The population is growing slower than in Gorinchem. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Gorinchem, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Gorinchem binnenstad is €343,000, 7% lower than in Gorinchem (€370,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 76%, against a rise of 91% in Gorinchem. 42% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points less than in Gorinchem (50%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€343,000
▼7% lower than Gorinchem (€370,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+76%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+91%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (50%)
Social housing
27%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (37%)
Private rent
31%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (13%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼31 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (57%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (14%)
Built 1945–1964
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (17%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (10%)
Average WOZ value
€343,000
▼7% lower than Gorinchem (€370,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+76%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+91%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (50%)
Social housing
27%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (37%)
Private rent
31%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (13%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼31 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (57%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (14%)
Built 1945–1964
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (17%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 76% between 2014 and 2025, to €343,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€343,000▼ 7% below Gorinchem
+76% since 2014
Gorinchem +91%
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: ~€265 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€265/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
108 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €343,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€117NL median
Water board levy€41–
Waste levy€32€27
Property tax (OZB)€25€30
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€148
Maintenance reserve€138–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Gorinchem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 117th 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 108 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €343,000.
Levies: Gorinchem'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
Gorinchem binnenstad has the 4th-lowest WOZ value of the 13 wijken in the municipality of Gorinchem.
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: €343,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Gorinchem binnenstad
343,000
3,761
–
Wijdschild
413,000
768
–
Lingewijk
369,000
1,350
–
haarwijk
348,000
2,804
–
Stalkaarsen
314,000
1,538
–
Gildenwijk
255,000
2,958
–
Schelluinsestraat
315,000
67
–
laag Dalem
434,000
3,114
–
Dalem
490,000
362
–
Hoog Dalem
575,000
1,337
–
Papland
488,000
35
–
schotdeuren
647,000
39
–
Landelijk gebied West
676,000
31
–
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 42% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied42%
Social housing27%
Private rent31%
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
74% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes26%
Multi-family homes74%
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
40% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 13% in the municipality of Gorinchem.
Before 194540.5%
1945-19646.8%
1965-19743.2%
1975-199127.7%
1992-200513.8%
2006-20157.2%
2016 and later0.9%
Explanation
Based on 3,792 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
More registered crime per resident than the Gorinchem average.
In 2025, 63 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Gorinchem binnenstad, 47% higher than in Gorinchem (43). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 15%, against a rise of 6% in Gorinchem. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
63
▲47% higher than Gorinchem (43)
Change since 2021
+15%
▲higher than Gorinchem (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.2
▼45% lower than Gorinchem (2.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
63
▲47% higher than Gorinchem (43)
Change since 2021
+15%
▲higher than Gorinchem (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.2
▼45% lower than Gorinchem (2.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Gorinchem binnenstad registered 63 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 43 in the municipality of Gorinchem.
Gorinchem binnenstad63
The municipality of Gorinchem43
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 Gorinchem binnenstad is 'Theft and burglary': 21.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 16.4 in the municipality of Gorinchem.
Gorinchem binnenstadGorinchem
Theft and burglary21.8
Gorinchem 16.4▲ +33% vs Gorinchem
Traffic12.1
Gorinchem 9.0▲ +34% vs Gorinchem
Violence and threats10.9
Gorinchem 5.5▲ +98% vs Gorinchem
Vandalism and public order8.7
Gorinchem 4.4▲ +98% vs Gorinchem
Fraud and scams6.4
Gorinchem 5.6▲ +14% vs Gorinchem
Other and withheld2.8
Gorinchem 2.0▲ +40% vs Gorinchem
Environmental0.2
Gorinchem 0.1≈ Gorinchem
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 Gorinchem binnenstad registered 28 traffic accidents, of which 5 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 Gorinchem average; green space is above the Gorinchem average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Gorinchem binnenstad rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Gorinchem. More adults smoke (22% against 18%), more report anxiety or depression (51% against 49%) and more drink excessively (6% against 5%), but fewer are overweight (52% against 56%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Gorinchem binnenstad, covering 36% of the area, against 34% in Gorinchem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 25% of the area, 16 percentage points above the 9% in Gorinchem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
25%
▲16 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (9%)
More figures
Smokes
22%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (18%)
Overweight
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (56%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
51%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (49%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gorinchem (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼30 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (31%)
Water, share of the area
36%
▲21 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (15%)
Recreation, share of the area
25%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
25%
▲16 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (9%)
More figures
Smokes
22%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (18%)
Overweight
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (56%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
51%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (49%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gorinchem (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼30 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (31%)
Water, share of the area
36%
▲21 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (15%)
Recreation, share of the area
25%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (7%)
Health
An estimated 71% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Gorinchem (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Gorinchem
Good self-rated health
71%
70.4%
Smokes
22%
18.4%
Excessive drinking
6.4%
4.9%
Overweight
51.9%
55.5%
Lonely
48.5%
48.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
51.1%
49.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
43.4%
42.4%
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
25% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Gorinchem.
