The population is shrinking, while it grows in Den Helder. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Den Helder, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Wierbalg is €337,000, 29% higher than in Den Helder (€261,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 47%, against a rise of 53% in Den Helder. 97% of the homes are owner-occupied, 41 percentage points more than in Den Helder (56%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€337,000
▲29% higher than Den Helder (€261,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+47%
▼lower than Den Helder (+53%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲41 percentage points higher than Den Helder (56%)
Social housing
0%
▼36 percentage points lower than Den Helder (36%)
Private rent
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Den Helder (8%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲27 percentage points higher than Den Helder (73%)
Built 1992–2005
18%
▲10 percentage points higher than Den Helder (8%)
Average WOZ value
€337,000
▲29% higher than Den Helder (€261,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+47%
▼lower than Den Helder (+53%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲41 percentage points higher than Den Helder (56%)
Social housing
0%
▼36 percentage points lower than Den Helder (36%)
Private rent
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Den Helder (8%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲27 percentage points higher than Den Helder (73%)
Built 1992–2005
18%
▲10 percentage points higher than Den Helder (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 47% between 2021 and 2025, to €337,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€337,000▲ 29% above Den Helder
+47% since 2021
Den Helder +53%
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: ~€290 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€290/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
116 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €337,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€132NL median
Water board levy€41–
Waste levy€39€27
Property tax (OZB)€31€30
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€158
Maintenance reserve€148–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Den Helder's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 273rd 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 116 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €337,000.
Levies: Den Helder'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
Wierbalg has the 4th-lowest WOZ value of the 10 buurten in Julianadorp.
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: €337,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Wierbalg
337,000
614
–
Julianadorp-West
357,000
289
–
Middelzand
243,000
833
–
Vogelzand
429,000
464
–
Doorzwin
262,000
895
–
Kruiszwin
267,000
1,083
–
Malzwin
479,000
350
–
Boterzwin
351,000
543
–
Zwanenbalg
605,000
196
–
Noorderhaven
462,000
363
–
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 97% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied97%
Private rent3%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
82% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 25% in the municipality of Den Helder.
1975-199182.1%
1992-200517.9%
Explanation
Based on 614 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 Den Helder average.
In 2025, 5 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Wierbalg, 91% lower than in Den Helder (55). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 70%, against a rise of 8% in Den Helder. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
5
▼91% lower than Den Helder (55)
Change since 2021
-70%
▼lower than Den Helder (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼41% lower than Den Helder (2.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
5
▼91% lower than Den Helder (55)
Change since 2021
-70%
▼lower than Den Helder (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼41% lower than Den Helder (2.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Wierbalg registered 5 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 55 in the municipality of Den Helder.
Wierbalg5
The municipality of Den Helder55
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 Wierbalg is 'Fraud and scams': 2.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.2 in the municipality of Den Helder.
WierbalgDen Helder
Fraud and scams2.9
Den Helder 6.2▼ −53% vs Den Helder
Theft and burglary1.5
Den Helder 25.0▼ −94% vs Den Helder
Vandalism and public order0.7
Den Helder 8.3▼ −92% vs Den Helder
Violence and threats0.0
Den Helder 6.2▼ −100% vs Den Helder
Traffic0.0
Den Helder 7.7▼ −100% vs Den Helder
Environmental0.0
Den Helder 0.1≈ Den Helder
Other and withheld0.0
Den Helder 1.7▼ −100% vs Den Helder
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'.
