The population is shrinking, while it grows in Gooise Meren. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Gooise Meren, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Bijlstraat is €447,000, 25% lower than in Gooise Meren (€595,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 31%, against a rise of 29% in Gooise Meren. 54% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points less than in Gooise Meren (64%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€447,000
▼25% lower than Gooise Meren (€595,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▲higher than Gooise Meren (+29%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
54%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (64%)
Social housing
39%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (21%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (14%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲30 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (67%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (23%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (12%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (12%)
Average WOZ value
€447,000
▼25% lower than Gooise Meren (€595,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▲higher than Gooise Meren (+29%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
54%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (64%)
Social housing
39%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (21%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (14%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲30 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (67%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (23%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (12%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 31% between 2021 and 2025, to €447,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€447,000▼ 25% below Gooise Meren
+31% since 2021
Gooise Meren +29%
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: ~€271 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€271/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
103 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €447,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€130NL median
Water board levy€44–
Waste levy€32€27
Property tax (OZB)€30€39
Sewage levy€24€22
Costs to set aside€141
Maintenance reserve€132–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Gooise Meren's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 120th 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 103 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €447,000.
Levies: Gooise Meren'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
Bijlstraat has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Bussum Centrum.
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: €447,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Bijlstraat
447,000
502
–
Brinklaan
361,000
999
–
Raadhuisplein
443,000
902
–
Verbindingslaan
409,000
647
–
Batterijlaan
500,000
505
–
Cereslaan
380,000
576
–
Nijverheidswerf
392,000
423
–
Laarderwegkwartier
391,000
633
–
Spiegelzicht
576,000
565
–
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 54% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied54%
Social housing39%
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
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
99% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 36% in the municipality of Gooise Meren.
Before 194598.6%
1945-19640.2%
1965-19740.4%
1975-19910.8%
Explanation
Based on 502 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 Gooise Meren average.
In 2025, 23 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bijlstraat, 45% lower than in Gooise Meren (42). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 28%, against a fall of 3% in Gooise Meren. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▼45% lower than Gooise Meren (42)
Change since 2021
-28%
▼lower than Gooise Meren (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼82% lower than Gooise Meren (3.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▼45% lower than Gooise Meren (42)
Change since 2021
-28%
▼lower than Gooise Meren (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼82% lower than Gooise Meren (3.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Bijlstraat registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 42 in the municipality of Gooise Meren.
Bijlstraat23
The municipality of Gooise Meren42
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 Bijlstraat is 'Theft and burglary': 8.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 17.0 in the municipality of Gooise Meren.
BijlstraatGooise Meren
Theft and burglary8.3
Gooise Meren 17.0▼ −51% vs Gooise Meren
Fraud and scams5.5
Gooise Meren 5.1▲ +8% vs Gooise Meren
Traffic5.5
Gooise Meren 10.9▼ −50% vs Gooise Meren
Vandalism and public order1.8
Gooise Meren 4.2▼ −57% vs Gooise Meren
Violence and threats1.8
Gooise Meren 2.9▼ −38% vs Gooise Meren
Environmental0.0
Gooise Meren 0.2≈ Gooise Meren
Other and withheld0.0
Gooise Meren 1.0▼ −100% vs Gooise Meren
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 Bijlstraat registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2022
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 Gooise Meren average; green space is below the Gooise Meren average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Bijlstraat rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points less than in Gooise Meren. More adults are overweight (48% against 44%), more smoke (18% against 15%), more report anxiety or depression (48% against 45%) and more feel lonely (44% against 42%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Bijlstraat, covering 100% of the area, against 15% in Gooise Meren.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (19%)
More figures
Overweight
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (45%)
Smokes
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (15%)
Lonely
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲85 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (15%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼45 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (45%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (17%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (19%)
More figures
Overweight
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (45%)
Smokes
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (15%)
Lonely
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲85 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (15%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼45 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (45%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (17%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Gooise Meren (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Gooise Meren
Good self-rated health
73.4%
77.3%
Smokes
17.9%
15.1%
Excessive drinking
7.7%
6.7%
Overweight
48.5%
44.1%
Lonely
44.3%
42%
Anxiety or depression feelings
47.7%
44.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.5%
53.3%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Gooise Meren.
Built-up100%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
1,100 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.6
GP practices
–
0.5
Daycares
–
3.9
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 Gooise Meren.
Bijlstraat has 1,075 inhabitants (2026), or 9,296 per km² (6.3 times as high as in Gooise Meren). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 5% in Gooise Meren. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Gooise Meren was 84%, 6 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 28% 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 Gooise Meren (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Gooise Meren
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-0%
▼lower than Gooise Meren (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gooise Meren (28%)
Never married
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (51%)
Dutch origin
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (72%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
38%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (49%)
D66, share of the vote
28%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Gooise Meren (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Gooise Meren
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-0%
▼lower than Gooise Meren (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gooise Meren (28%)
Never married
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (51%)
Dutch origin
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (72%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
38%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (49%)
D66, share of the vote
28%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,075.
Residents, 2026
1,075
-2% since 2021
Gooise Meren +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 9,296 residents per km², this buurt is 6.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Gooise Meren.
Residents per km²9,296
Dwellings per km²4,183.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15175
15 to 25105
25 to 45240
45 to 65315
65 to 80195
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married530
Married390
Divorced120
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
74% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands795
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)85
Outside Europe195
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
38% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1210
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4290
Higher professional, university310
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Gooise Meren; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 84% of eligible voters in Gooise Meren voted. The largest party was D66 with 28% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Gooise MerenThe Netherlands
D66
28.1%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
8.4%
16.7%
VVD
21.8%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.4%
12.8%
CDA
10.1%
11.8%
JA21
4.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.3%
4.5%
BBB
1.3%
2.6%
Other
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
Bijlstraat has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 18% lower than in Gooise Meren (1.1). 14% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 12 percentage points less than in Gooise Meren (26%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
32%
▲15 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (36%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than Gooise Meren (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼12 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than Gooise Meren (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (85%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (2%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
3%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
32%
▲15 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (36%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than Gooise Meren (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼12 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than Gooise Meren (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gooise Meren (85%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (2%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gooise Meren (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
3%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg50
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
14% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of Gooise Meren (2025).
Petrol85.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)14.1%
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 11% to 14% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
14%▼ 12 percentage points below Gooise Meren (26%)
+3 pp since 2021
Gooise Meren +8 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, 460 passenger cars and 45 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars460
Motorcycles45
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential92.6%
Retail1.3%
Office0.4%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial2.8%
Other3.5%
Explanation
Based on 542 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
9,296 residents per km²: 17 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²9,296
NL 539▲ +1625% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings3%
NL 37%▼ −92% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Single-family dwellings97%
NL 63%▲ +54% vs NL
Social housing39%
NL 28%▲ +39% 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