The population is growing slower than in Gouda. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Gouda, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Gaardenbuurt is €725,000, 2.0 times as high as in Gouda (€356,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 37%, against a rise of 46% in Gouda. 86% of the homes are owner-occupied, 30 percentage points more than in Gouda (56%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€725,000
▲2.0 times as high as Gouda (€356,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▼lower than Gouda (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲30 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)
Social housing
12%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gouda (29%)
Private rent
2%
▼13 percentage points lower than Gouda (15%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲29 percentage points higher than Gouda (58%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼24 percentage points lower than Gouda (25%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gouda (5%)
Average WOZ value
€725,000
▲2.0 times as high as Gouda (€356,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▼lower than Gouda (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲30 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)
Social housing
12%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gouda (29%)
Private rent
2%
▼13 percentage points lower than Gouda (15%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲29 percentage points higher than Gouda (58%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼24 percentage points lower than Gouda (25%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gouda (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 37% between 2021 and 2025, to €725,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€725,000▲ 2.0 times as high as Gouda
+37% since 2021
Gouda +46%
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: ~€449 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€449/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
187 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €725,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€193NL median
Property tax (OZB)€58€64
Water board levy€52–
Sewage levy€51€22
Waste levy€32€27
Costs to set aside€256
Maintenance reserve€239–
Buildings insurance€17–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Gouda's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 306th 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 187 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €725,000.
Levies: Gouda'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
Gaardenbuurt has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Bloemendaal.
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: €725,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Gaardenbuurt
725,000
285
–
Boerhaavekwartier
311,000
1,523
–
Windrooskwartier en Heesterbuurt
385,000
1,539
–
Groenhovenkwartier
329,000
958
–
Bloemendaalseweg
822,000
32
–
De Goudse Poort
285,000
421
–
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 86% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied86%
Social housing12%
Private rent2%
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
87% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes87%
Multi-family homes13%
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
87% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 9% in the municipality of Gouda.
1975-19911.4%
1992-200586.7%
2006-201511.9%
Explanation
Based on 285 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 Gouda average.
In 2025, 9 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Gaardenbuurt, 82% lower than in Gouda (49). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 61%, against a rise of 6% in Gouda. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
9
▼82% lower than Gouda (49)
Change since 2021
-61%
▼lower than Gouda (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼30% lower than Gouda (3.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
9
▼82% lower than Gouda (49)
Change since 2021
-61%
▼lower than Gouda (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼30% lower than Gouda (3.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Gaardenbuurt registered 9 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 49 in the municipality of Gouda.
Gaardenbuurt9
The municipality of Gouda49
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 Gaardenbuurt is 'Fraud and scams': 6.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.0 in the municipality of Gouda.
GaardenbuurtGouda
Fraud and scams6.7
Gouda 5.0▲ +34% vs Gouda
Theft and burglary1.3
Gouda 21.2▼ −94% vs Gouda
Traffic1.3
Gouda 8.1▼ −84% vs Gouda
Vandalism and public order0.0
Gouda 5.7▼ −100% vs Gouda
Violence and threats0.0
Gouda 5.6▼ −100% vs Gouda
Environmental0.0
Gouda 0.1≈ Gouda
Other and withheld0.0
Gouda 3.0▼ −100% vs Gouda
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 Gaardenbuurt registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 Gouda average; green space is below the Gouda average.
An estimated 84% of adults in Gaardenbuurt rate their own health as good, 12 percentage points more than in Gouda. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (34% against 49%), fewer feel lonely (34% against 48%), fewer are overweight (41% against 53%) and fewer smoke (7% against 17%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Gaardenbuurt, covering 75% of the area, against 56% in Gouda. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 6% of the area, 5 percentage points below the 11% in Gouda.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gouda (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gouda (11%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
34%
▼15 percentage points lower than Gouda (49%)
Lonely
34%
▼14 percentage points lower than Gouda (48%)
Overweight
41%
▼12 percentage points lower than Gouda (53%)
Smokes
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gouda (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
75%
▲19 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Gouda (16%)
Water, share of the area
19%
▲11 percentage points higher than Gouda (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gouda (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gouda (11%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
34%
▼15 percentage points lower than Gouda (49%)
Lonely
34%
▼14 percentage points lower than Gouda (48%)
Overweight
41%
▼12 percentage points lower than Gouda (53%)
Smokes
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gouda (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
75%
▲19 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Gouda (16%)
Water, share of the area
19%
▲11 percentage points higher than Gouda (8%)
Health
An estimated 84% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Gouda (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Gouda
Good self-rated health
84.3%
71.5%
Smokes
7.2%
17%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
5%
Overweight
40.8%
52.9%
Lonely
34.3%
48%
Anxiety or depression feelings
34%
49%
Meets physical activity guideline
56.5%
46.7%
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
6% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 11% in the municipality of Gouda.
Built-up75%
Recreation6.2%
Water18.8%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
900 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2.4
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
4.4
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 growing slower than the Gouda average.
Gaardenbuurt has 760 inhabitants (2026), or 5,770 per km² (23% higher than in Gouda). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 6% in Gouda. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Gouda was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 18% 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
+3%
▼lower than Gouda (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Gouda
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Gouda (+4%)
Married
56%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gouda (38%)
Dutch origin
81%
▲13 percentage points higher than Gouda (68%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
68%
▲32 percentage points higher than Gouda (36%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▼lower than Gouda (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Gouda
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Gouda (+4%)
Married
56%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gouda (38%)
Dutch origin
81%
▲13 percentage points higher than Gouda (68%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
68%
▲32 percentage points higher than Gouda (36%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 760.
Residents, 2026
760
+3% since 2021
Gouda +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,770 residents per km², this buurt is 23% more densely populated than the municipality of Gouda.
Residents per km²5,770
Dwellings per km²2,192.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 13.4 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 65 and 80.
0 to 1585
15 to 2580
25 to 45110
45 to 65205
65 to 80215
80 and over55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are married.
Never married255
Married425
Divorced30
Widowed50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
81% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands615
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)50
Outside Europe95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
68% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo160
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4120
Higher professional, university380
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Gouda; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Gouda voted. The largest party was D66 with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of GoudaThe Netherlands
D66
18%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
13%
16.7%
VVD
9.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
16.1%
12.8%
CDA
11%
11.8%
JA21
5.4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.5%
4.5%
BBB
1.1%
2.6%
Other
22%
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
Gaardenbuurt has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 33% higher than in Gouda (0.9). 30% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points more than in Gouda (22%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gouda (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gouda (26%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
28%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gouda (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲33% higher than Gouda (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gouda (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+13 pp
▲higher than Gouda (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲9 percentage points higher than Gouda (90%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Gouda (1%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gouda (2%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gouda (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gouda (26%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
28%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gouda (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲33% higher than Gouda (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gouda (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+13 pp
▲higher than Gouda (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲9 percentage points higher than Gouda (90%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Gouda (1%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gouda (2%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
30% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Gouda (2025).
Petrol70.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)29.6%
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 16% to 30% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
30%▲ 8 percentage points above Gouda (22%)
+14 pp since 2021
Gouda +7 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, 355 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars355
Motorcycles15
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (1%).
Residential99.3%
Office1%
Healthcare0.7%
Other0.3%
Explanation
Based on 287 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
5,770 residents per km²: 11 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,770
NL 539▲ +971% vs NL
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Social housing12%
NL 28%▼ −57% vs NL
Average WOZ value€725,000
NL €398,000▲ +82% 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