The population is shrinking, while it grows in Gennep. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Gennep, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Heijen is €386,000, 1% higher than in Gennep (€381,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 32%, against a rise of 39% in Gennep. 76% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points more than in Gennep (66%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€386,000
▲1% higher than Gennep (€381,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
▼lower than Gennep (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
76%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gennep (66%)
Social housing
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gennep (24%)
Private rent
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gennep (10%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gennep (86%)
Built 1965–1974
24%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gennep (18%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gennep (8%)
Built 2006–2015
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gennep (10%)
Average WOZ value
€386,000
▲1% higher than Gennep (€381,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
▼lower than Gennep (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
76%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gennep (66%)
Social housing
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gennep (24%)
Private rent
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gennep (10%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gennep (86%)
Built 1965–1974
24%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gennep (18%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gennep (8%)
Built 2006–2015
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gennep (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 32% between 2021 and 2025, to €386,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€386,000▲ 1% above Gennep
+32% since 2021
Gennep +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: ~€332 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€332/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
158 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €386,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€117NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€31€34
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€215
Maintenance reserve€201–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Gennep's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 55th 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 158 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €386,000.
Levies: Gennep'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
Heijen has the lowest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Heijen.
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: €386,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Heijen
386,000
670
–
Heijensebos
517,000
49
–
Diekendaal-Nieuwerf
481,000
141
–
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 76% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied76%
Social housing18%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes98%
Multi-family homes2%
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
34% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 27% in the municipality of Gennep.
Before 19456.4%
1945-196413.7%
1965-197423.7%
1975-199133.7%
1992-200513.7%
2006-20155.8%
2016 and later2.8%
Explanation
Based on 670 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 Gennep average.
In 2025, 15 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Heijen, 56% lower than in Gennep (34). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 46%, against a rise of 5% in Gennep. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼56% lower than Gennep (34)
Change since 2021
-46%
▼lower than Gennep (+5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼58% lower than Gennep (2.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼56% lower than Gennep (34)
Change since 2021
-46%
▼lower than Gennep (+5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼58% lower than Gennep (2.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Heijen registered 15 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 34 in the municipality of Gennep.
Heijen15
The municipality of Gennep34
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 Heijen is 'Violence and threats': 3.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.3 in the municipality of Gennep.
HeijenGennep
Violence and threats3.7
Gennep 4.3▼ −14% vs Gennep
Fraud and scams3.1
Gennep 4.0▼ −22% vs Gennep
Theft and burglary2.5
Gennep 11.1▼ −77% vs Gennep
Vandalism and public order2.5
Gennep 4.2▼ −40% vs Gennep
Traffic1.8
Gennep 7.5▼ −76% vs Gennep
Other and withheld1.8
Gennep 2.7▼ −33% vs Gennep
Environmental0.0
Gennep 0.3≈ Gennep
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 Heijen registered 6 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 above the Gennep average; green space is about the Gennep average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Heijen rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Gennep. Fewer adults smoke (15% against 16%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (43% against 44%), but more are overweight (55% against 54%) and more feel lonely (45% against 44%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Heijen, covering 51% of the area, against 12% in Gennep. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 17% of the area, in line with the 17% in Gennep.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gennep (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
=about the same as Gennep (17%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gennep (44%)
Lonely
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gennep (44%)
Overweight
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gennep (54%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gennep (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼52 percentage points lower than Gennep (60%)
Built-up, share of the area
51%
▲39 percentage points higher than Gennep (12%)
Water, share of the area
19%
▲13 percentage points higher than Gennep (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gennep (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
=about the same as Gennep (17%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gennep (44%)
Lonely
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gennep (44%)
Overweight
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gennep (54%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gennep (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼52 percentage points lower than Gennep (60%)
Built-up, share of the area
51%
▲39 percentage points higher than Gennep (12%)
Water, share of the area
19%
▲13 percentage points higher than Gennep (6%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Gennep (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Gennep
Good self-rated health
72.8%
71.9%
Smokes
15.2%
15.6%
Excessive drinking
6.1%
5.8%
Overweight
54.7%
54.3%
Lonely
44.8%
44%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.9%
43.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.5%
47.7%
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
17% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Gennep.
Traffic4.8%
Built-up50.5%
Other built-up0.5%
Recreation3.7%
Agriculture8%
Forest and nature13.3%
Water19.1%
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
3,200 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
0
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 Gennep.
Heijen has 1,595 inhabitants (2026), or 1,041 per km² (2.7 times as high as in Gennep). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a rise of 5% in Gennep. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Gennep was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% 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
-4%
▼lower than Gennep (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Gennep
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Gennep (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gennep (28%)
Married
44%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gennep (41%)
Dutch origin
81%
=about the same as Gennep (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
=about the same as Gennep (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Gennep (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Gennep
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Gennep (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gennep (28%)
Married
44%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gennep (41%)
Dutch origin
81%
=about the same as Gennep (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
=about the same as Gennep (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,595.
Residents, 2026
1,595
-4% since 2021
Gennep +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,041 residents per km², this buurt is 2.7 times as densely populated as the municipality of Gennep.
Residents per km²1,041
Dwellings per km²437.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.3 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15180
15 to 25180
25 to 45340
45 to 65475
65 to 80320
80 and over95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are married.
Never married670
Married705
Divorced120
Widowed110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
80% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,280
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)220
Outside Europe90
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, mbo1330
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4600
Higher professional, university310
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Gennep; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Gennep voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of GennepThe Netherlands
D66
16.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
20.8%
16.7%
VVD
15.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.6%
12.8%
CDA
14.4%
11.8%
JA21
6.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.9%
4.5%
BBB
2.6%
2.6%
Other
8.8%
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
Heijen has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Gennep (1.3). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Gennep (22%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
28%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gennep (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gennep (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gennep (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Gennep (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gennep (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Gennep (+3 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gennep (8%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gennep (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gennep (84%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
1,041
▲93% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
28%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gennep (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gennep (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gennep (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Gennep (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gennep (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Gennep (+3 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gennep (8%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gennep (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gennep (84%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
1,041
▲93% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 70 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie70
Handel en horeca55
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Gennep (2025).
Petrol74.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.8%
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 27% to 26% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▲ 4 percentage points above Gennep (22%)
-1 pp since 2021
Gennep +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, 1,060 passenger cars and 105 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,060
Motorcycles105
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (10%).
Residential87.5%
Retail2.5%
Office0.8%
Assembly1.7%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial10.1%
Lodging0.4%
Education0.1%
Sports0.3%
Other1%
Explanation
Based on 766 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
2% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Residents per km²1,041
NL 539▲ +93% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% vs NL
Social housing18%
NL 28%▼ −36% 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