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Neighbourhood · Doetinchem

Living in Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord

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.

2,175 residents, 975 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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At a glance

Compared with the municipality of Doetinchem · newest year available

Average WOZ value

€306,000

8% lower than the municipality of Doetinchem (€331,000)

Prices & homes →

Modelled ownership costs

€294 / month

Typical home, excl. mortgage and energy

Prices & homes →

Crimes per 1,000 residents

50% lower than the municipality of Doetinchem (38)

Safety →

Self-rated health (estimated)

72%

1 percentage point lower than the municipality of Doetinchem (73%)

Living environment →

Green (parks, sport, nature)

10%

5 percentage points lower than the municipality of Doetinchem (15%)

Living environment →

Population growth

-2%

2021–2026, against +4% in the municipality of Doetinchem

Residents →

Turnout, municipality of Doetinchem

79%

1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)

Residents →

Location

01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost less than the Doetinchem average.

The average WOZ value in Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord is €306,000, 8% lower than in Doetinchem (€331,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 42%, against a rise of 41% in Doetinchem. 64% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points more than in Doetinchem (60%).

Key figures

Average WOZ value
€306,000
8% lower than Doetinchem (€331,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
higher than Doetinchem (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (60%)
Social housing
31%
3 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (28%)
Private rent
5%
7 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (12%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
19 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (75%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
16 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (18%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
11 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (26%)
Built 1945–1964
23%
10 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (13%)

Average WOZ value
€306,000
8% lower than Doetinchem (€331,000)

Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
higher than Doetinchem (+41%)

More figures

Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (60%)
Social housing
31%
3 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (28%)
Private rent
5%
7 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (12%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
19 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (75%)

Built 1992–2005
2%
16 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (18%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
11 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (26%)
Built 1945–1964
23%
10 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (13%)

WOZ value per year

Average WOZ value, 2025

€306,0008% below Doetinchem

+42% 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

€294/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

131 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €306,000 · average here

Levies you'll be billed€116NL median

Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€29€27
Property tax (OZB)€25€27
Sewage levy€22€22

Costs to set aside€178

Maintenance reserve€166–
Buildings insurance€12–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Doetinchem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 162nd 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 131 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €306,000.
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

Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Gaanderen.

Netherlands€398,000

Doetinchem€331,000

Gaanderen€328,000

Buitengebied - Pierikstraat€522,000

De Pol / Akkermansweide€472,000

Buitengebied - Pinnedijk€455,000

Vulcaansoord / Het Richtersbos - zuid€349,000

Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord€306,000

De Elshof - zuid€274,000

Explanation

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: €306,000 average WOZ value.

	Value	Dwellings	Aged 65+
Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord	306,000	975	–
Vulcaansoord / Het Richtersbos - zuid	349,000	622	–
De Elshof - zuid	274,000	651	–
De Pol / Akkermansweide	472,000	62	–
Buitengebied - Pierikstraat	522,000	133	–
Buitengebied - Pinnedijk	455,000	46	–

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 64% of dwellings.

Owner-occupied64%
Social housing31%
Private rent5%

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

94% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

Single-family homes94%
Multi-family homes6%

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

47% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 17% in the municipality of Doetinchem.

Before 194512.3%
1945-196422.9%
1965-197446.8%
1975-199114.8%
1992-20052.2%
2006-20150.8%
2016 and later0.3%

Explanation

Based on 975 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, 19 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord, 50% lower than in Doetinchem (38). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 27%, 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
19
50% lower than Doetinchem (38)
Change since 2021
+27%
higher than Doetinchem (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
2.1 times as high as Doetinchem (1.6)

Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
50% lower than Doetinchem (38)
Change since 2021
+27%
higher than Doetinchem (-4%)

Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
2.1 times as high as Doetinchem (1.6)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 38 in the municipality of Doetinchem.

Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord19

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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

1950% below Doetinchem

+27% since 2021
Doetinchem -4%

Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord is 'Theft and burglary': 6.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.2 in the municipality of Doetinchem.

Het Hartger / De Elshof - noordDoetinchem

Theft and burglary6.8
Vandalism and public order4.1
Traffic2.7
Fraud and scams2.3
Other and withheld2.3
Violence and threats0.9
Environmental0.0

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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 3.4 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 1.6 in the municipality of Doetinchem.

Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord3.42

The municipality of Doetinchem1.64

Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2023, police in Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.

