The population is shrinking, while it grows in Elburg. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Elburg, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Vrijheid is €323,000, 18% lower than in Elburg (€393,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 15%, against a rise of 14% in Elburg. 55% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points less than in Elburg (65%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€323,000
▼18% lower than Elburg (€393,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+15%
▲higher than Elburg (+14%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
55%
▼10 percentage points lower than Elburg (65%)
Social housing
43%
▲17 percentage points higher than Elburg (26%)
Private rent
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Elburg (8%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲2 percentage points higher than Elburg (84%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Elburg (18%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼15 percentage points lower than Elburg (20%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Elburg (14%)
Average WOZ value
€323,000
▼18% lower than Elburg (€393,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+15%
▲higher than Elburg (+14%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
55%
▼10 percentage points lower than Elburg (65%)
Social housing
43%
▲17 percentage points higher than Elburg (26%)
Private rent
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Elburg (8%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲2 percentage points higher than Elburg (84%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Elburg (18%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼15 percentage points lower than Elburg (20%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Elburg (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 15% between 2023 and 2025, to €323,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€323,000▼ 18% below Elburg
+15% since 2023
Elburg +14%
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: ~€267 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€267/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
111 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €323,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€116NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€26€28
Waste levy€25€27
Sewage levy€24€22
Costs to set aside€151
Maintenance reserve€141–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Elburg's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 129th 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 111 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €323,000.
Levies: Elburg'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
Vrijheid has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 10 buurten in Elburg.
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: €323,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Vrijheid
323,000
1,030
–
Binnenstad
319,000
565
–
Havengebied
427,000
94
–
Oosthoek
340,000
1,247
–
Oostendorp
410,000
698
–
Vossenakker-De Pal
456,000
445
–
Achterweg-De Dijkjes-Horstkamp
426,000
483
–
Wildemaet-Molendorp
383,000
631
–
Buitengebied Elburg Zuid
609,000
70
–
Buitengebied Elburg Noord
666,000
45
–
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 55% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied55%
Social housing43%
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
86% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes86%
Multi-family homes14%
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
91% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 21% in the municipality of Elburg.
1945-19640.2%
1965-19744.8%
1975-199191.3%
1992-20050.1%
2006-20150.4%
2016 and later3.3%
Explanation
Based on 1,030 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 Elburg average.
In 2025, 19 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Vrijheid, 17% lower than in Elburg (23). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 34%, against a fall of 8% in Elburg. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼17% lower than Elburg (23)
Change since 2023
+34%
▲higher than Elburg (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼38% lower than Elburg (2.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼17% lower than Elburg (23)
Change since 2023
+34%
▲higher than Elburg (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼38% lower than Elburg (2.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Vrijheid registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 23 in the municipality of Elburg.
Vrijheid19
The municipality of Elburg23
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 Vrijheid is 'Traffic': 5.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.0 in the municipality of Elburg.
VrijheidElburg
Traffic5.7
Elburg 6.0≈ Elburg
Vandalism and public order5.3
Elburg 2.0▲ +165% vs Elburg
Theft and burglary2.5
Elburg 6.7▼ −63% vs Elburg
Fraud and scams2.5
Elburg 3.9▼ −36% vs Elburg
Violence and threats2.0
Elburg 1.9▲ +5% vs Elburg
Other and withheld1.2
Elburg 2.4▼ −50% vs Elburg
Environmental0.0
Elburg 0.0
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'.
