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Living in Hoevenbuurt

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Gouda. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Gouda, and registered crime per resident is lower.

1,805 residents, 767 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Gouda average.

The average WOZ value in Hoevenbuurt is €370,000, 4% higher than in Gouda (€356,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 45%, against a rise of 46% in Gouda. 96% of the homes are owner-occupied, 40 percentage points more than in Gouda (56%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €370,000
    4% higher than Gouda (€356,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2021
    +45%
    about the same as Gouda (+46%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    96%
    40 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)
  • Social housing
    0%
    29 percentage points lower than Gouda (29%)
  • Private rent
    4%
    11 percentage points lower than Gouda (15%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    83%
    25 percentage points higher than Gouda (58%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    41%
    16 percentage points higher than Gouda (25%)
  • Built 2016 and later
    3%
    7 percentage points lower than Gouda (10%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 45% between 2021 and 2025, to €370,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€370,0004% above Gouda
  • +45% 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: ~€305 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€305/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 111 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €370,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€154NL median
  • Sewage levy€51€22
  • Water board levy€42–
  • Waste levy€32€27
  • Property tax (OZB)€29€32
Costs to set aside€151
  • Maintenance reserve€141–
  • Buildings insurance€10–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Gouda's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 328th 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 111 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €370,000.
  • 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

Hoevenbuurt has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Plaswijck.

Netherlands€398,000
Gouda€356,000
Plaswijck€362,000
De Mammoet€425,000
Hoevenbuurt€370,000

Wervenbuurt€360,000
Zomenbuurt€357,000
Explanation

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: €370,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Hoevenbuurt370,000767–
Hoef- en Veldbuurt262,0001,384–
Zomenbuurt357,000537–
Lusten-, Burgen- en Steinenbuurt351,0001,131–
Grassen- Waterbuurt500,000628–
Bodegraafsestraatweg823,00067–
De Mammoet425,000483–
Wervenbuurt360,000643–
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 96% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied96%
  • Private rent4%
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

83% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes83%
  • Multi-family homes17%
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

56% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 18% in the municipality of Gouda.

  • 1965-197455.9%
  • 1975-199140.9%
  • 2016 and later3.1%
Explanation

Based on 767 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, 21 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hoevenbuurt, 57% lower than in Gouda (49). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 29%, 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
    21
    57% lower than Gouda (49)
  • Change since 2021
    -29%
    lower than Gouda (+6%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    3.5
    6% higher than Gouda (3.3)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Hoevenbuurt registered 21 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 49 in the municipality of Gouda.

Hoevenbuurt21
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Hoevenbuurt registered 21 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 49 in the municipality of Gouda.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
2157% below Gouda
  • -29% since 2021
  • Gouda +6%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Hoevenbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 6.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 21.2 in the municipality of Gouda.

HoevenbuurtGouda
  • Theft and burglary6.0
  • Fraud and scams6.0
  • Traffic4.9
  • Vandalism and public order2.7
  • Violence and threats1.1
  • Environmental0.0
  • Other and withheld0.0
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 3.5 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 3.3 in the municipality of Gouda.

Hoevenbuurt3.48
The municipality of Gouda3.34
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2023, police in Hoevenbuurt registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.

2020
2021
2022
2023
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) 2023

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health above the Gouda average; green space is above the Gouda average.

An estimated 77% of adults in Hoevenbuurt rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Gouda. Fewer adults smoke (12% against 17%), fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 49%), fewer feel lonely (44% against 48%) and fewer are overweight (51% against 53%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Hoevenbuurt, covering 63% of the area, against 56% in Gouda. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 30% of the area, 19 percentage points above the 11% in Gouda.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    77%
    5 percentage points higher than Gouda (72%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    30%
    19 percentage points higher than Gouda (11%)
  • More figures
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    44%
    5 percentage points lower than Gouda (49%)
  • Smokes
    12%
    5 percentage points lower than Gouda (17%)
  • Lonely
    44%
    4 percentage points lower than Gouda (48%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    48%
    1 percentage point higher than Gouda (47%)
  • Recreation, share of the area
    30%
    20 percentage points higher than Gouda (10%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    0%
    16 percentage points lower than Gouda (16%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    63%
    7 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)

Health

An estimated 77% 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
77%
71.5%
Smokes
11.8%
17%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
5%
Overweight
51.4%
52.9%
Lonely
43.6%
48%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.7%
49%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.3%
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

30% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 11% in the municipality of Gouda.

  • Traffic3.7%
  • Built-up63%
  • Recreation29.6%
  • Water3.7%
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 600 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket600 m–
GP practice900 m–
Primary school1,100 m–
Daycare1,100 m–
Large supermarkets–2.3
GP practices–0.8
Daycares–1.7
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 Gouda.

Hoevenbuurt has 1,805 inhabitants (2026), or 6,883 per km² (47% higher than in Gouda). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, 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
    -1%
    lower than Gouda (+6%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Gouda
    78%
    about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +3%
    lower than Gouda (+4%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    26%
    1 percentage point higher than Gouda (25%)
  • Married
    46%
    8 percentage points higher than Gouda (38%)
  • Dutch origin
    80%
    12 percentage points higher than Gouda (68%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    44%
    6 percentage points higher than Gouda (38%)
  • D66, share of the vote
    18%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,805.

Residents, 2026
1,805
  • -1% since 2021
  • Gouda +6%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 6,883 residents per km², this buurt is 47% more densely populated than the municipality of Gouda.

Residents per km²6,883
Dwellings per km²2,950

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 8.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 2.7 died per 1,000.

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

26% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15275
  • 15 to 25205
  • 25 to 45385
  • 45 to 65475
  • 65 to 80360
  • 80 and over100

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

46% of residents are married.

  • Never married760
  • Married840
  • Divorced140
  • Widowed70

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

80% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands1,440
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)145
  • Outside Europe215

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, mbo1220
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4580
  • Higher professional, university520

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

Hoevenbuurt has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 11% higher than in Gouda (0.9). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Gouda (22%).

Key figures
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    28%
    7 percentage points higher than Gouda (21%)
  • Business services, share of businesses
    24%
    2 percentage points lower than Gouda (26%)
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    7%
    2 percentage points lower than Gouda (9%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.0
    11% higher than Gouda (0.9)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    23%
    1 percentage point higher than Gouda (22%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
    +10 pp
    higher than Gouda (+6 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    99%
    9 percentage points higher than Gouda (90%)
  • Retail, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than Gouda (2%)
  • Office, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than Gouda (2%)
  • Private rent
    4%
    10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    17%
    20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    96%
    39 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Business establishments by sector

Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg40
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Gouda (2025).

  • Petrol77.3%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.7%
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 13% to 23% between 2021 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
23%1 percentage point above Gouda (22%)
  • +10 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, 765 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars765
Motorcycles60
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 healthcare (0.8%).

  • Residential98.6%
  • Retail0.1%
  • Office0.1%
  • Assembly0.4%
  • Healthcare0.8%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other0.6%
Explanation

Based on 778 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

6,883 residents per km²: 13 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²6,883
  • Private rent4%
  • Multi-family dwellings17%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings96%
  • Single-family dwellings83%
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 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Gouda

Other neighbourhoods in Gouda
Bodegraafsestraatweg200€823,00010
Grassen- Waterbuurt1,480€500,00015
De Mammoet1,165€425,00046
Wervenbuurt1,505€360,00012
Zomenbuurt1,280€357,00022

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2023, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

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Living in Hoevenbuurt (Gouda): WOZ, prices & safety