The population is shrinking, while it grows in Culemborg. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Culemborg, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Westerkwartier is €395,000, 6% lower than in Culemborg (€419,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 49%, against a rise of 52% in Culemborg. 60% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points less than in Culemborg (64%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€395,000
▼6% lower than Culemborg (€419,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+49%
▼lower than Culemborg (+52%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
60%
▼4 percentage points lower than Culemborg (64%)
Social housing
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Culemborg (27%)
Private rent
14%
▲5 percentage points higher than Culemborg (9%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲12 percentage points higher than Culemborg (74%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼13 percentage points lower than Culemborg (17%)
Built 2006–2015
20%
▲10 percentage points higher than Culemborg (10%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Culemborg (23%)
Average WOZ value
€395,000
▼6% lower than Culemborg (€419,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+49%
▼lower than Culemborg (+52%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
60%
▼4 percentage points lower than Culemborg (64%)
Social housing
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Culemborg (27%)
Private rent
14%
▲5 percentage points higher than Culemborg (9%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲12 percentage points higher than Culemborg (74%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼13 percentage points lower than Culemborg (17%)
Built 2006–2015
20%
▲10 percentage points higher than Culemborg (10%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Culemborg (23%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 49% between 2021 and 2025, to €395,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€395,000▼ 6% below Culemborg
+49% since 2021
Culemborg +52%
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: ~€259 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€259/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
113 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €395,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€105NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€34€35
Sewage levy€28€22
Waste levy not included: a joint body (in Rivierenland, Avri) raises it on Culemborg's behalf, not the gemeente itself. Not counted in the total.
Costs to set aside€154
Maintenance reserve€144–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
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 113 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €395,000.
Levies: Culemborg'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
Westerkwartier has the 5th-lowest WOZ value of the 11 buurten in Culemborg Oost.
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: €395,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Westerkwartier
395,000
549
–
Binnenstad
327,000
1,533
–
Dreven
811,000
151
–
Bloemen/Oranjebuurt
417,000
978
–
De Hond
541,000
505
–
Ter Weijde Componistenbuurt
317,000
1,036
–
Ter Weijde Statenliedenbuurt
307,000
1,054
–
Voorkoop Noord
407,000
527
–
Voorkoop Zuid
358,000
973
–
Lanxmeer
421,000
711
–
Buitengebied Redichem
959,000
55
–
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 60% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied60%
Social housing26%
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
86% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes86%
Multi-family homes14%
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
36% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 12% in the municipality of Culemborg.
Before 194536.4%
1945-19641.5%
1965-19743.8%
1975-199115.8%
1992-200517.9%
2006-201519.7%
2016 and later4.9%
Explanation
Based on 549 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 Culemborg average.
In 2025, 36 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Westerkwartier, 9% higher than in Culemborg (33). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 15%, against a fall of 3% in Culemborg. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
36
▲9% higher than Culemborg (33)
Change since 2021
-15%
▼lower than Culemborg (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.0
▲43% higher than Culemborg (2.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
36
▲9% higher than Culemborg (33)
Change since 2021
-15%
▼lower than Culemborg (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.0
▲43% higher than Culemborg (2.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Westerkwartier registered 36 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Culemborg.
Westerkwartier36
The municipality of Culemborg33
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 Westerkwartier is 'Traffic': 11.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.1 in the municipality of Culemborg.
