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Living in Boendermaker

The population is shrinking about as fast as in Bergen (NH.). Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Bergen (NH.), and registered crime per resident is lower.

975 residents, 546 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Bergen (NH.) average.

The average WOZ value in Boendermaker is €671,000, 10% higher than in Bergen (NH.) (€612,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 43%, against a rise of 39% in Bergen (NH.). 73% of the homes are owner-occupied, 5 percentage points more than in Bergen (NH.) (68%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €671,000
    10% higher than Bergen (NH.) (€612,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2021
    +43%
    higher than Bergen (NH.) (+39%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    73%
    5 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (68%)
  • Social housing
    9%
    9 percentage points lower than Bergen (NH.) (18%)
  • Private rent
    17%
    3 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    73%
    2 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (71%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    3%
    24 percentage points lower than Bergen (NH.) (27%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    4%
    15 percentage points lower than Bergen (NH.) (19%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    17%
    6 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (11%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 43% between 2021 and 2025, to €671,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€671,00010% above Bergen (NH.)
  • +43% since 2021
  • Bergen (NH.) +39%
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: ~€330 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€330/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 123 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €671,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€162NL median
  • Property tax (OZB)€56€59
  • Water board levy€51–
  • Waste levy€29€27
  • Sewage levy€26€22
Costs to set aside€168
  • Maintenance reserve€157–
  • Buildings insurance€11–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Bergen (NH.)'s OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 191st 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 123 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €671,000.
  • Levies: Bergen (NH.)'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

Boendermaker has the 9th-highest WOZ value of the 17 buurten in Bergen.

Netherlands€398,000
Bergen (NH.)€612,000
Bergen€700,000
Westdorp€2,129,000
Van Reenen€1,210,000
Geest€917,000
Boschrand€883,000
Oudtburgh€865,000
Elkshove€855,000
Beekhove€742,000
Negen-Nessen€706,000
Boendermaker€671,000

Kruidenbuurt€596,000
Oldehove€566,000
Bergen-Centrum€561,000
Landweg€554,000
De Rekere€544,000
Saenegheest€414,000
Conincx€404,000
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: €671,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Boendermaker671,000546–
Bergen-Centrum561,000352–
Van Reenen1,210,000311–
Boschrand883,000590–
Negen-Nessen706,000260–
Landweg554,000148–
Oudtburgh865,00064–
De Rekere544,000752–
Elkshove855,000312–
Saenegheest414,000783–
Tuin-en Oostdorp525,000592–
Kruidenbuurt596,000255–
Conincx404,000291–
Beekhove742,000266–
Oldehove566,000202–
Geest917,000380–
Westdorp2,129,000175–
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 73% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied73%
  • Social housing9%
  • Private rent17%
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

54% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 19% in the municipality of Bergen (NH.).

  • Before 194554.5%
  • 1945-196413.9%
  • 1965-19742.6%
  • 1975-19913.7%
  • 1992-200517%
  • 2006-20156.6%
  • 2016 and later1.8%
Explanation

Based on 547 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 Bergen (NH.) average.

In 2025, 28 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Boendermaker, 15% lower than in Bergen (NH.) (33). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 8%, against a rise of 12% in Bergen (NH.). Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    28
    15% lower than Bergen (NH.) (33)
  • Change since 2021
    +8%
    lower than Bergen (NH.) (+12%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    3.7
    23% higher than Bergen (NH.) (3.0)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Boendermaker registered 28 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Bergen (NH.).

Boendermaker28
The municipality of Bergen (NH.)33
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, Boendermaker registered 28 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Bergen (NH.).

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
2815% below Bergen (NH.)
  • +8% since 2021
  • Bergen (NH.) +12%
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 Boendermaker is 'Theft and burglary': 6.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.5 in the municipality of Bergen (NH.).

BoendermakerBergen (NH.)
  • Theft and burglary6.1
  • Vandalism and public order6.1
  • Traffic6.1
  • Violence and threats5.1
  • Fraud and scams3.1
  • Other and withheld1.0
  • Environmental0.0
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: 3.7 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 3.0 in the municipality of Bergen (NH.).

Boendermaker3.66
The municipality of Bergen (NH.)3
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 Boendermaker registered 7 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 (NH.) average; green space is below the Bergen (NH.) average.

An estimated 78% of adults in Boendermaker rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Bergen (NH.). More adults meet the physical activity guideline (63% against 58%), but fewer are overweight (41% against 45%), fewer feel lonely (40% against 42%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 40%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Boendermaker, covering 96% of the area, against 7% in Bergen (NH.).

