The population is growing slower than in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost less than the Bodegraven-Reeuwijk average.
The average WOZ value in Waarder Kern is €457,000, 3% lower than in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (€472,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 40%, against a rise of 34% in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk. 73% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point more than in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (72%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€457,000
▼3% lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (€472,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
▲higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (72%)
Social housing
22%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (20%)
Private rent
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (8%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲8 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (80%)
Built before 1945
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (14%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (10%)
Built 2016 and later
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (10%)
Average WOZ value
€457,000
▼3% lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (€472,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
▲higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (72%)
Social housing
22%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (20%)
Private rent
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (8%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲8 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (80%)
Built before 1945
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (14%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (10%)
Built 2016 and later
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 40% between 2021 and 2025, to €457,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€457,000▼ 3% below Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
+40% since 2021
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk +34%
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: ~€340 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€340/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
131 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €457,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€161NL median
Property tax (OZB)€50€40
Water board levy€45–
Waste levy€34€27
Sewage levy€32€22
Costs to set aside€179
Maintenance reserve€167–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 316th 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 131 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €457,000.
Levies: Bodegraven-Reeuwijk'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
Waarder Kern has the lowest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Waarder.
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: €457,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Waarder Kern
457,000
532
–
Waarder-West
722,000
66
–
Waarder-Oost
688,000
50
–
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 housing22%
Private rent5%
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
88% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes88%
Multi-family homes12%
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
33% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 21% in the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.
Before 19452.5%
1945-196410.2%
1965-197432.8%
1975-199118.5%
1992-200512.8%
2006-201518.1%
2016 and later5.1%
Explanation
Based on 530 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 Bodegraven-Reeuwijk average.
In 2025, 20 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Waarder Kern, 43% lower than in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (35). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 18%, against a rise of 8% in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼43% lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (35)
Change since 2021
-18%
▼lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.4
▲16% higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (3.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼43% lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (35)
Change since 2021
-18%
▼lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.4
▲16% higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (3.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Waarder Kern registered 20 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 35 in the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.
Waarder Kern20
The municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk35
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 Waarder Kern is 'Theft and burglary': 7.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 16.9 in the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.
Waarder KernBodegraven-Reeuwijk
Theft and burglary7.9
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 16.9▼ −53% vs Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Fraud and scams5.8
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 4.1▲ +41% vs Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Traffic5.0
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 6.9▼ −28% vs Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Vandalism and public order0.7
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 2.6▼ −73% vs Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Other and withheld0.7
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 1.0▼ −30% vs Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Violence and threats0.0
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 3.0▼ −100% vs Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Environmental0.0
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 0.3≈ Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
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 Waarder Kern registered 3 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 about average; green space is below the Bodegraven-Reeuwijk average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Waarder Kern rate their own health as good, about the same as in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (44% against 47%) and fewer feel lonely (40% against 42%), but more are overweight (53% against 51%) and more report anxiety or depression (44% against 43%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Waarder Kern, covering 49% of the area, against 8% in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 7 percentage points below the 9% in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
=about the same as Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (9%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (47%)
Overweight
53%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (51%)
Lonely
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (43%)
Built-up, share of the area
49%
▲41 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (8%)
Agriculture, share of the area
41%
▼25 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (66%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (15%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
=about the same as Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (9%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (47%)
Overweight
53%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (51%)
Lonely
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (43%)
Built-up, share of the area
49%
▲41 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (8%)
Agriculture, share of the area
41%
▼25 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (66%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (15%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Good self-rated health
76.7%
76.7%
Smokes
13.8%
14.2%
Excessive drinking
5%
5.1%
Overweight
53%
51.2%
Lonely
40.1%
41.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.7%
43.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
43.5%
47.3%
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
2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.
Traffic5.9%
Built-up49%
Other built-up2%
Recreation2%
Agriculture41.2%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
2,800 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
2
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 slower than the Bodegraven-Reeuwijk average.
Waarder Kern has 1,365 inhabitants (2026), or 2,634 per km² (5.4 times as high as in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 4%, against a rise of 6% in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 16% 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
+4%
▼lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
22%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (24%)
Married
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (43%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲7 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (42%)
VVD, share of the vote
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2021
+4%
▼lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
22%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (24%)
Married
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (43%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲7 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (42%)
VVD, share of the vote
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population grew 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,365.
Residents, 2026
1,365
+4% since 2021
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,634 residents per km², this buurt is 5.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.
Residents per km²2,634
Dwellings per km²1,023.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 18.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
22% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15255
15 to 25180
25 to 45295
45 to 65295
65 to 80235
80 and over100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married595
Married610
Divorced75
Widowed85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,215
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)60
Outside Europe95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1270
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4430
Higher professional, university250
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk voted. The largest party was VVD with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Bodegraven-ReeuwijkThe Netherlands
D66
13.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14%
16.7%
VVD
16.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.3%
12.8%
CDA
15.7%
11.8%
JA21
6.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.2%
4.5%
BBB
3.1%
2.6%
Other
18.8%
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
Waarder Kern has an average of 1.2 cars per household, about the same as in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (1.2). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (23%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (5%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (28%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲9 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (5%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (5%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (28%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲9 percentage points higher than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (5%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening45
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (2025).
Petrol80%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20%
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 17% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
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, 675 passenger cars and 75 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars675
Motorcycles75
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (2%).
Residential92.7%
Retail0.5%
Office0.9%
Assembly1.6%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial0.5%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other4.4%
Explanation
Based on 572 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
2,634 residents per km²: 4.9 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,634
NL 539▲ +389% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings12%
NL 37%▼ −68% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Single-family dwellings88%
NL 63%▲ +40% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings73%
NL 57%▲ +28% 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