The population is growing faster than in Hoeksche Waard. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Piershil is €350,000, 11% lower than in Hoeksche Waard (€392,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 57%, against a rise of 58% in Hoeksche Waard. 73% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Hoeksche Waard (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€350,000
▼11% lower than Hoeksche Waard (€392,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+57%
▼lower than Hoeksche Waard (+58%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (71%)
Social housing
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (24%)
Private rent
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (5%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hoeksche Waard (83%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (16%)
Built 1965–1974
18%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (22%)
Built before 1945
17%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (13%)
Average WOZ value
€350,000
▼11% lower than Hoeksche Waard (€392,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+57%
▼lower than Hoeksche Waard (+58%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (71%)
Social housing
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (24%)
Private rent
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (5%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hoeksche Waard (83%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (16%)
Built 1965–1974
18%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (22%)
Built before 1945
17%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 57% between 2019 and 2025, to €350,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€350,000▼ 11% below Hoeksche Waard
+57% since 2019
Hoeksche Waard +58%
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: ~€294 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€294/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
127 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €350,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€121NL median
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€26€22
Property tax (OZB)€26€31
Costs to set aside€173
Maintenance reserve€162–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Hoeksche Waard's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 155th 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 127 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €350,000.
Levies: Hoeksche Waard'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
Piershil has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 14 wijken in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.
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: €350,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Piershil
350,000
776
–
Oud-Beijerland
397,000
10,963
–
Heinenoord
389,000
1,642
–
Mijnsheerenland
492,000
2,011
–
Westmaas
396,000
989
–
Puttershoek
363,000
3,364
–
Maasdam
451,000
1,412
–
's-Gravendeel
354,000
4,080
–
Strijen
360,000
4,162
–
Klaaswaal
378,000
1,820
–
Numansdorp
421,000
4,491
–
Zuid-Beijerland
384,000
1,657
–
Goudswaard
343,000
888
–
Nieuw-Beijerland
412,000
1,699
–
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 73% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied73%
Social housing18%
Private rent9%
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
84% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes84%
Multi-family homes16%
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 23% in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.
Before 194517%
1945-196411.2%
1965-197417.8%
1975-199128.4%
1992-20059.7%
2006-20154.1%
2016 and later11.8%
Explanation
Based on 777 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 Hoeksche Waard average.
In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Piershil, 31% lower than in Hoeksche Waard (26). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 8%, against a fall of 4% in Hoeksche Waard. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼31% lower than Hoeksche Waard (26)
Change since 2021
+8%
▲higher than Hoeksche Waard (-4%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼31% lower than Hoeksche Waard (26)
Change since 2021
+8%
▲higher than Hoeksche Waard (-4%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Piershil registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 26 in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.
Piershil18
The municipality of Hoeksche Waard26
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 Piershil is 'Fraud and scams': 4.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.7 in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.
PiershilHoeksche Waard
Fraud and scams4.7
Hoeksche Waard 4.7≈ Hoeksche Waard
Traffic4.7
Hoeksche Waard 7.5▼ −37% vs Hoeksche Waard
Vandalism and public order3.1
Hoeksche Waard 3.2≈ Hoeksche Waard
Theft and burglary2.6
Hoeksche Waard 6.8▼ −62% vs Hoeksche Waard
Violence and threats2.6
Hoeksche Waard 2.2▲ +18% vs Hoeksche Waard
Other and withheld0.5
Hoeksche Waard 1.1▼ −55% vs Hoeksche Waard
Environmental0.0
Hoeksche Waard 0.1≈ Hoeksche Waard
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 Piershil 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 below the Hoeksche Waard average; green space is below the Hoeksche Waard average.
An estimated 72% of adults in Piershil rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Hoeksche Waard. More adults feel lonely (50% against 43%), more smoke (18% against 15%) and more are overweight (59% against 57%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (38% against 40%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Piershil, covering 91% of the area, against 62% in Hoeksche Waard.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (11%)
More figures
Lonely
50%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (43%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (40%)
Overweight
59%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (57%)
Smokes
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
91%
▲29 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (62%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (17%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (11%)
More figures
Lonely
50%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (43%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (40%)
Overweight
59%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (57%)
Smokes
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
91%
▲29 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (62%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (17%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (10%)
Health
An estimated 72% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Hoeksche Waard
Good self-rated health
72.3%
73.8%
Smokes
17.5%
15.3%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
5.3%
Overweight
59.4%
57%
Lonely
49.7%
43.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
43.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
37.8%
40.2%
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
0.4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 11% in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.
Traffic2%
Built-up3.7%
Other built-up0.3%
Recreation0.4%
Agriculture91%
Water2.7%
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 Hoeksche Waard average.
Piershil has 1,870 inhabitants (2026), or 182 per km² (47% lower than in Hoeksche Waard). Between 2019 and 2026 the population rose 12%, against a rise of 6% in Hoeksche Waard. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2019
+12%
▲higher than Hoeksche Waard (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Hoeksche Waard
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
▲higher than Hoeksche Waard (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hoeksche Waard (27%)
Married
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hoeksche Waard (45%)
Dutch origin
82%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
=about the same as Hoeksche Waard (47%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2019
+12%
▲higher than Hoeksche Waard (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Hoeksche Waard
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
▲higher than Hoeksche Waard (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hoeksche Waard (27%)
Married
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hoeksche Waard (45%)
Dutch origin
82%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
=about the same as Hoeksche Waard (47%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 12% between 2019 and 2026, to 1,870.
Residents, 2026
1,870
+12% since 2019
Hoeksche Waard +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 182 residents per km², this wijk is 47% less densely populated than the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.
Residents per km²182
Dwellings per km²75.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 18.3 died per 1,000.
2019
2020
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 15275
15 to 25215
25 to 45415
45 to 65515
65 to 80300
80 and over145
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are married.
Never married770
Married830
Divorced140
Widowed130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,525
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)205
Outside Europe135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
47% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1390
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4650
Higher professional, university340
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Hoeksche Waard; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Hoeksche Waard voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Hoeksche WaardThe Netherlands
D66
12.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
18.6%
16.7%
VVD
15.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7%
12.8%
CDA
13.4%
11.8%
JA21
8.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.7%
4.5%
BBB
2.1%
2.6%
Other
17.2%
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
Piershil has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Hoeksche Waard (1.3). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Hoeksche Waard (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (4%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (18%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Hoeksche Waard (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hoeksche Waard (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+4 pp
▼lower than Hoeksche Waard (+8 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (6%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hoeksche Waard (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Hoeksche Waard (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (4%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hoeksche Waard (18%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Hoeksche Waard (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hoeksche Waard (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+4 pp
▼lower than Hoeksche Waard (+8 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hoeksche Waard (6%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hoeksche Waard (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Hoeksche Waard (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25
Nijverheid en energie45
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening45
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
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 23% in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard (2025).
Petrol78.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.7%
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 18% to 22% between 2019 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 1 percentage point below Hoeksche Waard (23%)
+4 pp since 2019
Hoeksche Waard +8 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, 1,015 passenger cars and 110 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,015
Motorcycles110
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (8%).
Residential87.1%
Retail0.7%
Office0.6%
Assembly1.3%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial8%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other5.2%
Explanation
Based on 892 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
182 residents per km²: 66% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²182
NL 539▼ −66% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings16%
NL 37%▼ −57% vs NL
Social housing18%
NL 28%▼ −36% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings84%
NL 63%▲ +33% 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