The population is shrinking, while it grows in Doetinchem. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Doetinchem, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Bezelhorst is €294,000, 11% lower than in Doetinchem (€331,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 39%, against a rise of 41% in Doetinchem. 62% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Doetinchem (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€294,000
▼11% lower than Doetinchem (€331,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
▼lower than Doetinchem (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▲2 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (60%)
Social housing
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (12%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲21 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (75%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼17 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (18%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (13%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (10%)
Average WOZ value
€294,000
▼11% lower than Doetinchem (€331,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
▼lower than Doetinchem (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▲2 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (60%)
Social housing
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (12%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲21 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (75%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼17 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (18%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (13%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 39% between 2021 and 2025, to €294,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€294,000▼ 11% below Doetinchem
+39% since 2021
Doetinchem +41%
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: ~€287 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€287/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
126 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €294,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€115NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€29€27
Property tax (OZB)€24€26
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€172
Maintenance reserve€161–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Doetinchem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 163rd 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 126 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €294,000.
Levies: Doetinchem'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
De Bezelhorst has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 10 buurten in Bezelhorst / De Kruisberg / Ijkenberg.
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: €294,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Bezelhorst
294,000
820
–
Het Loo
521,000
190
–
De Happert - ziekenhuis
700,000
79
–
De Kruisberg
487,000
127
–
De Happert - Leerinkstraat
293,000
573
–
De IJkenberg
238,000
1,081
–
Buitengebied - De Kruisberg
549,000
36
–
Buitengebied - Groot Hagen
557,000
94
–
Langerak - noord
331,000
75
–
Wassinkbrink - noordwest
569,000
37
–
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 housing32%
Private rent6%
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
96% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes96%
Multi-family homes4%
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
77% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 26% in the municipality of Doetinchem.
Before 19450.6%
1945-19640.5%
1965-197417.1%
1975-199177.1%
1992-20050.9%
2006-20153.8%
2016 and later0.1%
Explanation
Based on 820 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 Doetinchem average.
In 2025, 11 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Bezelhorst, 71% lower than in Doetinchem (38). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 62%, against a fall of 4% in Doetinchem. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
11
▼71% lower than Doetinchem (38)
Change since 2021
-62%
▼lower than Doetinchem (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
=about the same as Doetinchem (1.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
11
▼71% lower than Doetinchem (38)
Change since 2021
-62%
▼lower than Doetinchem (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
=about the same as Doetinchem (1.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Bezelhorst registered 11 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 38 in the municipality of Doetinchem.
De Bezelhorst11
The municipality of Doetinchem38
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 De Bezelhorst is 'Theft and burglary': 4.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.2 in the municipality of Doetinchem.
De BezelhorstDoetinchem
Theft and burglary4.1
Doetinchem 14.2▼ −71% vs Doetinchem
Fraud and scams2.6
Doetinchem 4.4▼ −41% vs Doetinchem
Vandalism and public order2.1
Doetinchem 6.3▼ −67% vs Doetinchem
Violence and threats1.6
Doetinchem 4.4▼ −64% vs Doetinchem
Traffic0.5
Doetinchem 5.0▼ −90% vs Doetinchem
Environmental0.0
Doetinchem 0.3≈ Doetinchem
Other and withheld0.0
Doetinchem 3.3▼ −100% vs Doetinchem
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 De Bezelhorst registered 2 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 below the Doetinchem average; green space is about the Doetinchem average.
An estimated 72% of adults in De Bezelhorst rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Doetinchem. More adults are overweight (58% against 54%), more feel lonely (46% against 44%), more meet the physical activity guideline (52% against 50%) and more drink excessively (6% against 5%). Built-up land is the largest land use in De Bezelhorst, covering 82% of the area, against 19% in Doetinchem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 15% of the area, in line with the 15% in Doetinchem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than Doetinchem (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
=about the same as Doetinchem (15%)
More figures
Overweight
58%
▲4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (54%)
Lonely
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (50%)
Smokes
17%
=about the same as Doetinchem (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
82%
▲63 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼61 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (61%)
Recreation, share of the area
15%
▲11 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than Doetinchem (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
=about the same as Doetinchem (15%)
More figures
Overweight
58%
▲4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (54%)
Lonely
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (50%)
Smokes
17%
=about the same as Doetinchem (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
82%
▲63 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼61 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (61%)
Recreation, share of the area
15%
▲11 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (4%)
Health
An estimated 72% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Doetinchem (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Doetinchem
Good self-rated health
72.2%
72.8%
Smokes
17.4%
16.7%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
5.4%
Overweight
57.8%
54.5%
Lonely
45.8%
44%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.5%
46.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.5%
50.3%
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
15% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Doetinchem.
Traffic2.6%
Built-up82.1%
Recreation15.4%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.7
GP practices
–
0.7
Daycares
–
1.4
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 Doetinchem.
De Bezelhorst has 1,910 inhabitants (2026), or 4,833 per km² (6.3 times as high as in Doetinchem). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 4% in Doetinchem. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Doetinchem was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 18% 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
-2%
▼lower than Doetinchem (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Doetinchem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Doetinchem (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Doetinchem (27%)
Never married
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (47%)
Dutch origin
80%
▼2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Doetinchem (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Doetinchem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Doetinchem (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Doetinchem (27%)
Never married
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (47%)
Dutch origin
80%
▼2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,910.
Residents, 2026
1,910
-2% since 2021
Doetinchem +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,833 residents per km², this buurt is 6.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Doetinchem.
Residents per km²4,833
Dwellings per km²2,050
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.2 died per 1,000.
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 15305
15 to 25225
25 to 45385
45 to 65515
65 to 80390
80 and over95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married835
Married830
Divorced155
Widowed90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
80% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,520
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)130
Outside Europe255
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1400
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4670
Higher professional, university330
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Doetinchem; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Doetinchem voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of DoetinchemThe Netherlands
D66
16.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
18.3%
16.7%
VVD
15.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.1%
12.8%
CDA
12.6%
11.8%
JA21
6.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.1%
4.5%
BBB
3.4%
2.6%
Other
10.3%
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
De Bezelhorst has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 8% lower than in Doetinchem (1.2). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Doetinchem (20%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼13 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
27%
▲13 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Doetinchem (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Doetinchem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (88%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Doetinchem (1%)
Residents per km²
4,833
▲9.0 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲33 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼13 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
27%
▲13 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Doetinchem (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Doetinchem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (88%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Doetinchem (1%)
Residents per km²
4,833
▲9.0 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲33 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
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
16% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Doetinchem (2025).
Petrol84.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.9%
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 12% to 16% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
16%▼ 4 percentage points below Doetinchem (20%)
+4 pp since 2021
Doetinchem +3 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, 910 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars910
Motorcycles55
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; the largest other use is assembly (0.2%).
Residential98.8%
Office0.1%
Assembly0.2%
Healthcare0.1%
Education0.1%
Other0.7%
Explanation
Based on 830 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
4% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings4%
NL 37%▼ −89% vs NL
Residents per km²4,833
NL 539▲ +797% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Single-family dwellings96%
NL 63%▲ +52% vs NL
Average WOZ value€294,000
NL €398,000▼ −26% 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