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    78%
    2 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (76%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    0%
    42 percentage points lower than Bergen (NH.) (42%)
  • More figures
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    63%
    5 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (58%)
  • Overweight
    41%
    4 percentage points lower than Bergen (NH.) (45%)
  • Lonely
    40%
    2 percentage points lower than Bergen (NH.) (42%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    39%
    1 percentage point lower than Bergen (NH.) (40%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    96%
    89 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (7%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    0%
    40 percentage points lower than Bergen (NH.) (40%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    0%
    31 percentage points lower than Bergen (NH.) (31%)

Health

An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Bergen (NH.) (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Bergen (NH.)
Good self-rated health
78.5%
75.8%
Smokes
11.9%
12.5%
Excessive drinking
7.7%
7.5%
Overweight
40.8%
45.3%
Lonely
39.6%
42.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.3%
40.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
63.4%
57.6%
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

0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 42% in the municipality of Bergen (NH.).

  • Traffic3.6%
  • Built-up96.4%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 700 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket700 m–
GP practice1,000 m–
Primary school1,100 m–
Daycare700 m–
Large supermarkets–3.1
GP practices–0.5
Daycares–0.8
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 about as fast as the Bergen (NH.) average.

Boendermaker has 975 inhabitants (2026), or 3,507 per km² (11.6 times as high as in Bergen (NH.)). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against no real change in Bergen (NH.). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Bergen (NH.) was 86%, 8 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 20% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2021
    -1%
    about the same as Bergen (NH.) (-0%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Bergen (NH.)
    86%
    8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +0%
    lower than Bergen (NH.) (+1%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    32%
    3 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (29%)
  • Never married
    43%
    2 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (41%)
  • Dutch origin
    79%
    4 percentage points lower than Bergen (NH.) (83%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    47%
    5 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (42%)
  • VVD, share of the vote
    20%
    6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)

Population per year

The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 975.

Residents, 2026
975
  • -1% since 2021
  • Bergen (NH.) +0%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 3,507 residents per km², this buurt is 12 times as densely populated as the municipality of Bergen (NH.).

Residents per km²3,507
Dwellings per km²1,950

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 5.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.2 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 15125
  • 15 to 2585
  • 25 to 45120
  • 45 to 65315
  • 65 to 80245
  • 80 and over85

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

43% of residents are never married.

  • Never married415
  • Married380
  • Divorced115
  • Widowed60

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

80% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands775
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)100
  • Outside Europe100

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

47% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1100
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4320
  • Higher professional, university260

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Bergen (NH.); there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 86% of eligible voters in Bergen (NH.) voted. The largest party was VVD with 20% of the valid votes.

Municipality of Bergen (NH.)The Netherlands
D66
19.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12.5%
16.7%
VVD
19.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.7%
12.8%
CDA
10.2%
11.8%
JA21
6.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.1%
4.5%
BBB
2.7%
2.6%
Other
9.1%
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

Boendermaker has an average of 1.2 cars per household, about the same as in Bergen (NH.) (1.2). 30% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Bergen (NH.) (25%).

Key figures
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    13%
    4 percentage points lower than Bergen (NH.) (17%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    22%
    3 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than Bergen (NH.) (2%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.2
    about the same as Bergen (NH.) (1.2)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    29%
    4 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (25%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
    +10 pp
    higher than Bergen (NH.) (+7 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    81%
    7 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (74%)
  • Healthcare, share of addresses
    7%
    5 percentage points higher than Bergen (NH.) (2%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    13%
    1 percentage point lower than Bergen (NH.) (14%)
  • Social housing
    9%
    19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Average WOZ value
    €671,000
    69% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    27%
    10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 65 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening65
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg50
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten30

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

29% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Bergen (NH.) (2025).

  • Petrol70.6%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)29.4%
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 29% between 2021 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
29%4 percentage points above Bergen (NH.) (25%)
  • +10 pp since 2021
  • Bergen (NH.) +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, 540 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars540
Motorcycles40
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

81% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (13%).

  • Residential81%
  • Retail2.2%
  • Office1.9%
  • Assembly0.9%
  • Healthcare7.3%
  • Industrial2.7%
  • Lodging13.3%
  • Education0.1%
  • Other0.6%
Explanation

Based on 675 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

3,507 residents per km²: 6.5 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²3,507
  • Social housing9%
  • Average WOZ value€671,000
  • Multi-family dwellings27%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings73%
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 Bergen (NH.)

Other neighbourhoods in Bergen (NH.)
Westdorp365€2,129,00028
Van Reenen580€1,210,00036
Geest740€917,00018
Boschrand1,145€883,00045
Oudtburgh260€865,00020

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.

How we calculate