The population is growing faster than in Beverwijk. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Beverwijk, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Meerplein is €272,000, 24% lower than in Beverwijk (€356,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 42%, against a rise of 37% in Beverwijk. 57% of the homes are owner-occupied, 3 percentage points more than in Beverwijk (54%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€272,000
▼24% lower than Beverwijk (€356,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than Beverwijk (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
57%
▲3 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (54%)
Social housing
6%
▼30 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (36%)
Private rent
37%
▲27 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (10%)
Single-family dwellings
19%
▼35 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (54%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (21%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (11%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (13%)
Average WOZ value
€272,000
▼24% lower than Beverwijk (€356,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than Beverwijk (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
57%
▲3 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (54%)
Social housing
6%
▼30 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (36%)
Private rent
37%
▲27 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (10%)
Single-family dwellings
19%
▼35 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (54%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (21%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (11%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 42% between 2021 and 2025, to €272,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€272,000▼ 24% below Beverwijk
+42% since 2021
Beverwijk +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: ~€209 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€209/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
76 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €272,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€105NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€30€27
Property tax (OZB)€18€24
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€104
Maintenance reserve€97–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Beverwijk's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 60th 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 76 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €272,000.
Levies: Beverwijk'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
Meerplein has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Centrum.
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: €272,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Meerplein
272,000
893
–
Wijkertoren
253,000
513
–
Koningstraat
277,000
859
–
Burgerhartstraat
328,000
471
–
Sint Aagtendorp
298,000
338
–
Reguliersstraat
313,000
490
–
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 57% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied57%
Social housing6%
Private rent37%
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
81% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes19%
Multi-family homes81%
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
53% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 20% in the municipality of Beverwijk.
Before 194522.2%
1945-19642.4%
1965-19745.2%
1975-199153%
1992-20057.8%
2006-20150.2%
2016 and later9.3%
Explanation
Based on 893 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 Beverwijk average.
In 2025, 165 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Meerplein, 3.8 times as high as in Beverwijk (43). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 35%, against a rise of 1% in Beverwijk. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
165
▲3.8 times as high as Beverwijk (43)
Change since 2021
+35%
▲higher than Beverwijk (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼35% lower than Beverwijk (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
165
▲3.8 times as high as Beverwijk (43)
Change since 2021
+35%
▲higher than Beverwijk (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼35% lower than Beverwijk (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Meerplein registered 165 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 43 in the municipality of Beverwijk.
Meerplein165
The municipality of Beverwijk43
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 Meerplein is 'Theft and burglary': 70.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 13.7 in the municipality of Beverwijk.
MeerpleinBeverwijk
Theft and burglary70.3
Beverwijk 13.7▲ +413% vs Beverwijk
Traffic35.5
Beverwijk 10.6▲ +235% vs Beverwijk
Fraud and scams18.7
Beverwijk 5.9▲ +217% vs Beverwijk
Violence and threats16.8
Beverwijk 4.8▲ +250% vs Beverwijk
Vandalism and public order16.1
Beverwijk 6.1▲ +164% vs Beverwijk
Other and withheld7.1
Beverwijk 1.8▲ +294% vs Beverwijk
Environmental0.0
Beverwijk 0.3≈ Beverwijk
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 Meerplein registered 18 traffic accidents, of which 8 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 Beverwijk average; green space is below the Beverwijk average.
An estimated 69% of adults in Meerplein rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Beverwijk. More adults smoke (28% against 20%), more feel lonely (58% against 50%) and more report anxiety or depression (55% against 50%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (42% against 48%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Meerplein, covering 65% of the area, against 44% in Beverwijk. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 13 percentage points below the 17% in Beverwijk.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Beverwijk (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼13 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (17%)
More figures
Smokes
28%
▲8 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (20%)
Lonely
58%
▲8 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (50%)
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼6 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
55%
▲5 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
65%
▲21 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (44%)
Traffic, share of the area
23%
▲17 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼13 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (21%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Beverwijk (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼13 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (17%)
More figures
Smokes
28%
▲8 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (20%)
Lonely
58%
▲8 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (50%)
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼6 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
55%
▲5 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
65%
▲21 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (44%)
Traffic, share of the area
23%
▲17 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼13 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (21%)
Health
An estimated 69% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Beverwijk (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Beverwijk
Good self-rated health
69.2%
70.4%
Smokes
27.6%
19.6%
Excessive drinking
6%
6.2%
Overweight
53.6%
55%
Lonely
58%
50.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
55%
49.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
41.8%
48%
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
4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Beverwijk.
Traffic23.1%
Built-up65.4%
Recreation3.8%
Agriculture7.7%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
200 m
–
GP practice
300 m
–
Primary school
1,200 m
–
Daycare
1,100 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
5
GP practices
–
1.2
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 growing faster than the Beverwijk average.
Meerplein has 1,550 inhabitants (2026), or 5,993 per km² (2.6 times as high as in Beverwijk). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 22%, against a rise of 3% in Beverwijk. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Beverwijk was 75%, 3 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% 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
+22%
▲higher than Beverwijk (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Beverwijk
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+14%
▲higher than Beverwijk (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
42%
▲14 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (28%)
Never married
60%
▲9 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (51%)
Dutch origin
56%
▼11 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (67%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Beverwijk (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+22%
▲higher than Beverwijk (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Beverwijk
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+14%
▲higher than Beverwijk (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
42%
▲14 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (28%)
Never married
60%
▲9 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (51%)
Dutch origin
56%
▼11 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (67%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Beverwijk (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 22% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,550.
Residents, 2026
1,550
+22% since 2021
Beverwijk +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,993 residents per km², this buurt is 2.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of Beverwijk.
Residents per km²5,993
Dwellings per km²3,434.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 16.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
42% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15145
15 to 25155
25 to 45655
45 to 65340
65 to 80185
80 and over70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
60% of residents are never married.
Never married925
Married425
Divorced135
Widowed55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
56% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands870
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)390
Outside Europe285
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, mbo1420
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4600
Higher professional, university260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Beverwijk; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 75% of eligible voters in Beverwijk voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of BeverwijkThe Netherlands
D66
16.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
20.6%
16.7%
VVD
15%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.8%
12.8%
CDA
8%
11.8%
JA21
7.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.6%
4.5%
BBB
2.1%
2.6%
Other
13%
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
Meerplein has an average of 0.8 cars per household, 20% lower than in Beverwijk (1.0). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Beverwijk (20%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
28%
▲6 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (22%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼4 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼20% lower than Beverwijk (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼3 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Beverwijk (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
77%
▼9 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (86%)
Retail, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (4%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
19%
▼44 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
37%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
28%
▲6 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (22%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼4 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼20% lower than Beverwijk (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼3 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Beverwijk (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
77%
▼9 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (86%)
Retail, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (4%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
19%
▼44 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
37%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 90 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie60
Handel en horeca90
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening60
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Beverwijk (2025).
Petrol83.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.9%
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 12% to 17% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▼ 3 percentage points below Beverwijk (20%)
+5 pp since 2021
Beverwijk +6 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, 740 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars740
Motorcycles65
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
77% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (7%).
Residential77%
Retail7.3%
Office3.5%
Assembly2.4%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial1.1%
Sports0.1%
Other8.9%
Explanation
Based on 1,159 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
5,993 residents per km²: 11 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,993
NL 539▲ +1012% vs NL
Social housing6%
NL 28%▼ −79% vs NL
Single-family dwellings19%
NL 63%▼ −70% vs NL
Private rent37%
NL 14%▲ +164% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings81%
NL 37%▲ +119% 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