The average WOZ value in Blauwe Sluis is €489,000, 18% higher than in Drimmelen (€416,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 42%, against a rise of 41% in Drimmelen. 97% of the homes are owner-occupied, 25 percentage points more than in Drimmelen (72%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€489,000
▲18% higher than Drimmelen (€416,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
=about the same as Drimmelen (+41%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲25 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (72%)
Social housing
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (23%)
Private rent
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (5%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲10 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (87%)
Built 1975–1991
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (28%)
Built 1945–1964
32%
▲17 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (15%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼13 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (18%)
Average WOZ value
€489,000
▲18% higher than Drimmelen (€416,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
=about the same as Drimmelen (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲25 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (72%)
Social housing
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (23%)
Private rent
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (5%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲10 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (87%)
Built 1975–1991
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (28%)
Built 1945–1964
32%
▲17 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (15%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼13 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (18%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 42% between 2021 and 2025, to €489,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€489,000▲ 18% above Drimmelen
+42% since 2021
Drimmelen +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: ~€396 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€396/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
192 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €489,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€135NL median
Water board levy€46–
Property tax (OZB)€36€43
Sewage levy€27€22
Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€261
Maintenance reserve€244–
Buildings insurance€17–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Drimmelen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 134th 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 192 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €489,000.
Levies: Drimmelen'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
Blauwe Sluis has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Lage Zwaluwe.
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: €489,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Blauwe Sluis
489,000
74
–
Verspreide huizen Lage Zwaluwe
545,000
61
–
Kwistgeldpolder
694,000
111
–
Die Swaluw
388,000
608
–
De Heerlijkheid Lage Zwaluwe
322,000
374
–
Grienden
269,000
332
–
Nieuwland
395,000
360
–
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
97% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes97%
Multi-family homes3%
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
39% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 12% in the municipality of Drimmelen.
Before 194539.2%
1945-196432.4%
1965-19745.4%
1975-19916.8%
1992-200510.8%
2006-20154.1%
2016 and later1.4%
Explanation
Based on 74 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
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Blauwe Sluis has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 4 crimes were registered, against 5 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
4
▼down from 5 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
4
▼down from 5 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
4 crimes were registered in Blauwe Sluis in 2025 (5 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
4
down from 5 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Blauwe Sluis is 'Theft and burglary': 1 in 2025.
Theft and burglary1
Violence and threats1
Fraud and scams1
Traffic1
Vandalism and public order0
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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 2021, police in Blauwe Sluis registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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) 2021
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Drimmelen average; green space is above the Drimmelen average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Blauwe Sluis rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Drimmelen. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (39% against 43%), fewer feel lonely (40% against 43%) and fewer are overweight (54% against 56%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 44%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Blauwe Sluis, covering 68% of the area, against 55% in Drimmelen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 23% of the area, 7 percentage points above the 16% in Drimmelen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲6 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (16%)
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Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼4 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (43%)
Lonely
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (43%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (44%)
Smokes
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drimmelen (14%)
Recreation, share of the area
23%
▲22 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (1%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (21%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (15%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲6 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (16%)
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Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼4 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (43%)
Lonely
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (43%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (44%)
Smokes
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drimmelen (14%)
Recreation, share of the area
23%
▲22 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (1%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (21%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (15%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Drimmelen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Drimmelen
Good self-rated health
79.9%
74.3%
Smokes
12.7%
14.5%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
5.8%
Overweight
54.3%
55.7%
Lonely
39.5%
43%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.2%
43.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.8%
43.8%
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
23% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Drimmelen.
Traffic9.1%
Recreation22.7%
Agriculture68.2%
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 1600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,600 m
–
GP practice
2,000 m
–
Primary school
2,300 m
–
Daycare
2,500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.2
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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 Drimmelen.
Blauwe Sluis has 170 inhabitants (2026), or 774 per km² (2.6 times as high as in Drimmelen). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Drimmelen was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 23% 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 Drimmelen (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Drimmelen
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Drimmelen (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (28%)
Married
56%
▲13 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (43%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲8 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (86%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Drimmelen (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Drimmelen
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Drimmelen (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (28%)
Married
56%
▲13 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (43%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲8 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (86%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 170.
Residents, 2026
170
-3% since 2021
Drimmelen +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 774 residents per km², this buurt is 2.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of Drimmelen.
Residents per km²774
Dwellings per km²336.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
35% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1510
15 to 2515
25 to 4540
45 to 6560
65 to 8040
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are married.
Never married65
Married95
Divorced10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands160
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Drimmelen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Drimmelen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 23% of the valid votes.
Municipality of DrimmelenThe Netherlands
D66
15%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
23.1%
16.7%
VVD
18.8%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.6%
12.8%
CDA
12.3%
11.8%
JA21
7.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.9%
4.5%
BBB
3.8%
2.6%
Other
6.7%
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
Blauwe Sluis has an average of 1.7 cars per household, 31% higher than in Drimmelen (1.3). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Drimmelen (22%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
33%
▲26 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (7%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
17%
▼8 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (25%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲31% higher than Drimmelen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Drimmelen (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
16%
▲11 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲4 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Drimmelen (1%)
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
97%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
33%
▲26 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (7%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
17%
▼8 percentage points lower than Drimmelen (25%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲31% higher than Drimmelen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Drimmelen (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
16%
▲11 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲4 percentage points higher than Drimmelen (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Drimmelen (1%)
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
97%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg0
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Drimmelen (2025).
Petrol73.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.9%
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 21% to 27% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▲ 5 percentage points above Drimmelen (22%)
+6 pp since 2021
Drimmelen +4 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, 130 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars130
Motorcycles15
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
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (16%).
Residential91.4%
Assembly2.5%
Industrial16%
Other1.2%
Explanation
Based on 81 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% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings3%
NL 37%▼ −92% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings97%
NL 57%▲ +70% vs NL
Single-family dwellings97%
NL 63%▲ +54% vs NL
Residents per km²774
NL 539▲ +44% 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