The population is growing faster than in Gouda. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Gouda, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Binnenstad is €351,000, 1% lower than in Gouda (€356,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 83%, against a rise of 96% in Gouda. 45% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points less than in Gouda (56%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€351,000
▼1% lower than Gouda (€356,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+83%
▼lower than Gouda (+96%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gouda (56%)
Social housing
21%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gouda (29%)
Private rent
34%
▲19 percentage points higher than Gouda (15%)
Single-family dwellings
34%
▼24 percentage points lower than Gouda (58%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gouda (18%)
Built 1945–1964
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gouda (11%)
Built 2006–2015
11%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gouda (5%)
Average WOZ value
€351,000
▼1% lower than Gouda (€356,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+83%
▼lower than Gouda (+96%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gouda (56%)
Social housing
21%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gouda (29%)
Private rent
34%
▲19 percentage points higher than Gouda (15%)
Single-family dwellings
34%
▼24 percentage points lower than Gouda (58%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gouda (18%)
Built 1945–1964
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gouda (11%)
Built 2006–2015
11%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gouda (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 83% between 2014 and 2025, to €351,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€351,000▼ 1% below Gouda
+83% since 2014
Gouda +96%
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: ~€292 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€292/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
102 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €351,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€153NL median
Sewage levy€51€22
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€32€27
Property tax (OZB)€28€31
Costs to set aside€139
Maintenance reserve€130–
Buildings insurance€9–
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 102 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €351,000.
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
Binnenstad has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 9 wijken in the municipality of Gouda.
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: €351,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Binnenstad
351,000
4,908
–
De Korte Akkeren
288,000
4,528
–
Bloemendaal
364,000
4,758
–
Plaswijck
362,000
5,640
–
Noord
358,000
4,971
–
Kort Haarlem
335,000
4,642
–
Goverwelle
370,000
4,271
–
Stolwijkersluis
523,000
190
–
Westergouwe
539,000
1,297
–
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 45% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied45%
Social housing21%
Private rent34%
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
66% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes34%
Multi-family homes66%
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 before 1945, against 21% in the municipality of Gouda.
Before 194549.7%
1945-19644.4%
1965-19740.6%
1975-199125.7%
1992-20053.7%
2006-201511.2%
2016 and later4.5%
Explanation
Based on 4,981 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 Gouda average.
In 2025, 130 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Binnenstad, 2.7 times as high as in Gouda (49). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 37%, 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
130
▲2.7 times as high as Gouda (49)
Change since 2021
+37%
▲higher than Gouda (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.2
▼33% lower than Gouda (3.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
130
▲2.7 times as high as Gouda (49)
Change since 2021
+37%
▲higher than Gouda (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.2
▼33% lower than Gouda (3.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Binnenstad registered 130 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 49 in the municipality of Gouda.
Binnenstad130
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 Binnenstad is 'Theft and burglary': 70.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 21.2 in the municipality of Gouda.
BinnenstadGouda
Theft and burglary70.5
Gouda 21.2▲ +233% vs Gouda
Violence and threats15.5
Gouda 5.6▲ +177% vs Gouda
Vandalism and public order14.7
Gouda 5.7▲ +158% vs Gouda
Traffic12.7
Gouda 8.1▲ +57% vs Gouda
Other and withheld9.6
Gouda 3.0▲ +220% vs Gouda
Fraud and scams6.7
Gouda 5.0▲ +34% vs Gouda
Environmental0.3
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 2024, police in Binnenstad registered 51 traffic accidents, of which 21 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 Gouda average; green space is below the Gouda average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Binnenstad rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Gouda. Fewer adults are overweight (47% against 53%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (51% against 47%), more smoke (20% against 17%) and more drink excessively (7% against 5%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Binnenstad, covering 73% of the area, against 56% in Gouda. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 6 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)
5%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (11%)
More figures
Overweight
47%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gouda (47%)
Smokes
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gouda (17%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (5%)
Built-up, share of the area
73%
▲17 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Gouda (16%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gouda (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (11%)
More figures
Overweight
47%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gouda (47%)
Smokes
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gouda (17%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (5%)
Built-up, share of the area
73%
▲17 percentage points higher than Gouda (56%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Gouda (16%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gouda (10%)
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%
71.5%
Smokes
20.4%
17%
Excessive drinking
7.1%
5%
Overweight
47.3%
52.9%
Lonely
47.4%
48%
Anxiety or depression feelings
51%
49%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.6%
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
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 11% in the municipality of Gouda.
Traffic10%
Built-up73.3%
Other built-up0.7%
Recreation5.3%
Water10.7%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Gouda average.
Binnenstad has 8,730 inhabitants (2026), or 6,539 per km² (39% higher than in Gouda). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 19%, against a rise of 10% 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 2014
+19%
▲higher than Gouda (+10%)
Turnout, municipality of Gouda
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+23%
▲higher than Gouda (+12%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gouda (27%)
Never married
56%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gouda (49%)
Dutch origin
70%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (68%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
46%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gouda (36%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+19%
▲higher than Gouda (+10%)
Turnout, municipality of Gouda
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+23%
▲higher than Gouda (+12%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gouda (27%)
Never married
56%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gouda (49%)
Dutch origin
70%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (68%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
46%
▲10 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 19% between 2014 and 2026, to 8,730.
Residents, 2026
8,730
+19% since 2014
Gouda +10%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,539 residents per km², this wijk is 39% more densely populated than the municipality of Gouda.
Residents per km²6,539
Dwellings per km²3,662.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.6 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
32% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15890
15 to 25990
25 to 452,840
45 to 652,250
65 to 801,235
80 and over530
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are never married.
Never married4,850
Married2,610
Divorced840
Widowed430
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
70% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands6,145
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)830
Outside Europe1,750
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,210
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,510
Higher professional, university3,170
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
Binnenstad has an average of 0.7 cars per household, 22% lower than in Gouda (0.9). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Gouda (22%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gouda (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gouda (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼22% lower than Gouda (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▼lower than Gouda (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gouda (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (90%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (1%)
Private rent
34%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
34%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
66%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gouda (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gouda (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼22% lower than Gouda (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▼lower than Gouda (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gouda (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gouda (90%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gouda (1%)
Private rent
34%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
34%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
66%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 485 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie210
Handel en horeca470
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie155
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed105
Zakelijke dienstverlening485
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg300
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten250
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Gouda (2025).
Petrol76.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.6%
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 19% to 24% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 2 percentage points above Gouda (22%)
+5 pp since 2014
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, 3,235 passenger cars and 305 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,235
Motorcycles305
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
84% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (8%).
Residential83.8%
Retail7.8%
Office2.9%
Assembly3.4%
Healthcare0.9%
Industrial3.5%
Lodging0.3%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other2.8%
Explanation
Based on 5,942 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
6,539 residents per km²: 12 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,539
NL 539▲ +1113% vs NL
Private rent34%
NL 14%▲ +143% vs NL
Single-family dwellings34%
NL 63%▼ −46% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings66%
NL 37%▲ +78% vs NL
Social housing21%
NL 28%▼ −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