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.
The average WOZ value in Wervenbuurt is €360,000, 1% higher than in Gouda (€356,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 43%, against a rise of 46% in Gouda. 71% of the homes are owner-occupied, 15 percentage points more than in Gouda (56%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€360,000
▲1% higher than Gouda (€356,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▼lower than Gouda (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▲15 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)
Social housing
25%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gouda (29%)
Private rent
4%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gouda (15%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲27 percentage points higher than Gouda (58%)
Built 2006–2015
5%
=about the same as Gouda (5%)
Average WOZ value
€360,000
▲1% higher than Gouda (€356,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▼lower than Gouda (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▲15 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)
Social housing
25%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gouda (29%)
Private rent
4%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gouda (15%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲27 percentage points higher than Gouda (58%)
Built 2006–2015
5%
=about the same as Gouda (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 43% between 2021 and 2025, to €360,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€360,000▲ 1% above Gouda
+43% 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: ~€302 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€302/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
109 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €360,000 · 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€148
Maintenance reserve€138–
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 109 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €360,000.
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
Wervenbuurt has the 4th-lowest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Plaswijck.
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: €360,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Wervenbuurt
360,000
643
–
Hoef- en Veldbuurt
262,000
1,384
–
Zomenbuurt
357,000
537
–
Hoevenbuurt
370,000
767
–
Lusten-, Burgen- en Steinenbuurt
351,000
1,131
–
Grassen- Waterbuurt
500,000
628
–
Bodegraafsestraatweg
823,000
67
–
De Mammoet
425,000
483
–
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 71% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied71%
Social housing25%
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
85% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes85%
Multi-family homes15%
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
95% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 25% in the municipality of Gouda.
1975-199195.2%
2006-20154.8%
Explanation
Based on 643 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, 12 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Wervenbuurt, 76% lower than in Gouda (49). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 45%, 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
12
▼76% lower than Gouda (49)
Change since 2021
-45%
▼lower than Gouda (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▼6% lower than Gouda (3.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
12
▼76% lower than Gouda (49)
Change since 2021
-45%
▼lower than Gouda (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▼6% lower than Gouda (3.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Wervenbuurt registered 12 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 49 in the municipality of Gouda.
Wervenbuurt12
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 Wervenbuurt is 'Fraud and scams': 5.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.0 in the municipality of Gouda.
WervenbuurtGouda
Fraud and scams5.9
Gouda 5.0▲ +18% vs Gouda
Theft and burglary3.3
Gouda 21.2▼ −84% vs Gouda
Vandalism and public order0.7
Gouda 5.7▼ −88% vs Gouda
Violence and threats0.7
Gouda 5.6▼ −88% vs Gouda
Traffic0.7
Gouda 8.1▼ −91% vs Gouda
Other and withheld0.7
Gouda 3.0▼ −77% vs Gouda
Environmental0.0
Gouda 0.1≈ 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 2022, police in Wervenbuurt registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
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) 2022
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Gouda average; green space is below the Gouda average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Wervenbuurt rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Gouda. Fewer adults feel lonely (43% against 48%), fewer smoke (13% against 17%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (45% against 49%), but more are overweight (55% against 53%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Wervenbuurt, covering 88% 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)
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gouda (11%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gouda (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gouda (49%)
Smokes
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gouda (17%)
Overweight
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲32 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Gouda (16%)
Traffic, share of the area
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gouda (11%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gouda (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gouda (49%)
Smokes
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gouda (17%)
Overweight
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲32 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Gouda (16%)
Traffic, share of the area
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (6%)
Health
An estimated 74% 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
74.1%
71.5%
Smokes
13.4%
17%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
5%
Overweight
55.2%
52.9%
Lonely
42.8%
48%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.6%
49%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.9%
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-up88.2%
Recreation5.9%
Water5.9%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,200 m
–
GP practice
1,100 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.1
GP practices
–
0.3
Daycares
–
1.2
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.
Wervenbuurt has 1,505 inhabitants (2026), or 9,464 per km² (2.0 times as high as in Gouda). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, 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
-2%
▼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%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (25%)
Married
48%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gouda (38%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gouda (68%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
39%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gouda (38%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼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%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (25%)
Married
48%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gouda (38%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gouda (68%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
39%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gouda (38%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,505.
Residents, 2026
1,505
-2% since 2021
Gouda +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 9,464 residents per km², this buurt is 2.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Gouda.
Residents per km²9,464
Dwellings per km²4,018.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.3 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15220
15 to 25175
25 to 45345
45 to 65415
65 to 80325
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are married.
Never married645
Married725
Divorced90
Widowed50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
80% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,200
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)90
Outside Europe215
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
39% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1280
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4460
Higher professional, university450
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
Wervenbuurt has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 11% higher than in Gouda (0.9). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Gouda (22%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
31%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gouda (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gouda (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲11% higher than Gouda (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
=about the same as Gouda (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+10 pp
▲higher than Gouda (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gouda (90%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gouda (1%)
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
15%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
31%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gouda (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gouda (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲11% higher than Gouda (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
=about the same as Gouda (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+10 pp
▲higher than Gouda (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gouda (90%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gouda (1%)
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
15%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca10
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
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Gouda (2025).
Petrol78.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.9%
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 12% to 22% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%– about the same as 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, 640 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars640
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
98% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (5%).
Residential98%
Office0.3%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare5.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.3%
Other0.8%
Explanation
Based on 656 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
9,464 residents per km²: 18 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²9,464
NL 539▲ +1656% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings15%
NL 37%▼ −59% vs NL
Single-family dwellings85%
NL 63%▲ +35% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings71%
NL 57%▲ +25% 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