The population is growing faster than in Castricum. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Castricum, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Limmen is €553,000, 9% higher than in Castricum (€508,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 84%, against a rise of 96% in Castricum. 80% of the homes are owner-occupied, 5 percentage points more than in Castricum (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€553,000
▲9% higher than Castricum (€508,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+84%
▼lower than Castricum (+96%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Castricum (75%)
Social housing
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Castricum (16%)
Private rent
10%
▲1 percentage point higher than Castricum (9%)
Single-family dwellings
81%
▲5 percentage points higher than Castricum (76%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Castricum (15%)
Built 1965–1974
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Castricum (22%)
Built 2016 and later
14%
▲5 percentage points higher than Castricum (9%)
Average WOZ value
€553,000
▲9% higher than Castricum (€508,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+84%
▼lower than Castricum (+96%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Castricum (75%)
Social housing
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Castricum (16%)
Private rent
10%
▲1 percentage point higher than Castricum (9%)
Single-family dwellings
81%
▲5 percentage points higher than Castricum (76%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Castricum (15%)
Built 1965–1974
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Castricum (22%)
Built 2016 and later
14%
▲5 percentage points higher than Castricum (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 84% between 2014 and 2025, to €553,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€553,000▲ 9% above Castricum
+84% since 2014
Castricum +96%
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: ~€304 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€304/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
127 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €553,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€131NL median
Water board levy€47–
Property tax (OZB)€39€49
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€173
Maintenance reserve€162–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Castricum's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 38th 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 127 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €553,000.
Levies: Castricum'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
Limmen has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 8 wijken in the municipality of Castricum.
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: €553,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Limmen
553,000
3,402
–
Centrum
476,000
2,435
–
Castricum-Noord
444,000
2,622
–
Castricum-Oost
471,000
3,998
–
Castricum-Zuid
496,000
348
–
Bakkum
685,000
1,634
–
Akersloot
479,000
2,171
–
De Woude
667,000
62
–
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 80% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied80%
Social housing10%
Private rent10%
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 single-family homes.
Single-family homes81%
Multi-family homes19%
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
25% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 16% in the municipality of Castricum.
Before 19458.7%
1945-19645.6%
1965-197416.5%
1975-199122.9%
1992-200525.3%
2006-20156.7%
2016 and later14.4%
Explanation
Based on 3,439 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 Castricum average.
In 2025, 17 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Limmen, 39% lower than in Castricum (28). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 5%, against a rise of 8% in Castricum. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼39% lower than Castricum (28)
Change since 2021
-5%
▼lower than Castricum (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.2
▲28% higher than Castricum (2.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼39% lower than Castricum (28)
Change since 2021
-5%
▼lower than Castricum (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.2
▲28% higher than Castricum (2.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Limmen registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Castricum.
Limmen17
The municipality of Castricum28
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 Limmen is 'Theft and burglary': 7.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.1 in the municipality of Castricum.
LimmenCastricum
Theft and burglary7.1
Castricum 14.1▼ −50% vs Castricum
Fraud and scams3.7
Castricum 4.2▼ −12% vs Castricum
Traffic3.3
Castricum 4.2▼ −21% vs Castricum
Violence and threats1.5
Castricum 2.2▼ −32% vs Castricum
Vandalism and public order1.2
Castricum 2.8▼ −57% vs Castricum
Other and withheld0.5
Castricum 0.7≈ Castricum
Environmental0.0
Castricum 0.0
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 Limmen registered 17 traffic accidents, of which 9 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 Castricum average; green space is below the Castricum average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Limmen rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Castricum. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 40%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 42%), fewer meet the physical activity guideline (54% against 56%) and fewer smoke (11% against 12%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Limmen, covering 72% of the area, against 36% in Castricum. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 27 percentage points below the 31% in Castricum.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼27 percentage points lower than Castricum (31%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (56%)
Smokes
11%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
72%
▲36 percentage points higher than Castricum (36%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Castricum (27%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼17 percentage points lower than Castricum (18%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼27 percentage points lower than Castricum (31%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (56%)
Smokes
11%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
72%
▲36 percentage points higher than Castricum (36%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Castricum (27%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼17 percentage points lower than Castricum (18%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Castricum (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Castricum
Good self-rated health
78.6%
77.1%
Smokes
11.1%
11.6%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
6.4%
Overweight
45.6%
45.7%
Lonely
38.3%
40.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.9%
41.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.4%
55.9%
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 31% in the municipality of Castricum.
Traffic2.1%
Built-up20.5%
Other built-up0.5%
Recreation4%
Agriculture71.6%
Forest and nature0.3%
Water1%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Castricum average.
Limmen has 7,790 inhabitants (2026), or 860 per km² (15% higher than in Castricum). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 15%, against a rise of 8% in Castricum. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Castricum was 87%, 9 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 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 2014
+15%
▲higher than Castricum (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Castricum
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+18%
▲higher than Castricum (+10%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (27%)
Married
45%
▲4 percentage points higher than Castricum (41%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than Castricum (42%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+15%
▲higher than Castricum (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Castricum
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+18%
▲higher than Castricum (+10%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (27%)
Married
45%
▲4 percentage points higher than Castricum (41%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than Castricum (42%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 15% between 2014 and 2026, to 7,790.
Residents, 2026
7,790
+15% since 2014
Castricum +8%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 860 residents per km², this wijk is 15% more densely populated than the municipality of Castricum.
Residents per km²860
Dwellings per km²375.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.2 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
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,110
15 to 25830
25 to 451,510
45 to 652,240
65 to 801,550
80 and over550
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married3,365
Married3,485
Divorced505
Widowed435
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands6,950
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)370
Outside Europe465
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,580
Higher professional, university1,950
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Castricum; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 87% of eligible voters in Castricum voted. The largest party was D66 with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of CastricumThe Netherlands
D66
21.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
10%
16.7%
VVD
18.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
16.2%
12.8%
CDA
11.7%
11.8%
JA21
6.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.9%
4.5%
BBB
2.4%
2.6%
Other
8.5%
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
Limmen has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 27% higher than in Castricum (1.1). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Castricum (23%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Castricum (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (6%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲27% higher than Castricum (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+11 pp
▲higher than Castricum (+10 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (87%)
Lodging, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Castricum (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
19%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
860
▲60% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Castricum (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (6%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲27% higher than Castricum (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+11 pp
▲higher than Castricum (+10 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (87%)
Lodging, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Castricum (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
19%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
860
▲60% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 355 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie205
Handel en horeca160
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie70
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed105
Zakelijke dienstverlening355
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg185
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Castricum (2025).
Petrol74.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.8%
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 14% to 26% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▲ 3 percentage points above Castricum (23%)
+12 pp since 2014
Castricum +9 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, 4,540 passenger cars and 510 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,540
Motorcycles510
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 lodging (3%).
Residential88.7%
Retail1.6%
Office1%
Assembly0.5%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial3.1%
Lodging3.2%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other2.8%
Explanation
Based on 3,875 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
10% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing10%
NL 28%▼ −64% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings19%
NL 37%▼ −49% vs NL
Residents per km²860
NL 539▲ +60% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings80%
NL 57%▲ +40% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% 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