2020

2022

2023

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) 2023

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health below the Doetinchem average; green space is below the Doetinchem average.

An estimated 72% of adults in Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Doetinchem. More adults are overweight (57% against 54%) and more drink excessively (6% against 5%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (48% against 50%) and fewer smoke (16% against 17%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord, covering 49% of the area, against 19% in Doetinchem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 10% of the area, 5 percentage points below the 15% in Doetinchem.

Key figures

Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
1 percentage point lower than Doetinchem (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
5 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (15%)
More figures
Overweight
57%
3 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (50%)
Lonely
43%
1 percentage point lower than Doetinchem (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
about the same as Doetinchem (46%)
Built-up, share of the area
49%
30 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
38%
23 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (61%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
7%
3 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (10%)

Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
1 percentage point lower than Doetinchem (73%)

Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
5 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (15%)

More figures

Overweight
57%
3 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (50%)
Lonely
43%
1 percentage point lower than Doetinchem (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
about the same as Doetinchem (46%)

Built-up, share of the area
49%
30 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
38%
23 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (61%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
7%
3 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (10%)

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

72.1%

72.8%

Smokes

16.4%

16.7%

Excessive drinking

5.6%

5.4%

Overweight

57.3%

54.5%

Lonely

42.9%

44%

Anxiety or depression feelings

45.7%

46.4%

Meets physical activity guideline

48.1%

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

10% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Doetinchem.

Traffic3.8%
Built-up48.6%
Recreation2.9%
Agriculture38.1%
Forest and nature6.7%

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 600 m.

	Distance	Value
Large supermarket	900 m	–
GP practice	700 m	–
Primary school	600 m	–
Daycare	600 m	–
Large supermarkets	–	1.3
GP practices	–	1.1
Daycares	–	2.5

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.

Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord has 2,175 inhabitants (2026), or 2,045 per km² (2.7 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
45%
2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (47%)
Dutch origin
87%
5 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
5 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
45%
2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (47%)

Dutch origin
87%
5 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
5 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

Residents, 2026

2,175

-2% since 2021
Doetinchem +4%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 2,045 residents per km², this buurt is 2.7 times as densely populated as the municipality of Doetinchem.

Residents per km²2,045

Dwellings per km²919.8

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 9.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.8 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 15285
15 to 25245
25 to 45470
45 to 65590
65 to 80485
80 and over100

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

45% of residents are never married.

Never married975
Married920
Divorced165
Widowed115

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

87% of residents have Dutch origin.

Netherlands1,885
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)90
Outside Europe195

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

Primary, vmbo, mbo1460
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4830
Higher professional, university400

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

Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord has an average of 1.2 cars per household, about the same as in Doetinchem (1.2). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Doetinchem (20%).

Key figures

Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
11%
9 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (20%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
7 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (19%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
about the same as Doetinchem (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
3 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
94%
6 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
4 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
1 percentage point lower than Doetinchem (2%)
Residents per km²
2,045
3.8 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
5%
9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)

Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
11%
9 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (20%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
7 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (19%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
4 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
about the same as Doetinchem (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
3 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
94%
6 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
4 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
1 percentage point lower than Doetinchem (2%)
Residents per km²
2,045
3.8 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
5%
9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0

Nijverheid en energie30

Handel en horeca20

Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5

Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5

Zakelijke dienstverlening45

Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45

Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Doetinchem (2025).

Petrol82.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.3%

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

Share on other fuel, 2025

17%3 percentage points below Doetinchem (20%)

+3 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, 1,215 passenger cars and 120 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars1,215

Motorcycles120

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

94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.8%).

Residential93.9%
Retail0.8%
Office0.5%
Assembly0.5%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial0.3%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other4%

Explanation

Based on 1,038 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

6% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands

Multi-family dwellings6%
Residents per km²2,045
Private rent5%
Single-family dwellings94%
Average WOZ value€306,000

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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Doetinchem

Other neighbourhoods in Doetinchem

Buitengebied - Pierikstraat	355	€522,000	17
De Pol / Akkermansweide	150	€472,000	–
Buitengebied - Pinnedijk	115	€455,000	–
Vulcaansoord / Het Richtersbos - zuid	1,405	€349,000	13
De Elshof - zuid	1,440	€274,000	20
Buitengebied - 't Klooster	45	–	–

Living in Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord (Doetinchem): WOZ, prices & safety