The population is shrinking, while it grows in Beverwijk. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Beverwijk, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Wijk aan Zee is €332,000, 7% lower than in Beverwijk (€356,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 31%, against a rise of 37% in Beverwijk. 67% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points more than in Beverwijk (54%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€332,000
▼7% lower than Beverwijk (€356,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Beverwijk (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
67%
▲13 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (54%)
Social housing
9%
▼27 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (36%)
Private rent
24%
▲14 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (10%)
Single-family dwellings
59%
▲5 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (54%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼9 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (11%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (7%)
Built 1975–1991
24%
▲4 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (20%)
Average WOZ value
€332,000
▼7% lower than Beverwijk (€356,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Beverwijk (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
67%
▲13 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (54%)
Social housing
9%
▼27 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (36%)
Private rent
24%
▲14 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (10%)
Single-family dwellings
59%
▲5 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (54%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼9 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (11%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (7%)
Built 1975–1991
24%
▲4 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 31% between 2021 and 2025, to €332,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€332,000▼ 7% below Beverwijk
+31% 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: ~€239 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€239/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
94 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €332,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€111NL median
Water board levy€41–
Waste levy€30€27
Property tax (OZB)€22€29
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€128
Maintenance reserve€120–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Beverwijk's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 55th 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 94 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €332,000.
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
Wijk aan Zee has the highest WOZ value of the 1 buurten in Wijk aan Zee.
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: €332,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Wijk aan Zee
332,000
1,279
–
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 67% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied67%
Social housing9%
Private rent24%
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
59% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes59%
Multi-family homes41%
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
30% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 21% in the municipality of Beverwijk.
Before 194529.9%
1945-196422.2%
1965-19746.4%
1975-199123.7%
1992-200514.3%
2006-20152.2%
2016 and later1.3%
Explanation
Based on 1,281 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 Beverwijk average.
In 2025, 33 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Wijk aan Zee, 23% lower than in Beverwijk (43). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 36%, 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
33
▼23% lower than Beverwijk (43)
Change since 2021
-36%
▼lower than Beverwijk (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.8
▼53% lower than Beverwijk (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
33
▼23% lower than Beverwijk (43)
Change since 2021
-36%
▼lower than Beverwijk (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.8
▼53% lower than Beverwijk (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Wijk aan Zee registered 33 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 43 in the municipality of Beverwijk.
Wijk aan Zee33
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 Wijk aan Zee is 'Theft and burglary': 12.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 13.7 in the municipality of Beverwijk.
Wijk aan ZeeBeverwijk
Theft and burglary12.2
Beverwijk 13.7▼ −11% vs Beverwijk
Traffic7.5
Beverwijk 10.6▼ −29% vs Beverwijk
Vandalism and public order5.2
Beverwijk 6.1▼ −15% vs Beverwijk
Violence and threats4.7
Beverwijk 4.8≈ Beverwijk
Fraud and scams3.3
Beverwijk 5.9▼ −44% vs Beverwijk
Environmental0.5
Beverwijk 0.3≈ Beverwijk
Other and withheld0.0
Beverwijk 1.8▼ −100% vs 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 Wijk aan Zee registered 7 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 Beverwijk average; green space is above the Beverwijk average.
An estimated 72% of adults in Wijk aan Zee rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Beverwijk. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (46% against 50%), fewer are overweight (52% against 55%) and fewer feel lonely (48% against 50%), but more drink excessively (8% against 6%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Wijk aan Zee, covering 63% of the area, against 10% in Beverwijk. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 68% of the area, 51 percentage points above the 17% in Beverwijk.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
68%
▲51 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (17%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (50%)
Overweight
52%
▼3 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (55%)
Lonely
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (50%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (6%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
63%
▲53 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (10%)
Built-up, share of the area
24%
▼20 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
5%
▼16 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (21%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
68%
▲51 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (17%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (50%)
Overweight
52%
▼3 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (55%)
Lonely
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (50%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (6%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
63%
▲53 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (10%)
Built-up, share of the area
24%
▼20 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
5%
▼16 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (21%)
Health
An estimated 72% 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
72%
70.4%
Smokes
19%
19.6%
Excessive drinking
7.6%
6.2%
Overweight
51.5%
55%
Lonely
48.1%
50.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.9%
49.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
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
68% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Beverwijk.
Traffic3%
Built-up23.6%
Recreation5.5%
Agriculture4.8%
Forest and nature63%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.9
GP practices
–
0.9
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, while it grows in Beverwijk.
Wijk aan Zee has 2,155 inhabitants (2026), or 1,306 per km² (44% lower than in Beverwijk). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, 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
-1%
▼lower than Beverwijk (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Beverwijk
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-2%
▼lower than Beverwijk (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (26%)
Never married
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (51%)
Dutch origin
75%
▲8 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (67%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Beverwijk (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Beverwijk
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-2%
▼lower than Beverwijk (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (26%)
Never married
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (51%)
Dutch origin
75%
▲8 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (67%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 2,155.
Residents, 2026
2,155
-1% since 2021
Beverwijk +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,306 residents per km², this buurt is 44% less densely populated than the municipality of Beverwijk.
Residents per km²1,306
Dwellings per km²775.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15235
15 to 25190
25 to 45500
45 to 65665
65 to 80460
80 and over105
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married1,055
Married750
Divorced245
Widowed110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
75% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,625
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)400
Outside Europe135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
Wijk aan Zee has an average of 1.0 cars per household, about the same as in Beverwijk (1.0). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Beverwijk (20%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (21%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Beverwijk (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲4 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
=about the same as Beverwijk (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (4%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (1%)
Residents per km²
1,306
▲2.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€332,000
▼17% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (21%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Beverwijk (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲4 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
=about the same as Beverwijk (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Beverwijk (4%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Beverwijk (1%)
Residents per km²
1,306
▲2.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€332,000
▼17% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 100 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie100
Handel en horeca65
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening100
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg60
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Beverwijk (2025).
Petrol76.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.5%
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 18% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 4 percentage points above Beverwijk (20%)
+6 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, 1,170 passenger cars and 110 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,170
Motorcycles110
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
89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (3%).
Residential88.8%
Retail0.7%
Office0.1%
Assembly2.6%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial0.7%
Lodging0.8%
Education0.3%
Sports0.4%
Other6%
Explanation
Based on 1,442 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
9% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing9%
NL 28%▼ −68% vs NL
Residents per km²1,306
NL 539▲ +142% vs NL
Private rent24%
NL 14%▲ +71% vs NL
Average WOZ value€332,000
NL €398,000▼ −17% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings67%
NL 57%▲ +18% 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