the area, 16 percentage points above the 41% in Bergen (L.).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲7 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
57%
▲16 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (41%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼8 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (58%)
Lonely
36%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (43%)
Meets physical activity guideline
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼6 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (43%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
49%
▲11 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (38%)
Agriculture, share of the area
39%
▼9 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (48%)
Recreation, share of the area
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲7 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
57%
▲16 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (41%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼8 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (58%)
Lonely
36%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (43%)
Meets physical activity guideline
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼6 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (43%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
49%
▲11 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (38%)
Agriculture, share of the area
39%
▼9 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (48%)
Recreation, share of the area
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (3%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Bergen (L.) (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Bergen (L.)
Good self-rated health
78.2%
71.3%
Smokes
11.6%
15%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
5.9%
Overweight
49.5%
58.5%
Lonely
36%
43.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.2%
42.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.9%
46.1%
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
57% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 41% in the municipality of Bergen (L.).
Traffic1.4%
Built-up0.7%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation8.1%
Agriculture38.5%
Forest and nature48.5%
Water2.7%
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 1700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,900 m
–
GP practice
1,800 m
–
Primary school
1,700 m
–
Daycare
1,700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.2
GP practices
–
0.3
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 slower than the Bergen (L.) average.
Afferden Buitengebied has 425 inhabitants (2026), or 25 per km² (80% lower than in Bergen (L.)). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 7%, against a fall of 1% in Bergen (L.). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Bergen (L.) was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 29% 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
-7%
▼lower than Bergen (L.) (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Bergen (L.)
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
=about the same as Bergen (L.) (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (30%)
Married
51%
▲6 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (45%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲13 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
73%
▲23 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (50%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
29%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-7%
▼lower than Bergen (L.) (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Bergen (L.)
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
=about the same as Bergen (L.) (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (30%)
Married
51%
▲6 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (45%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲13 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
73%
▲23 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (50%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
29%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 7% between 2021 and 2026, to 425.
Residents, 2026
425
-7% since 2021
Bergen (L.) -1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 25 residents per km², this buurt is 80% less densely populated than the municipality of Bergen (L.).
Residents per km²25
Dwellings per km²10.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 12.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1550
15 to 2530
25 to 4595
45 to 65135
65 to 80100
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are married.
Never married160
Married215
Divorced25
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
95% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands400
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
73% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4190
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Bergen (L.); there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Bergen (L.) voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 29% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Bergen (L.)The Netherlands
D66
10.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
28.9%
16.7%
VVD
14.8%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.6%
12.8%
CDA
14.3%
11.8%
JA21
7.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.7%
4.5%
BBB
4.9%
2.6%
Other
6.1%
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
Afferden Buitengebied has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 7% lower than in Bergen (L.) (1.4). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Bergen (L.) (21%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
25%
▲15 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼7% lower than Bergen (L.) (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Bergen (L.) (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
20%
▲15 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (5%)
Lodging, share of addresses
15%
▲12 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼11 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (91%)
Residents per km²
25
▼95% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
2%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
25%
▲15 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼7% lower than Bergen (L.) (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Bergen (L.) (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
20%
▲15 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (5%)
Lodging, share of addresses
15%
▲12 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼11 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (91%)
Residents per km²
25
▼95% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
2%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij20
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
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 21% in the municipality of Bergen (L.) (2025).
Petrol76.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.3%
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%▲ 2 percentage points above Bergen (L.) (21%)
+3 pp since 2021
Bergen (L.) +2 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, 215 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars215
Motorcycles15
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
80% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (20%).
Residential80.1%
Office0.9%
Assembly4.6%
Healthcare0.5%
Industrial19.9%
Lodging14.8%
Sports0.9%
Other6%
Explanation
Based on 216 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
1% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing1%
NL 28%▼ −96% vs NL
Residents per km²25
NL 539▼ −95% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings89%
NL 57%▲ +56% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% 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