Traffic2.2%
Built-up35.5%
Recreation25.4%
Agriculture1.4%
Water35.5%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Gorinchem average.
Gorinchem binnenstad has 5,955 inhabitants (2026), or 6,772 per km² (3.2 times as high as in Gorinchem). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 9%, against a rise of 11% in Gorinchem. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Gorinchem was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+9%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+11%)
Turnout, municipality of Gorinchem
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+14%
=about the same as Gorinchem (+14%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (26%)
Never married
53%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (48%)
Dutch origin
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
=about the same as Gorinchem (41%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+9%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+11%)
Turnout, municipality of Gorinchem
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+14%
=about the same as Gorinchem (+14%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (26%)
Never married
53%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (48%)
Dutch origin
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
=about the same as Gorinchem (41%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 9% between 2014 and 2026, to 5,955.
Residents, 2026
5,955
+9% since 2014
Gorinchem +11%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,772 residents per km², this wijk is 3.2 times as densely populated as the municipality of Gorinchem.
Residents per km²6,772
Dwellings per km²4,273.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.9 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15495
15 to 25620
25 to 451,850
45 to 651,715
65 to 80995
80 and over290
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
53% of residents are never married.
Never married3,180
Married1,745
Divorced780
Widowed260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
72% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,285
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)730
Outside Europe945
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
41% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,080
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,990
Higher professional, university1,820
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Gorinchem; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Gorinchem voted. The largest party was D66 with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of GorinchemThe Netherlands
D66
16.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16%
16.7%
VVD
14.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.3%
12.8%
CDA
11.2%
11.8%
JA21
6.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.5%
4.5%
BBB
1.4%
2.6%
Other
17.7%
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
Gorinchem binnenstad has an average of 0.8 cars per household, 27% lower than in Gorinchem (1.1). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Gorinchem (24%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
14%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (18%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
13%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼27% lower than Gorinchem (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+2 pp
▼lower than Gorinchem (+4 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (88%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gorinchem (1%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
31%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
74%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
14%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (18%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
13%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼27% lower than Gorinchem (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+2 pp
▼lower than Gorinchem (+4 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (88%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gorinchem (1%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
31%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
74%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 335 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie160
Handel en horeca270
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie70
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed90
Zakelijke dienstverlening335
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg180
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten165
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Gorinchem (2025).
Petrol79.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.7%
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 19% to 21% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▼ 3 percentage points below Gorinchem (24%)
+2 pp since 2014
Gorinchem +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, 2,830 passenger cars and 190 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,830
Motorcycles190
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
86% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (7%).
Residential85.9%
Retail6.6%
Office2.4%
Assembly2.2%
Healthcare2.7%
Industrial1%
Lodging0.3%
Sports0.1%
Other3.9%
Explanation
Based on 4,413 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
6,772 residents per km²: 13 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,772
NL 539▲ +1156% vs NL
Single-family dwellings26%
NL 63%▼ −59% vs NL
Private rent31%
NL 14%▲ +121% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings74%
NL 37%▲ +100% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings42%
NL 57%▼ −26% 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
06 · Neighbourhoods
Compare the neighbourhoods of Gorinchem binnenstad
Compare the neighbourhoods of Gorinchem binnenstad