The population is shrinking, while it grows in Gorinchem. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Gorinchem, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Wijdschild is €413,000, 12% higher than in Gorinchem (€370,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 80%, against a rise of 91% in Gorinchem. 80% of the homes are owner-occupied, 30 percentage points more than in Gorinchem (50%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€413,000
▲12% higher than Gorinchem (€370,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+80%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+91%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲30 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (50%)
Social housing
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (37%)
Private rent
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (13%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (57%)
Built before 1945
2%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (13%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (10%)
Built 1975–1991
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (21%)
Average WOZ value
€413,000
▲12% higher than Gorinchem (€370,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+80%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+91%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲30 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (50%)
Social housing
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (37%)
Private rent
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (13%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (57%)
Built before 1945
2%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (13%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (10%)
Built 1975–1991
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (21%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 80% between 2014 and 2025, to €413,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€413,000▲ 12% above Gorinchem
+80% 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: ~€272 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€272/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
108 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €413,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
Water board levy€43–
Waste levy€32€27
Property tax (OZB)€30€36
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 107th 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, €413,000.
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
Wijdschild has the 7th-highest 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: €413,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Wijdschild
413,000
768
–
Gorinchem binnenstad
343,000
3,761
–
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 80% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied80%
Social housing12%
Private rent8%
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
91% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes91%
Multi-family homes9%
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
50% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 14% in the municipality of Gorinchem.
Before 19452%
1965-197450.3%
1975-199126.5%
1992-200521.1%
2016 and later0.1%
Explanation
Based on 769 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 Gorinchem average.
In 2025, 19 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Wijdschild, 56% lower than in Gorinchem (43). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 4%, 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
19
▼56% lower than Gorinchem (43)
Change since 2021
+4%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.9
▼59% lower than Gorinchem (2.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼56% lower than Gorinchem (43)
Change since 2021
+4%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.9
▼59% lower than Gorinchem (2.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Wijdschild registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 43 in the municipality of Gorinchem.
Wijdschild19
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 Wijdschild is 'Theft and burglary': 8.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 16.4 in the municipality of Gorinchem.
WijdschildGorinchem
Theft and burglary8.0
Gorinchem 16.4▼ −51% vs Gorinchem
Fraud and scams4.0
Gorinchem 5.6▼ −29% vs Gorinchem
Traffic4.0
Gorinchem 9.0▼ −56% vs Gorinchem
Violence and threats1.7
Gorinchem 5.5▼ −69% vs Gorinchem
Vandalism and public order1.1
Gorinchem 4.4▼ −75% vs Gorinchem
Other and withheld0.6
Gorinchem 2.0▼ −70% vs Gorinchem
Environmental0.0
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 Wijdschild registered 2 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 Gorinchem average; green space is above the Gorinchem average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Wijdschild rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Gorinchem. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 48%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 49%) and fewer smoke (13% against 18%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 42%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Wijdschild, covering 76% of the area, against 34% in Gorinchem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 22% of the area, 13 percentage points above the 9% in Gorinchem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▲13 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (9%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (49%)
Smokes
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (18%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
76%
▲42 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (34%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (31%)
Recreation, share of the area
22%
▲15 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▲13 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (9%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (49%)
Smokes
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (18%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
76%
▲42 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (34%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (31%)
Recreation, share of the area
22%
▲15 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (7%)
Health
An estimated 76% 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
76.2%
70.4%
Smokes
13.4%
18.4%
Excessive drinking
5%
4.9%
Overweight
54.1%
55.5%
Lonely
40.6%
48.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.3%
49.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
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
22% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Gorinchem.
Traffic2.7%
Built-up75.7%
Recreation21.6%
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 shrinking, while it grows in Gorinchem.
Wijdschild has 1,775 inhabitants (2026), or 4,726 per km² (2.3 times as high as in Gorinchem). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 7%, 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
-7%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+11%)
Turnout, municipality of Gorinchem
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+14%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (27%)
Married
43%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (38%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲15 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (41%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-7%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+11%)
Turnout, municipality of Gorinchem
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+14%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (27%)
Married
43%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (38%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲15 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (41%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 7% between 2014 and 2026, to 1,775.
Residents, 2026
1,775
-7% since 2014
Gorinchem +11%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,726 residents per km², this wijk is 2.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Gorinchem.
Residents per km²4,726
Dwellings per km²2,021.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 14.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 2.9 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 45 and 65.
0 to 15250
15 to 25195
25 to 45370
45 to 65550
65 to 80325
80 and over85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
43% of residents are married.
Never married760
Married765
Divorced165
Widowed85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,515
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)95
Outside Europe165
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1240
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4580
Higher professional, university500
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
Wijdschild has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in Gorinchem (1.1). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Gorinchem (24%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (10%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (15%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Gorinchem (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▲higher than Gorinchem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
9%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (10%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (15%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Gorinchem (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▲higher than Gorinchem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
9%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 80 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening80
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg40
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Gorinchem (2025).
Petrol77.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.5%
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 17% to 22% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 2 percentage points below Gorinchem (24%)
+5 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, 930 passenger cars and 95 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars930
Motorcycles95
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
98% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (0.8%).
Residential98.5%
Retail0.3%
Office0.3%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare0.8%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.4%
Sports0.3%
Other0.6%
Explanation
Based on 781 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
4,726 residents per km²: 8.8 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,726
NL 539▲ +777% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings9%
NL 37%▼ −76% vs NL
Social housing12%
NL 28%▼ −57% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Single-family dwellings91%
NL 63%▲ +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) 2026