The population is shrinking, while it grows in Diemen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Diemen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Biesbosch is €559,000, 22% higher than in Diemen (€460,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 38%, against a rise of 39% in Diemen. 60% of the homes are owner-occupied, 20 percentage points more than in Diemen (40%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€559,000
▲22% higher than Diemen (€460,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
▼lower than Diemen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
60%
▲20 percentage points higher than Diemen (40%)
Social housing
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Diemen (21%)
Private rent
40%
▲1 percentage point higher than Diemen (39%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲51 percentage points higher than Diemen (36%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Diemen (4%)
Average WOZ value
€559,000
▲22% higher than Diemen (€460,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
▼lower than Diemen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
60%
▲20 percentage points higher than Diemen (40%)
Social housing
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Diemen (21%)
Private rent
40%
▲1 percentage point higher than Diemen (39%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲51 percentage points higher than Diemen (36%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Diemen (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 38% between 2021 and 2025, to €559,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€559,000▲ 22% above Diemen
+38% since 2021
Diemen +39%
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: ~€300 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€300/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
123 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €559,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€133NL median
Water board levy€48–
Property tax (OZB)€33€49
Waste levy€30€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€167
Maintenance reserve€156–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Diemen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 39th 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 123 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €559,000.
Levies: Diemen'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
Biesbosch has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Diemen Zuid.
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: €559,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Biesbosch
559,000
392
–
Akkerland
502,000
486
–
Bomenrijk
527,000
484
–
Beukenhorst
309,000
482
–
Anne Frank
593,000
157
–
Schelpenhoek
505,000
393
–
Kruidenhof
450,000
561
–
Polderland
521,000
275
–
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%
Private rent40%
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
87% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes87%
Multi-family homes13%
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
99% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 32% in the municipality of Diemen.
1975-199199.5%
2006-20150.5%
Explanation
Based on 392 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 Diemen average.
In 2025, 28 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Biesbosch, 44% lower than in Diemen (50). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 15%, against no real change in Diemen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
▼44% lower than Diemen (50)
Change since 2021
-15%
▼lower than Diemen (-0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.3
▲48% higher than Diemen (2.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
▼44% lower than Diemen (50)
Change since 2021
-15%
▼lower than Diemen (-0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.3
▲48% higher than Diemen (2.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Biesbosch registered 28 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 50 in the municipality of Diemen.
Biesbosch28
The municipality of Diemen50
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 Biesbosch is 'Theft and burglary': 7.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 26.1 in the municipality of Diemen.
BiesboschDiemen
Theft and burglary7.2
Diemen 26.1▼ −72% vs Diemen
Fraud and scams7.2
Diemen 5.4▲ +33% vs Diemen
Violence and threats6.2
Diemen 5.7▲ +9% vs Diemen
Traffic6.2
Diemen 5.1▲ +22% vs Diemen
Vandalism and public order1.0
Diemen 4.8▼ −79% vs Diemen
Environmental0.0
Diemen 0.3≈ Diemen
Other and withheld0.0
Diemen 2.6▼ −100% vs Diemen
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 Biesbosch registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
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 Diemen average; green space is above the Diemen average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Biesbosch rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Diemen. Fewer adults feel lonely (48% against 54%), fewer report anxiety or depression (47% against 52%) and fewer smoke (15% against 17%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (57% against 53%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Biesbosch, covering 59% of the area, against 30% in Diemen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 29% of the area, 8 percentage points above the 21% in Diemen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲3 percentage points higher than Diemen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
29%
▲8 percentage points higher than Diemen (21%)
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Lonely
48%
▼6 percentage points lower than Diemen (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▼5 percentage points lower than Diemen (52%)
Meets physical activity guideline
57%
▲4 percentage points higher than Diemen (53%)
Smokes
15%
▼2 percentage points lower than Diemen (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
59%
▲29 percentage points higher than Diemen (30%)
Recreation, share of the area
29%
▲24 percentage points higher than Diemen (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Diemen (22%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲3 percentage points higher than Diemen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
29%
▲8 percentage points higher than Diemen (21%)
More figures
Lonely
48%
▼6 percentage points lower than Diemen (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▼5 percentage points lower than Diemen (52%)
Meets physical activity guideline
57%
▲4 percentage points higher than Diemen (53%)
Smokes
15%
▼2 percentage points lower than Diemen (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
59%
▲29 percentage points higher than Diemen (30%)
Recreation, share of the area
29%
▲24 percentage points higher than Diemen (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Diemen (22%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Diemen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Diemen
Good self-rated health
77.4%
74.3%
Smokes
15.3%
17.4%
Excessive drinking
4.9%
5.1%
Overweight
46.5%
45.3%
Lonely
47.6%
53.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.9%
52.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
57.1%
52.9%
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
29% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 21% in the municipality of Diemen.
Traffic11.8%
Built-up58.8%
Recreation29.4%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
1,200 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
1
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 Diemen.
Biesbosch has 975 inhabitants (2026), or 5,547 per km² (98% higher than in Diemen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 6% in Diemen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Diemen was 74%, 4 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) had the highest share there: 23% 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
-1%
▼lower than Diemen (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Diemen
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Diemen (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Diemen (21%)
Never married
54%
▼5 percentage points lower than Diemen (59%)
Dutch origin
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Diemen (44%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Diemen (51%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
23%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Diemen (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Diemen
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Diemen (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Diemen (21%)
Never married
54%
▼5 percentage points lower than Diemen (59%)
Dutch origin
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Diemen (44%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Diemen (51%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
23%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 975.
Residents, 2026
975
-1% since 2021
Diemen +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,547 residents per km², this buurt is 98% more densely populated than the municipality of Diemen.
Residents per km²5,547
Dwellings per km²2,177.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 15.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15170
15 to 25130
25 to 45260
45 to 65265
65 to 80130
80 and over25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
54% of residents are never married.
Never married520
Married355
Divorced65
Widowed30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
50% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands490
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)185
Outside Europe305
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
47% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1130
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4270
Higher professional, university360
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Diemen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Diemen voted. The largest party was GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) with 23% of the valid votes.
Municipality of DiemenThe Netherlands
D66
20.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12.5%
16.7%
VVD
13%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
23%
12.8%
CDA
5.2%
11.8%
JA21
4.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.1%
4.5%
BBB
1.2%
2.6%
Other
17.6%
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
Biesbosch has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 43% higher than in Diemen (0.7). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Diemen (26%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Diemen (16%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
7%
▲3 percentage points higher than Diemen (4%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Diemen (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲43% higher than Diemen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼3 percentage points lower than Diemen (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▼lower than Diemen (+8 pp)
Private rent
40%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€559,000
▲40% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Diemen (16%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
7%
▲3 percentage points higher than Diemen (4%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Diemen (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲43% higher than Diemen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼3 percentage points lower than Diemen (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▼lower than Diemen (+8 pp)
Private rent
40%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€559,000
▲40% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of Diemen (2025).
Petrol76.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.1%
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 23% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▼ 3 percentage points below Diemen (26%)
+6 pp since 2021
Diemen +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, 390 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars390
Motorcycles40
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
99% of addresses are residential.
Residential99.2%
Other0.8%
Explanation
Based on 395 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
5,547 residents per km²: 10 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,547
NL 539▲ +929% vs NL
Private rent40%
NL 14%▲ +186% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Average WOZ value€559,000
NL €398,000▲ +41% vs NL
Single-family dwellings87%
NL 63%▲ +38% 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