The population is growing faster than in Breda. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Breda, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Waterdonken is €441,000, 5% higher than in Breda (€419,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 25%, against a rise of 34% in Breda. 62% of the homes are owner-occupied, 7 percentage points more than in Breda (55%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€441,000
▲5% higher than Breda (€419,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Breda (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▲7 percentage points higher than Breda (55%)
Social housing
24%
▼4 percentage points lower than Breda (28%)
Private rent
14%
▼2 percentage points lower than Breda (16%)
Single-family dwellings
61%
▲2 percentage points higher than Breda (59%)
Built 2016 and later
27%
▲19 percentage points higher than Breda (8%)
Average WOZ value
€441,000
▲5% higher than Breda (€419,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Breda (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▲7 percentage points higher than Breda (55%)
Social housing
24%
▼4 percentage points lower than Breda (28%)
Private rent
14%
▼2 percentage points lower than Breda (16%)
Single-family dwellings
61%
▲2 percentage points higher than Breda (59%)
Built 2016 and later
27%
▲19 percentage points higher than Breda (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 25% between 2021 and 2025, to €441,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€441,000▲ 5% above Breda
+25% since 2021
Breda +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: ~€273 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€273/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
119 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €441,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€111NL median
Water board levy€44–
Waste levy€28€27
Property tax (OZB)€21€39
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€162
Maintenance reserve€151–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Breda's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 2nd 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 119 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €441,000.
Levies: Breda'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
Waterdonken has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Breda noord.
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: €441,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Waterdonken
441,000
590
–
Belcrum
415,000
1,990
–
Doornbos-Linie
329,000
2,353
–
Biesdonk
263,000
2,262
–
Geeren-zuid
260,000
1,787
–
Wisselaar
277,000
1,876
–
Krogten
472,000
74
–
Geeren-noord
265,000
1,213
–
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 62% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied62%
Social housing24%
Private rent14%
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
61% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes61%
Multi-family homes39%
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
73% of dwellings were built between 2006 and 2015, against 8% in the municipality of Breda.
2006-201572.9%
2016 and later27.1%
Explanation
Based on 590 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 Breda average.
In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Waterdonken, 70% lower than in Breda (60). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 14%, against a rise of 12% in Breda. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼70% lower than Breda (60)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Breda (+12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.7
▼47% lower than Breda (3.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼70% lower than Breda (60)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Breda (+12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.7
▼47% lower than Breda (3.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Waterdonken registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 60 in the municipality of Breda.
Waterdonken18
The municipality of Breda60
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 Waterdonken is 'Theft and burglary': 9.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 27.8 in the municipality of Breda.
WaterdonkenBreda
Theft and burglary9.3
Breda 27.8▼ −67% vs Breda
Traffic2.8
Breda 9.0▼ −69% vs Breda
Vandalism and public order2.1
Breda 7.6▼ −72% vs Breda
Fraud and scams1.4
Breda 5.5▼ −75% vs Breda
Other and withheld1.4
Breda 2.9▼ −52% vs Breda
Violence and threats0.7
Breda 6.7▼ −90% vs Breda
Environmental0.0
Breda 0.3≈ Breda
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 2023, police in Waterdonken registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Breda average; green space is above the Breda average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Waterdonken rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Breda. Fewer adults smoke (13% against 18%), fewer feel lonely (42% against 47%), fewer meet the physical activity guideline (44% against 47%) and fewer drink excessively (4% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Waterdonken, covering 65% of the area, against 29% in Breda. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 20% of the area, 2 percentage points above the 18% in Breda.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲6 percentage points higher than Breda (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Breda (18%)
More figures
Smokes
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Breda (18%)
Lonely
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Breda (47%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Breda (47%)
Excessive drinking
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Breda (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼43 percentage points lower than Breda (43%)
Built-up, share of the area
65%
▲36 percentage points higher than Breda (29%)
Recreation, share of the area
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Breda (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲6 percentage points higher than Breda (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Breda (18%)
More figures
Smokes
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Breda (18%)
Lonely
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Breda (47%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Breda (47%)
Excessive drinking
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Breda (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼43 percentage points lower than Breda (43%)
Built-up, share of the area
65%
▲36 percentage points higher than Breda (29%)
Recreation, share of the area
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Breda (6%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Breda (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Breda
Good self-rated health
78.9%
73.2%
Smokes
12.9%
17.8%
Excessive drinking
4.1%
6.4%
Overweight
49.3%
49.5%
Lonely
42.5%
47.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.9%
48.6%
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
20% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 18% in the municipality of Breda.
Built-up65%
Recreation20%
Water15%
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 800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,300 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.1
GP practices
–
0.8
Daycares
–
2.1
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 Breda average.
Waterdonken has 1,410 inhabitants (2026), or 7,962 per km² (5.3 times as high as in Breda). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 8%, against a rise of 3% in Breda. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Breda was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 24% 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
+8%
▲higher than Breda (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Breda
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+18%
▲higher than Breda (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Breda (27%)
Never married
58%
▲3 percentage points higher than Breda (55%)
Dutch origin
71%
=about the same as Breda (71%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
59%
▲18 percentage points higher than Breda (41%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+8%
▲higher than Breda (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Breda
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+18%
▲higher than Breda (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Breda (27%)
Never married
58%
▲3 percentage points higher than Breda (55%)
Dutch origin
71%
=about the same as Breda (71%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
59%
▲18 percentage points higher than Breda (41%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 8% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,410.
Residents, 2026
1,410
+8% since 2021
Breda +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 7,962 residents per km², this buurt is 5.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Breda.
Residents per km²7,962
Dwellings per km²3,277.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
35% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15325
15 to 25105
25 to 45500
45 to 65350
65 to 80115
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
58% of residents are never married.
Never married825
Married460
Divorced100
Widowed30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
71% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,005
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)115
Outside Europe300
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
59% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4370
Higher professional, university540
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Breda; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Breda voted. The largest party was D66 with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of BredaThe Netherlands
D66
23.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
13.1%
16.7%
VVD
18.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.3%
12.8%
CDA
10.6%
11.8%
JA21
5.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.2%
4.5%
BBB
1.2%
2.6%
Other
10.6%
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
Waterdonken has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 35% lower than in Breda (1.7). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 19 percentage points less than in Breda (44%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Breda (10%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Breda (17%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Breda (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼35% lower than Breda (1.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼19 percentage points lower than Breda (44%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Breda (+13 pp)
Social housing
24%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€441,000
▲11% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Breda (10%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Breda (17%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Breda (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼35% lower than Breda (1.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼19 percentage points lower than Breda (44%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Breda (+13 pp)
Social housing
24%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€441,000
▲11% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 55 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg35
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 44% in the municipality of Breda (2025).
Petrol74.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.4%
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 20% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▼ 19 percentage points below Breda (44%)
+5 pp since 2021
Breda +12 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, 650 passenger cars and 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars650
Motorcycles50
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
98% of addresses are residential.
Residential98.2%
Other1.8%
Explanation
Based on 601 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
7,962 residents per km²: 15 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²7,962
NL 539▲ +1377% vs NL
Social housing24%
NL 28%▼ −14% vs NL
Average WOZ value€441,000
NL €398,000▲ +11% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings62%
NL 57%▲ +9% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings39%
NL 37%▲ +5% 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