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Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
Road safety and electionsRijkswaterstaat · Kiesraad
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Neighbourhood · Harderwijk
Living in Hierden De Biest
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 Hierden De Biest is €751,000, 85% higher than in Harderwijk (€405,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 13%, against a rise of 39% in Harderwijk. 78% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Harderwijk (59%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€751,000
▲85% higher than Harderwijk (€405,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+13%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲19 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (59%)
Social housing
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (27%)
Private rent
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (14%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲24 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (66%)
Built before 1945
20%
▲13 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (7%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼7 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (13%)
Built 2006–2015
5%
▼7 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (12%)
Average WOZ value
€751,000
▲85% higher than Harderwijk (€405,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+13%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲19 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (59%)
Social housing
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (27%)
Private rent
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (14%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲24 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (66%)
Built before 1945
20%
▲13 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (7%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼7 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (13%)
Built 2006–2015
5%
▼7 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 13% between 2021 and 2025, to €751,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€751,000▲ 85% above Harderwijk
+13% since 2021
Harderwijk +39%
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: ~€436 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€436/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
201 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €751,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€161NL median
Property tax (OZB)€65€66
Water board levy€53–
Waste levy€25€27
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€275
Maintenance reserve€257–
Buildings insurance€18–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Harderwijk's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 101st 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 201 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €751,000.
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
Hierden De Biest has the highest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Hierden.
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: €751,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hierden De Biest
751,000
160
–
Hierden Dorp
544,000
617
–
Hierden Glindweg
482,000
104
–
Hierden Mheenlanden
648,000
43
–
Hierden De Enk
745,000
174
–
Hierden De Duinen
439,000
417
–
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 78% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied78%
Private rent23%
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
90% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes90%
Multi-family homes10%
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
28% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 22% in the municipality of Harderwijk.
Before 194519.9%
1945-19648.7%
1965-197410.6%
1975-199128%
1992-200522.4%
2006-20155%
2016 and later5.6%
Explanation
Based on 161 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, 12 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hierden De Biest, 69% lower than in Harderwijk (39). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 70%, 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
12
▼69% lower than Harderwijk (39)
Change since 2021
-70%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+7%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
12
▼69% lower than Harderwijk (39)
Change since 2021
-70%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+7%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hierden De Biest registered 12 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 39 in the municipality of Harderwijk.
Hierden De Biest12
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 Hierden De Biest is 'Traffic': 5.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.0 in the municipality of Harderwijk.
Hierden De BiestHarderwijk
Traffic5.9
Harderwijk 8.0▼ −26% vs Harderwijk
Violence and threats2.9
Harderwijk 3.3▼ −12% vs Harderwijk
Fraud and scams2.9
Harderwijk 4.4▼ −34% vs Harderwijk
Theft and burglary0.0
Harderwijk 15.4▼ −100% vs Harderwijk
Vandalism and public order0.0
Harderwijk 5.1▼ −100% vs Harderwijk
Environmental0.0
Harderwijk 0.2≈ Harderwijk
Other and withheld0.0
Harderwijk 2.4▼ −100% vs 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 2023, police in Hierden De Biest 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 Harderwijk average; green space is below the Harderwijk average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Hierden De Biest rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Harderwijk. Fewer adults are overweight (43% against 52%), fewer feel lonely (37% against 44%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 47%) and fewer smoke (13% against 16%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Hierden De Biest, covering 69% of the area, against 16% in Harderwijk. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 10% of the area, 28 percentage points below the 38% in Harderwijk.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲7 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▼28 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (38%)
More figures
Overweight
43%
▼9 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (52%)
Lonely
37%
▼7 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼7 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (47%)
Smokes
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
69%
▲53 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
8%
▼24 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (32%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (19%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲7 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▼28 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (38%)
More figures
Overweight
43%
▼9 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (52%)
Lonely
37%
▼7 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼7 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (47%)
Smokes
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
69%
▲53 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
8%
▼24 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (32%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (19%)
Health
An estimated 81% 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
80.6%
73.8%
Smokes
12.7%
16.1%
Excessive drinking
6.6%
5.3%
Overweight
42.9%
52.2%
Lonely
37.1%
44.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.5%
46.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.7%
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
10% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 38% in the municipality of Harderwijk.
Traffic4.9%
Built-up16.5%
Recreation1.9%
Agriculture68.9%
Forest and nature7.8%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 1500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,500 m
–
GP practice
1,900 m
–
Primary school
1,500 m
–
Daycare
1,500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.1
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.1
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.
Hierden De Biest has 330 inhabitants (2026), or 323 per km² (75% lower than in Harderwijk). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 8%, 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 2021
-8%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Harderwijk
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+20%
▲higher than Harderwijk (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲1 percentage point higher than Harderwijk (26%)
Married
54%
▲13 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (41%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (78%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
40%
▲10 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (30%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
-8%
▼lower than Harderwijk (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Harderwijk
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+20%
▲higher than Harderwijk (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲1 percentage point higher than Harderwijk (26%)
Married
54%
▲13 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (41%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (78%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
40%
▲10 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (30%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population shrank 8% between 2021 and 2026, to 330.
Residents, 2026
330
-8% since 2021
Harderwijk +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 323 residents per km², this buurt is 75% less densely populated than the municipality of Harderwijk.
Residents per km²323
Dwellings per km²155.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1550
15 to 2525
25 to 4560
45 to 6590
65 to 8070
80 and over35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
54% of residents are married.
Never married120
Married180
Divorced25
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands295
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
Outside Europe25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
40% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo160
Havo, vwo, mbo2-490
Higher professional, university100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
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
Hierden De Biest has an average of 1.7 cars per household, 13% higher than in Harderwijk (1.5). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Harderwijk (31%).
Key figures
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
18%
▲12 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (6%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (10%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼9 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲13% higher than Harderwijk (1.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▼3 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Harderwijk (+12 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲7 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (88%)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (3%)
Average WOZ value
€751,000
▲89% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Residents per km²
323
▼40% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
18%
▲12 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (6%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (10%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼9 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲13% higher than Harderwijk (1.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▼3 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Harderwijk (+12 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲7 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (88%)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Harderwijk (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Harderwijk (3%)
Average WOZ value
€751,000
▲89% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Residents per km²
323
▼40% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 31% in the municipality of Harderwijk (2025).
Petrol71.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)28.3%
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 28% to 28% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
28%▼ 3 percentage points below Harderwijk (31%)
+0 pp since 2021
Harderwijk +12 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, 230 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars230
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (4%).
Residential95.3%
Assembly0.6%
Industrial0.6%
Lodging4.1%
Other0.6%
Explanation
Based on 169 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
10% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings10%
NL 37%▼ −73% vs NL
Average WOZ value€751,000
NL €398,000▲ +89% vs NL
Residents per km²323
NL 539▼ −40% vs NL
Private rent23%
NL 14%▲ +64% vs NL
Single-family dwellings90%
NL 63%▲ +43% 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