The population is growing faster than in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost more than the Hardinxveld-Giessendam average.
The average WOZ value in Blauwe Zoom is €485,000, 32% higher than in Hardinxveld-Giessendam (€368,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 43%, against a rise of 38% in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. 85% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Hardinxveld-Giessendam (66%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€485,000
▲32% higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (€368,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▲higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲19 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (66%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (7%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲11 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (75%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼18 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (20%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼16 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (19%)
Built 2006–2015
19%
▲13 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (6%)
Average WOZ value
€485,000
▲32% higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (€368,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▲higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲19 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (66%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (7%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲11 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (75%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼18 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (20%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼16 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (19%)
Built 2006–2015
19%
▲13 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (6%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 43% between 2021 and 2025, to €485,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€485,000▲ 32% above Hardinxveld-Giessendam
+43% since 2021
Hardinxveld-Giessendam +38%
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: ~€344 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€344/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
139 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €485,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€154NL median
Property tax (OZB)€53€43
Water board levy€45–
Waste levy€35€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€190
Maintenance reserve€177–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Hardinxveld-Giessendam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 292nd 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 139 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €485,000.
Levies: Hardinxveld-Giessendam'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
Blauwe Zoom has the highest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Giessendam.
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: €485,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Blauwe Zoom
485,000
454
–
Giessendam-West
385,000
1,426
–
Giessendam Over 't Spoor
403,000
356
–
Buitengebied Giessendam
447,000
25
–
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 85% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied85%
Social housing12%
Private rent3%
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
86% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes86%
Multi-family homes14%
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
58% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 11% in the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Before 194511.7%
1945-19640.9%
1965-19742.4%
1975-19912.6%
1992-20055.4%
2006-201519.1%
2016 and later57.8%
Explanation
Based on 460 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 Hardinxveld-Giessendam average.
In 2025, 12 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Blauwe Zoom, 52% lower than in Hardinxveld-Giessendam (25). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 20%, against a rise of 1% in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
12
▼52% lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (25)
Change since 2021
+20%
▲higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (+1%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
12
▼52% lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (25)
Change since 2021
+20%
▲higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (+1%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Blauwe Zoom registered 12 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 25 in the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Blauwe Zoom12
The municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam25
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 Blauwe Zoom is 'Vandalism and public order': 5.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 2.8 in the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Blauwe ZoomHardinxveld-Giessendam
Vandalism and public order5.1
Hardinxveld-Giessendam 2.8▲ +82% vs Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Fraud and scams3.6
Hardinxveld-Giessendam 3.8▼ −5% vs Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Theft and burglary0.7
Hardinxveld-Giessendam 8.8▼ −92% vs Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Violence and threats0.7
Hardinxveld-Giessendam 2.0▼ −65% vs Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Traffic0.7
Hardinxveld-Giessendam 5.9▼ −88% vs Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Other and withheld0.7
Hardinxveld-Giessendam 1.3▼ −46% vs Hardinxveld-Giessendam
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 Blauwe Zoom registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
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 Hardinxveld-Giessendam average; green space is below the Hardinxveld-Giessendam average.
An estimated 84% of adults in Blauwe Zoom rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. Fewer adults are overweight (47% against 55%), fewer feel lonely (36% against 42%) and fewer smoke (11% against 16%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (48% against 43%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Blauwe Zoom, covering 57% of the area, against 20% in Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (5%)
More figures
Overweight
47%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (55%)
Lonely
36%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (43%)
Smokes
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲37 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (20%)
Agriculture, share of the area
26%
▼29 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (55%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (13%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (5%)
More figures
Overweight
47%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (55%)
Lonely
36%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (43%)
Smokes
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲37 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (20%)
Agriculture, share of the area
26%
▼29 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (55%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (13%)
Health
An estimated 84% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Good self-rated health
83.6%
74.6%
Smokes
11.3%
15.6%
Excessive drinking
5%
5.1%
Overweight
46.6%
54.6%
Lonely
35.7%
42.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.6%
45.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.2%
43.1%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 5% in the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Traffic4.8%
Built-up57.1%
Other built-up11.9%
Agriculture26.2%
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 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,800 m
–
GP practice
2,100 m
–
Primary school
1,200 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.8
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 growing faster than the Hardinxveld-Giessendam average.
Blauwe Zoom has 1,400 inhabitants (2026), or 3,266 per km² (2.8 times as high as in Hardinxveld-Giessendam). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 24%, against a rise of 5% in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 16% 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
+24%
▲higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+19%
▲higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (25%)
Never married
54%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (45%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (47%)
CDA, share of the vote
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
+24%
▲higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+19%
▲higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (25%)
Never married
54%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (45%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (47%)
CDA, share of the vote
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population grew 24% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,400.
Residents, 2026
1,400
+24% since 2021
Hardinxveld-Giessendam +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,266 residents per km², this buurt is 2.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Residents per km²3,266
Dwellings per km²1,055.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 18.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15355
15 to 25220
25 to 45435
45 to 65310
65 to 8075
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
54% of residents are never married.
Never married755
Married600
Divorced35
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,315
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4490
Higher professional, university290
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Hardinxveld-Giessendam voted. The largest party was CDA with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Hardinxveld-GiessendamThe Netherlands
D66
6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.8%
16.7%
VVD
10.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
4.2%
12.8%
CDA
15.7%
11.8%
JA21
6.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.7%
4.5%
BBB
1.5%
2.6%
Other
35.2%
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
Blauwe Zoom has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Hardinxveld-Giessendam (1.2). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Hardinxveld-Giessendam (19%).
Key figures
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (9%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
24%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (26%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (2%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (89%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (1%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (4%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (9%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
24%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (26%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (2%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (89%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (1%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hardinxveld-Giessendam (4%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
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 19% in the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam (2025).
Petrol76.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.1%
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 14% to 23% between 2021 and 2025.
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, 585 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars585
Motorcycles40
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (4%).
Residential94.3%
Retail0.4%
Office2.5%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare4.3%
Industrial3.5%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other1%
Explanation
Based on 488 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
3,266 residents per km²: 6.1 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,266
NL 539▲ +506% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings14%
NL 37%▼ −62% vs NL
Social housing12%
NL 28%▼ −57% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings85%
NL 57%▲ +49% 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