Residents rate their health above the Den Helder average; green space is above the Den Helder average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Wierbalg rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Den Helder. Fewer adults smoke (14% against 19%), fewer feel lonely (45% against 50%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 44%), but more drink excessively (6% against 5%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Wierbalg, covering 78% of the area, against 8% in Den Helder. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 19% of the area, 13 percentage points above the 6% in Den Helder.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲6 percentage points higher than Den Helder (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
19%
▲13 percentage points higher than Den Helder (6%)
More figures
Lonely
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Den Helder (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Den Helder (44%)
Smokes
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Den Helder (19%)
Overweight
59%
▲1 percentage point higher than Den Helder (58%)
Water, share of the area
4%
▼71 percentage points lower than Den Helder (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
78%
▲70 percentage points higher than Den Helder (8%)
Recreation, share of the area
19%
▲16 percentage points higher than Den Helder (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲6 percentage points higher than Den Helder (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
19%
▲13 percentage points higher than Den Helder (6%)
More figures
Lonely
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Den Helder (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Den Helder (44%)
Smokes
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Den Helder (19%)
Overweight
59%
▲1 percentage point higher than Den Helder (58%)
Water, share of the area
4%
▼71 percentage points lower than Den Helder (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
78%
▲70 percentage points higher than Den Helder (8%)
Recreation, share of the area
19%
▲16 percentage points higher than Den Helder (3%)
Health
An estimated 76% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Den Helder (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Den Helder
Good self-rated health
75.9%
70.1%
Smokes
14.4%
19.3%
Excessive drinking
5.8%
5.3%
Overweight
58.9%
58.1%
Lonely
44.9%
50.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
38.8%
44.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.1%
51.7%
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
19% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 6% in the municipality of Den Helder.
Built-up77.8%
Recreation18.5%
Water3.7%
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
1,200 m
–
GP practice
2,400 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.1
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
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 shrinking, while it grows in Den Helder.
Wierbalg has 1,365 inhabitants (2026), or 5,140 per km² (4.1 times as high as in Den Helder). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 3%, against no real change in Den Helder. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Den Helder was 71%, 7 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) 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
-3%
▼lower than Den Helder (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Den Helder
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Den Helder (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Den Helder (26%)
Married
53%
▲14 percentage points higher than Den Helder (39%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲9 percentage points higher than Den Helder (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
59%
▲8 percentage points higher than Den Helder (51%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Den Helder (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Den Helder
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Den Helder (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Den Helder (26%)
Married
53%
▲14 percentage points higher than Den Helder (39%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲9 percentage points higher than Den Helder (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
59%
▲8 percentage points higher than Den Helder (51%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,365.
Residents, 2026
1,365
-3% since 2021
Den Helder +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,140 residents per km², this buurt is 4.1 times as densely populated as the municipality of Den Helder.
Residents per km²5,140
Dwellings per km²2,274.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.9 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
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15170
15 to 25135
25 to 45295
45 to 65375
65 to 80325
80 and over60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
53% of residents are married.
Never married490
Married725
Divorced85
Widowed60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,160
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)70
Outside Europe130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
59% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1200
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4640
Higher professional, university240
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Den Helder; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 71% of eligible voters in Den Helder voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Den HelderThe Netherlands
D66
13.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
24.2%
16.7%
VVD
16.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.9%
12.8%
CDA
10.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.2%
4.5%
BBB
2.9%
2.6%
Other
10.5%
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
Wierbalg has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 30% higher than in Den Helder (1.0). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Den Helder (19%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
29%
▲10 percentage points higher than Den Helder (19%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Den Helder (4%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Den Helder (2%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲30% higher than Den Helder (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Den Helder (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
▲higher than Den Helder (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
100%
▲20 percentage points higher than Den Helder (80%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Den Helder (4%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲40 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
29%
▲10 percentage points higher than Den Helder (19%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Den Helder (4%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Den Helder (2%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲30% higher than Den Helder (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Den Helder (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
▲higher than Den Helder (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
100%
▲20 percentage points higher than Den Helder (80%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Den Helder (4%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲40 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
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 19% in the municipality of Den Helder (2025).
Petrol75.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.4%
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 17% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 5 percentage points above Den Helder (19%)
+7 pp since 2021
Den Helder +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, 800 passenger cars and 105 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars800
Motorcycles105
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
100% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (0.2%).
Residential99.5%
Lodging0.2%
Other0.3%
Explanation
Based on 617 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
5,140 residents per km²: 9.5 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,140
NL 539▲ +854% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings97%
NL 57%▲ +70% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Average WOZ value€337,000
NL €398,000▼ −15% 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