WesterkwartierCulemborg
Traffic11.6
Culemborg 7.1▲ +63% vs Culemborg
Theft and burglary9.9
Culemborg 14.0▼ −29% vs Culemborg
Fraud and scams6.6
Culemborg 4.7▲ +40% vs Culemborg
Violence and threats4.1
Culemborg 2.3▲ +78% vs Culemborg
Vandalism and public order1.7
Culemborg 3.9▼ −56% vs Culemborg
Other and withheld1.7
Culemborg 1.0▲ +70% vs Culemborg
Environmental0.0
Culemborg 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 Westerkwartier registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 Culemborg average; green space is above the Culemborg average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Westerkwartier rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Culemborg. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 47%), more smoke (16% against 15%), more are overweight (54% against 53%) and more report anxiety or depression (47% against 46%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Westerkwartier, covering 43% of the area, against 20% in Culemborg. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 32% of the area, 21 percentage points above the 11% in Culemborg.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼1 percentage point lower than Culemborg (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
32%
▲21 percentage points higher than Culemborg (11%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Culemborg (47%)
Smokes
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Culemborg (15%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Culemborg (46%)
Overweight
54%
▲1 percentage point higher than Culemborg (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
2%
▼57 percentage points lower than Culemborg (59%)
Recreation, share of the area
32%
▲28 percentage points higher than Culemborg (4%)
Built-up, share of the area
43%
▲23 percentage points higher than Culemborg (20%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼1 percentage point lower than Culemborg (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
32%
▲21 percentage points higher than Culemborg (11%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Culemborg (47%)
Smokes
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Culemborg (15%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Culemborg (46%)
Overweight
54%
▲1 percentage point higher than Culemborg (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
2%
▼57 percentage points lower than Culemborg (59%)
Recreation, share of the area
32%
▲28 percentage points higher than Culemborg (4%)
Built-up, share of the area
43%
▲23 percentage points higher than Culemborg (20%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Culemborg (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Culemborg
Good self-rated health
73.4%
73.5%
Smokes
16.5%
15.1%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
4.6%
Overweight
54%
53.1%
Lonely
43.9%
44.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
47.1%
45.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.6%
47%
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
32% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 11% in the municipality of Culemborg.
Traffic6.4%
Built-up42.6%
Recreation31.9%
Agriculture2.1%
Water17%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
1,000 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.3
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
2.6
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 Culemborg.
Westerkwartier has 1,185 inhabitants (2026), or 3,104 per km² (3.0 times as high as in Culemborg). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 4% in Culemborg. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Culemborg was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 13% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-0%
▼lower than Culemborg (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Culemborg
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Culemborg (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Culemborg (27%)
Never married
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Culemborg (47%)
Dutch origin
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than Culemborg (73%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
41%
▲2 percentage points higher than Culemborg (39%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2021
-0%
▼lower than Culemborg (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Culemborg
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Culemborg (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Culemborg (27%)
Never married
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Culemborg (47%)
Dutch origin
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than Culemborg (73%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
41%
▲2 percentage points higher than Culemborg (39%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,185.
Residents, 2026
1,185
+0% since 2021
Culemborg +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,104 residents per km², this buurt is 3.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Culemborg.
Residents per km²3,104
Dwellings per km²1,444.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.3 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15180
15 to 25125
25 to 45285
45 to 65360
65 to 80185
80 and over50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married575
Married435
Divorced120
Widowed55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
72% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands855
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)85
Outside Europe245
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
41% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1230
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4310
Higher professional, university370
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Culemborg; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Culemborg voted. The largest party was GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of CulemborgThe Netherlands
D66
18.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
13.9%
16.7%
VVD
13.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
19.4%
12.8%
CDA
9.8%
11.8%
JA21
4.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.7%
4.5%
BBB
1.5%
2.6%
Other
15.2%
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
Westerkwartier has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 9% lower than in Culemborg (1.1). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Culemborg (25%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Culemborg (11%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
14%
▲6 percentage points higher than Culemborg (8%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Culemborg (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than Culemborg (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Culemborg (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▼lower than Culemborg (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲7 percentage points higher than Culemborg (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Culemborg (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Culemborg (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Social housing
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Culemborg (11%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
14%
▲6 percentage points higher than Culemborg (8%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Culemborg (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than Culemborg (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Culemborg (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▼lower than Culemborg (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲7 percentage points higher than Culemborg (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Culemborg (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Culemborg (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Social housing
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg35
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
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 25% in the municipality of Culemborg (2025).
Petrol75.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.3%
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 21% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▼ 1 percentage point below Culemborg (25%)
+3 pp since 2021
Culemborg +5 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, 540 passenger cars and 45 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars540
Motorcycles45
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (1%).
Residential95.8%
Retail0.7%
Office1%
Assembly1%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial0.3%
Education0.3%
Sports0.2%
Other1.4%
Explanation
Based on 573 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
3,104 residents per km²: 5.8 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,104
NL 539▲ +476% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings14%
NL 37%▼ −62% vs NL
Single-family dwellings86%
NL 63%▲ +37% vs NL
Social housing26%
NL 28%▼ −7% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings60%
NL 57%▲ +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