The population is shrinking, while it grows in Harderwijk. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Harderwijk, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Akker is €539,000, 33% higher than in Harderwijk (€405,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 24%, against a rise of 27% in Harderwijk. 76% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points more than in Harderwijk (59%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€539,000
▲33% higher than Harderwijk (€405,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+24%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+27%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
76%
▲17 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (59%)
Social housing
22%
▼5 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (27%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (14%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲21 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (66%)
Built 1992–2005
33%
▲14 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (19%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (14%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (13%)
Average WOZ value
€539,000
▲33% higher than Harderwijk (€405,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+24%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+27%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
76%
▲17 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (59%)
Social housing
22%
▼5 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (27%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (14%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲21 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (66%)
Built 1992–2005
33%
▲14 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (19%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (14%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 24% between 2022 and 2025, to €539,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€539,000▲ 33% above Harderwijk
+24% since 2022
Harderwijk +27%
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: ~€348 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€348/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
155 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €539,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€137NL median
Water board levy€47–
Property tax (OZB)€47€47
Waste levy€25€27
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€211
Maintenance reserve€197–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Harderwijk's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 83rd 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 155 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €539,000.
Levies: Harderwijk'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
De Akker has the highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Frankrijk.
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: €539,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Akker
539,000
481
–
Broekland
400,000
488
–
Walstein
414,000
636
–
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 76% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied76%
Social housing22%
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
57% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 22% in the municipality of Harderwijk.
Before 19453.1%
1945-19641%
1965-19740.2%
1975-199157%
1992-200533.1%
2006-20155%
2016 and later0.6%
Explanation
Based on 481 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 Harderwijk average.
In 2025, 24 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Akker, 38% lower than in Harderwijk (39). Since 2022 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 5%, against a rise of 7% in Harderwijk. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
24
▼38% lower than Harderwijk (39)
Change since 2022
+5%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
8.3
▲4.0 times as high as Harderwijk (2.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
24
▼38% lower than Harderwijk (39)
Change since 2022
+5%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
8.3
▲4.0 times as high as Harderwijk (2.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Akker registered 24 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 39 in the municipality of Harderwijk.
De Akker24
The municipality of Harderwijk39
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 De Akker is 'Theft and burglary': 11.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 15.4 in the municipality of Harderwijk.
De AkkerHarderwijk
Theft and burglary11.6
Harderwijk 15.4▼ −25% vs Harderwijk
Traffic6.6
Harderwijk 8.0▼ −18% vs Harderwijk
Other and withheld2.5
Harderwijk 2.4≈ Harderwijk
Vandalism and public order1.7
Harderwijk 5.1▼ −67% vs Harderwijk
Violence and threats0.8
Harderwijk 3.3▼ −76% vs Harderwijk
Fraud and scams0.8
Harderwijk 4.4▼ −82% vs Harderwijk
Environmental0.0
Harderwijk 0.2≈ Harderwijk
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 De Akker registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 Harderwijk average; green space is below the Harderwijk average.
An estimated 79% of adults in De Akker rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Harderwijk. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (39% against 47%), fewer feel lonely (37% against 44%) and fewer smoke (11% against 16%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (54% against 49%). Built-up land is the largest land use in De Akker, covering 91% of the area, against 22% in Harderwijk. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 6% of the area, 32 percentage points below the 38% in Harderwijk.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼32 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (38%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼8 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (47%)
Lonely
37%
▼7 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (44%)
Smokes
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (16%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▲5 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (49%)
Built-up, share of the area
91%
▲69 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (22%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼32 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (32%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (19%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼32 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (38%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼8 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (47%)
Lonely
37%
▼7 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (44%)
Smokes
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (16%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▲5 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (49%)
Built-up, share of the area
91%
▲69 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (22%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼32 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (32%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (19%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Harderwijk (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Harderwijk
Good self-rated health
79.3%
73.8%
Smokes
11.2%
16.1%
Excessive drinking
5%
5.3%
Overweight
48.4%
52.2%
Lonely
37.1%
44.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.1%
46.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
53.8%
49.2%
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 38% in the municipality of Harderwijk.
Traffic3%
Built-up90.9%
Recreation6.1%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
1,400 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
0.1
Daycares
–
2.1
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 Harderwijk.
De Akker has 1,195 inhabitants (2026), or 3,580 per km² (2.8 times as high as in Harderwijk). Between 2022 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 4% in Harderwijk. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Harderwijk was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2022
-2%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Harderwijk
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (26%)
Married
51%
▲10 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (41%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲11 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (78%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2022
-2%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Harderwijk
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (26%)
Married
51%
▲10 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (41%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲11 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (78%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2022 and 2026, to 1,195.
Residents, 2026
1,195
-2% since 2022
Harderwijk +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,580 residents per km², this buurt is 2.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Harderwijk.
Residents per km²3,580
Dwellings per km²1,457.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 4.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.1 died per 1,000.
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 15195
15 to 25125
25 to 45215
45 to 65335
65 to 80260
80 and over65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are married.
Never married475
Married605
Divorced60
Widowed50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,060
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Harderwijk; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Harderwijk voted. The largest party was CDA with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HarderwijkThe Netherlands
D66
14.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.4%
16.7%
VVD
14.8%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.6%
12.8%
CDA
16.6%
11.8%
JA21
6.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.4%
4.5%
BBB
2.2%
2.6%
Other
17.5%
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
De Akker has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 13% lower than in Harderwijk (1.5). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Harderwijk (31%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
40%
▲14 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (26%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼13% lower than Harderwijk (1.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▼4 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+6 pp
▼lower than Harderwijk (+11 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲10 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (88%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (2%)
Residents per km²
3,580
▲6.6 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business services, share of businesses
40%
▲14 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (26%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼13% lower than Harderwijk (1.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▼4 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+6 pp
▼lower than Harderwijk (+11 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲10 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (88%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (2%)
Residents per km²
3,580
▲6.6 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening50
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 31% in the municipality of Harderwijk (2025).
Petrol73.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.8%
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 21% to 27% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▼ 4 percentage points below Harderwijk (31%)
+6 pp since 2022
Harderwijk +11 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, 635 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars635
Motorcycles35
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 retail (0.4%).
Residential98.2%
Retail0.4%
Office0.4%
Assembly0.2%
Healthcare0.2%
Education0.4%
Other0.4%
Explanation
Based on 490 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
2% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Residents per km²3,580
NL 539▲ +564% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Single-family dwellings87%
NL 63%▲ +38% vs NL
Average WOZ value€539,000
NL €398,000▲ +35% 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) 2025