The population is growing faster than in Bernheze. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Bernheze, and registered crime per resident is about the same.
The average WOZ value in Kern Heesch is €450,000, 6% lower than in Bernheze (€479,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 51%, against a rise of 72% in Bernheze. 68% of the homes are owner-occupied, 3 percentage points less than in Bernheze (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€450,000
▼6% lower than Bernheze (€479,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+51%
▼lower than Bernheze (+72%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
68%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bernheze (71%)
Social housing
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Bernheze (19%)
Private rent
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bernheze (10%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bernheze (88%)
Built before 1945
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bernheze (7%)
Built 1965–1974
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Bernheze (17%)
Built 2016 and later
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Bernheze (14%)
Average WOZ value
€450,000
▼6% lower than Bernheze (€479,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+51%
▼lower than Bernheze (+72%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
68%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bernheze (71%)
Social housing
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Bernheze (19%)
Private rent
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bernheze (10%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bernheze (88%)
Built before 1945
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bernheze (7%)
Built 1965–1974
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Bernheze (17%)
Built 2016 and later
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Bernheze (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 51% between 2014 and 2025, to €450,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€450,000▼ 6% below Bernheze
+51% since 2014
Bernheze +72%
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: ~€341 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€341/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
161 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €450,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€44–
Property tax (OZB)€34€40
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€219
Maintenance reserve€205–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Bernheze's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 44th 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 161 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €450,000.
Levies: Bernheze'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
Kern Heesch has the lowest WOZ value of the 6 wijken in the municipality of Bernheze.
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: €450,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Kern Heesch
450,000
5,756
–
Kern Heeswijk-Dinther
460,000
2,934
–
Kern Nistelrode
451,000
2,476
–
Buitengebied Heesch
701,000
435
–
Buitengebied Heeswijk-Dinther
601,000
1,091
–
Buitengebied Nistelrode
550,000
966
–
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 68% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied68%
Social housing25%
Private rent7%
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
86% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes86%
Multi-family homes14%
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
32% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 27% in the municipality of Bernheze.
Before 19451.9%
1945-196410.2%
1965-197413.4%
1975-199131.6%
1992-200517.2%
2006-20158.7%
2016 and later17%
Explanation
Based on 5,882 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
About as much registered crime per resident as the Bernheze average.
In 2025, 28 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Kern Heesch, about the same as in Bernheze (28). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 16%, against a fall of 5% in Bernheze. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
=about the same as Bernheze (28)
Change since 2021
-16%
▼lower than Bernheze (-5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼16% lower than Bernheze (2.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
=about the same as Bernheze (28)
Change since 2021
-16%
▼lower than Bernheze (-5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼16% lower than Bernheze (2.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Kern Heesch registered 28 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Bernheze.
Kern Heesch28
The municipality of Bernheze28
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 Kern Heesch is 'Theft and burglary': 11.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 10.9 in the municipality of Bernheze.
Kern HeeschBernheze
Theft and burglary11.2
Bernheze 10.9≈ Bernheze
Traffic4.5
Bernheze 5.5▼ −18% vs Bernheze
Fraud and scams4.0
Bernheze 4.2≈ Bernheze
Violence and threats3.6
Bernheze 2.8▲ +29% vs Bernheze
Vandalism and public order3.5
Bernheze 2.8▲ +25% vs Bernheze
Other and withheld1.1
Bernheze 1.3▼ −15% vs Bernheze
Environmental0.2
Bernheze 0.2≈ Bernheze
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 Kern Heesch registered 27 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 below the Bernheze average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Kern Heesch rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Bernheze. More adults report anxiety or depression (44% against 42%), more smoke (15% against 14%), more are overweight (52% against 51%) and more feel lonely (41% against 40%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bernheze (76%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bernheze (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bernheze (42%)
Smokes
15%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bernheze (14%)
Overweight
52%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bernheze (51%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bernheze (76%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bernheze (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bernheze (42%)
Smokes
15%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bernheze (14%)
Overweight
52%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bernheze (51%)
Health
An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Bernheze (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Bernheze
Good self-rated health
75.1%
76%
Smokes
14.7%
14%
Excessive drinking
5.6%
6.1%
Overweight
51.8%
51.1%
Lonely
41.4%
40.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.5%
42.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.2%
47.7%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Bernheze average.
Kern Heesch has 13,290 inhabitants (2026), or 2,612 per km² (7.1 times as high as in Bernheze). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 731%, against a rise of 11% in Bernheze. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Bernheze was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+731%
▲higher than Bernheze (+11%)
Turnout, municipality of Bernheze
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+827%
▲higher than Bernheze (+14%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bernheze (27%)
Never married
46%
=about the same as Bernheze (46%)
Dutch origin
87%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bernheze (88%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+731%
▲higher than Bernheze (+11%)
Turnout, municipality of Bernheze
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+827%
▲higher than Bernheze (+14%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bernheze (27%)
Never married
46%
=about the same as Bernheze (46%)
Dutch origin
87%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bernheze (88%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 731% between 2014 and 2026, to 13,290.
Residents, 2026
13,290
+731% since 2014
Bernheze +11%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,612 residents per km², this wijk is 7.1 times as densely populated as the municipality of Bernheze.
Residents per km²2,612
Dwellings per km²1,130.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.0 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
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 152,090
15 to 251,420
25 to 453,310
45 to 653,390
65 to 802,295
80 and over785
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married6,100
Married5,610
Divorced885
Widowed695
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands11,535
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)680
Outside Europe1,080
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Bernheze; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Bernheze voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of BernhezeThe Netherlands
D66
16.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
19.2%
16.7%
VVD
18.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.4%
12.8%
CDA
17.4%
11.8%
JA21
7.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.7%
4.5%
BBB
3.7%
2.6%
Other
6.5%
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
Kern Heesch has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 7% lower than in Bernheze (1.4). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Bernheze (24%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bernheze (8%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than Bernheze (22%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
16%
▲3 percentage points higher than Bernheze (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼7% lower than Bernheze (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bernheze (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
0 pp
▼lower than Bernheze (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bernheze (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bernheze (93%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Bernheze (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bernheze (8%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than Bernheze (22%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
16%
▲3 percentage points higher than Bernheze (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼7% lower than Bernheze (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bernheze (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
0 pp
▼lower than Bernheze (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bernheze (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bernheze (93%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Bernheze (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 415 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie300
Handel en horeca280
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie90
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed120
Zakelijke dienstverlening415
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg250
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Bernheze (2025).
Petrol77.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.2%
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 22% to 22% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 2 percentage points below Bernheze (24%)
+0 pp since 2014
Bernheze +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, 7,355 passenger cars and 520 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars7,355
Motorcycles520
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (2%).
Residential94.6%
Retail1.6%
Office1.2%
Assembly0.5%
Healthcare1.2%
Industrial2%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other0.9%
Explanation
Based on 6,218 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
2,612 residents per km²: 4.8 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,612
NL 539▲ +385% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings14%
NL 37%▼ −62% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Single-family dwellings86%
NL 63%▲ +37% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings68%
NL 57%▲ +19% 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