The population is shrinking about as fast as 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 Well is €378,000, 6% higher than in Bergen (L.) (€358,000). Between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 73%, against a rise of 77% in Bergen (L.). 74% of the homes are owner-occupied, 3 percentage points more than in Bergen (L.) (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€378,000
▲6% higher than Bergen (L.) (€358,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2015
+73%
▼lower than Bergen (L.) (+77%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
74%
▲3 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (71%)
Social housing
18%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (23%)
Private rent
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (6%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (93%)
Built before 1945
17%
▲6 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (11%)
Built 1965–1974
18%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (23%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (5%)
Average WOZ value
€378,000
▲6% higher than Bergen (L.) (€358,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2015
+73%
▼lower than Bergen (L.) (+77%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
74%
▲3 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (71%)
Social housing
18%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (23%)
Private rent
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (6%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (93%)
Built before 1945
17%
▲6 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (11%)
Built 1965–1974
18%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (23%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 73% between 2015 and 2025, to €378,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€378,000▲ 6% above Bergen (L.)
+73% since 2015
Bergen (L.) +77%
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: ~€338 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€338/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
159 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €378,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€121NL median
Water board levy€42–
Sewage levy€27€22
Property tax (OZB)€26€33
Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€217
Maintenance reserve€203–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Bergen (L.)'s OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 104th 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 159 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €378,000.
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
Well has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 7 wijken in the municipality of Bergen (L.).
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: €378,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Well
378,000
1,053
–
Aijen
468,000
107
–
Oud-Bergen
382,000
157
–
Nieuw-Bergen
328,000
2,194
–
Afferden
372,000
939
–
Siebengewald
359,000
912
–
Wellerlooi
386,000
525
–
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 74% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied74%
Social housing18%
Private rent8%
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
95% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes95%
Multi-family homes5%
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
27% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 25% in the municipality of Bergen (L.).
Before 194517%
1945-196419.4%
1965-197418.2%
1975-199126.8%
1992-200510.1%
2006-20155.3%
2016 and later3.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,054 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, 38 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Well, 27% higher than in Bergen (L.) (30). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 25%, 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
38
▲27% higher than Bergen (L.) (30)
Change since 2021
-25%
▼lower than Bergen (L.) (-22%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▲17% higher than Bergen (L.) (2.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
38
▲27% higher than Bergen (L.) (30)
Change since 2021
-25%
▼lower than Bergen (L.) (-22%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▲17% higher than Bergen (L.) (2.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Well registered 38 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 30 in the municipality of Bergen (L.).
Well38
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 Well is 'Theft and burglary': 22.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.4 in the municipality of Bergen (L.).
WellBergen (L.)
Theft and burglary22.0
Bergen (L.) 12.4▲ +77% vs Bergen (L.)
Violence and threats5.0
Bergen (L.) 4.0▲ +25% vs Bergen (L.)
Traffic4.6
Bergen (L.) 4.3▲ +7% vs Bergen (L.)
Vandalism and public order3.3
Bergen (L.) 3.4≈ Bergen (L.)
Fraud and scams3.3
Bergen (L.) 4.5▼ −27% vs Bergen (L.)
Environmental0.0
Bergen (L.) 0.2≈ Bergen (L.)
Other and withheld0.0
Bergen (L.) 1.1▼ −100% vs 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 Well registered 21 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 below the Bergen (L.) average.
An estimated 72% of adults in Well rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Bergen (L.). Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 43%), fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 43%) and fewer smoke (14% against 15%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Well, covering 43% of the area, against 48% in Bergen (L.). Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 38% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 41% in Bergen (L.).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen (L.) (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (41%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (43%)
Smokes
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bergen (L.) (15%)
Overweight
58%
=about the same as Bergen (L.) (58%)
Water, share of the area
13%
▲7 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
43%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (48%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
35%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (38%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen (L.) (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (41%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (43%)
Smokes
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bergen (L.) (15%)
Overweight
58%
=about the same as Bergen (L.) (58%)
Water, share of the area
13%
▲7 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
43%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (48%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
35%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (38%)
Health
An estimated 72% 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
72.4%
71.3%
Smokes
14.3%
15%
Excessive drinking
6.2%
5.9%
Overweight
57.9%
58.5%
Lonely
41.3%
43.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.4%
42.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.1%
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
38% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 41% in the municipality of Bergen (L.).
Traffic1.5%
Built-up2.2%
Other built-up2%
Recreation3.1%
Agriculture43.3%
Forest and nature34.9%
Water13%
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 shrinking about as fast as the Bergen (L.) average.
Well has 2,390 inhabitants (2026), or 96 per km² (24% lower than in Bergen (L.)). Between 2015 and 2026 the population fell 2%, 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 2015
-2%
=about the same as Bergen (L.) (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Bergen (L.)
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Bergen (L.) (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
=about the same as Bergen (L.) (30%)
Never married
44%
▲3 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (41%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲4 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
54%
▲4 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 2015
-2%
=about the same as Bergen (L.) (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Bergen (L.)
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Bergen (L.) (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
=about the same as Bergen (L.) (30%)
Never married
44%
▲3 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (41%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲4 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
54%
▲4 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 2% between 2015 and 2026, to 2,390.
Residents, 2026
2,390
-2% since 2015
Bergen (L.) -1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 96 residents per km², this wijk is 24% less densely populated than the municipality of Bergen (L.).
Residents per km²96
Dwellings per km²42.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.4 died per 1,000.
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 15305
15 to 25255
25 to 45460
45 to 65720
65 to 80530
80 and over130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married1,050
Married1,030
Divorced150
Widowed155
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,045
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)245
Outside Europe100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
54% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1480
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4980
Higher professional, university370
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
Well has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 7% higher than in Bergen (L.) (1.4). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Bergen (L.) (21%).
Key figures
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (5%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Bergen (L.) (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2015
0 pp
=about the same as Bergen (L.) (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bergen (L.) (5%)
Residents per km²
96
▼82% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (5%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Bergen (L.) (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2015
0 pp
=about the same as Bergen (L.) (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Bergen (L.) (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bergen (L.) (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bergen (L.) (5%)
Residents per km²
96
▼82% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 65 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij30
Nijverheid en energie60
Handel en horeca50
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening65
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Bergen (L.) (2025).
Petrol81.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.4%
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 18% between 2015 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 3 percentage points below Bergen (L.) (21%)
-1 pp since 2015
Bergen (L.) +0 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, 1,525 passenger cars and 160 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,525
Motorcycles160
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 lodging (12%).
Residential84%
Retail1.2%
Office0.3%
Assembly1.8%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial3.8%
Lodging12.2%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other1.8%
Explanation
Based on 1,255 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
5% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings5%
NL 37%▼ −86% vs NL
Residents per km²96
NL 539▼ −82% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Social housing18%
NL 28%▼ −36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings95%
NL 63%▲ +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) 2025