In 2024, police in Vrijheid registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2022
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 Elburg average; green space is below the Elburg average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Vrijheid rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Elburg. More adults feel lonely (46% against 42%), more are overweight (58% against 55%), more smoke (18% against 16%) and more report anxiety or depression (46% against 44%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Vrijheid, covering 90% of the area, against 10% in Elburg. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 8% of the area, 32 percentage points below the 40% in Elburg.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼3 percentage points lower than Elburg (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
▼32 percentage points lower than Elburg (40%)
More figures
Lonely
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than Elburg (42%)
Overweight
58%
▲3 percentage points higher than Elburg (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Elburg (44%)
Smokes
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Elburg (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
90%
▲80 percentage points higher than Elburg (10%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼44 percentage points lower than Elburg (44%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼38 percentage points lower than Elburg (38%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼3 percentage points lower than Elburg (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
▼32 percentage points lower than Elburg (40%)
More figures
Lonely
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than Elburg (42%)
Overweight
58%
▲3 percentage points higher than Elburg (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Elburg (44%)
Smokes
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Elburg (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
90%
▲80 percentage points higher than Elburg (10%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼44 percentage points lower than Elburg (44%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼38 percentage points lower than Elburg (38%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Elburg (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Elburg
Good self-rated health
72.9%
75.9%
Smokes
17.9%
16%
Excessive drinking
4.9%
5.6%
Overweight
58.2%
54.8%
Lonely
46.2%
41.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
43.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.4%
45.9%
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
8% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 40% in the municipality of Elburg.
Traffic2.5%
Built-up90%
Recreation7.5%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
1,500 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2.1
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
2.4
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 Elburg.
Vrijheid has 2,430 inhabitants (2026), or 6,147 per km² (16.3 times as high as in Elburg). Between 2023 and 2026 the population stayed about level, the same as in Elburg. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Elburg was 86%, 8 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2023
-0%
=about the same as Elburg (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Elburg
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▲higher than Elburg (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Elburg (26%)
Married
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Elburg (47%)
Dutch origin
87%
▼4 percentage points lower than Elburg (91%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
=about the same as Elburg (45%)
CDA, share of the vote
18%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2023
-0%
=about the same as Elburg (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Elburg
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▲higher than Elburg (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Elburg (26%)
Married
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Elburg (47%)
Dutch origin
87%
▼4 percentage points lower than Elburg (91%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
=about the same as Elburg (45%)
CDA, share of the vote
18%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2023 and 2026, at 2,430.
Residents, 2026
2,430
+0% since 2023
Elburg +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,147 residents per km², this buurt is 16 times as densely populated as the municipality of Elburg.
Residents per km²6,147
Dwellings per km²2,575
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.1 died per 1,000.
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 15380
15 to 25340
25 to 45575
45 to 65685
65 to 80395
80 and over55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married1,020
Married1,115
Divorced205
Widowed85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,110
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)80
Outside Europe235
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1670
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4850
Higher professional, university380
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Elburg; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 86% of eligible voters in Elburg voted. The largest party was CDA with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ElburgThe Netherlands
D66
6.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.2%
16.7%
VVD
10.8%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
4.2%
12.8%
CDA
17.6%
11.8%
JA21
5.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.6%
4.5%
BBB
3.1%
2.6%
Other
28.9%
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
Vrijheid has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Elburg (1.3). 15% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points less than in Elburg (20%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Elburg (5%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Elburg (21%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Elburg (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Elburg (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼5 percentage points lower than Elburg (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
0 pp
▼lower than Elburg (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲11 percentage points higher than Elburg (84%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Elburg (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Elburg (1%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
43%
▲15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Elburg (5%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Elburg (21%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Elburg (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Elburg (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼5 percentage points lower than Elburg (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
0 pp
▼lower than Elburg (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲11 percentage points higher than Elburg (84%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Elburg (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Elburg (1%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
43%
▲15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca35
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
15% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Elburg (2025).
Petrol84.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.2%
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 15% to 15% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
15%▼ 5 percentage points below Elburg (20%)
+0 pp since 2023
Elburg +1 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, 1,345 passenger cars and 70 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,345
Motorcycles70
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (1%).
Residential95.1%
Retail1.4%
Office0.3%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare0.3%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other2.5%
Explanation
Based on 1,083 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
6,147 residents per km²: 11 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,147
NL 539▲ +1040% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings14%
NL 37%▼ −62% vs NL
Social housing43%
NL 28%▲ +54% vs NL
Single-family dwellings86%
NL 63%▲ +37% 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