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Municipality · Zuid-Holland

Living in Krimpenerwaard

The population is growing about as fast as in the Netherlands. Homes cost more than the Dutch average, and registered crime per resident is lower.

57,898 residents, 24,661 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, NVM, Kadaster

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Location

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Dutch average.

The average WOZ value in Krimpenerwaard is €414,000, 4% higher than in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 79%, against a rise of 93% in the Netherlands. 67% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points more than in the Netherlands (57%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €414,000
    4% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2015
    +79%
    lower than the Netherlands (+93%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    67%
    10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    26%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    7%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    79%
    16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    10%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    20%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (23%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    11%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (13%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 79% between 2015 and 2025, to €414,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€414,0004% above the Netherlands
  • +79% since 2015
  • Netherlands +93%
Explanation

The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

The market in Oost-Zuid-Holland

In the Oost-Zuid-Holland region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €4,733/m², and 72% sold above the asking price.

Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026

Sale price per m²
€4,733/m²

Of the homes sold in Oost-Zuid-Holland in Q3 2026, half went for more than €4,733 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.

Asking vs sale price
+4.3%

The final sale price in Oost-Zuid-Holland came in 4.3% above the last asking price. Budget for that.

Sold above asking
72%

72% of the homes sold in Oost-Zuid-Holland in Q3 2026 went for more than the asking price.

Sale price per m² by dwelling type

Terraced house
€4,455/m²
End-of-terrace house
€4,553/m²
Semi-detached house
€4,894/m²
Detached house
€5,579/m²
Apartment
€4,776/m²

Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region Oost-Zuid-Holland, Q3 2026. A region spans dozens of municipalities, so this describes the surrounding market, not this street or this house.

Source: NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3

Modelled ownership costs

Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€301 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€301/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 129 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €414,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€125NL median
  • Water board levy€43–
  • Property tax (OZB)€32€36
  • Waste levy€26€27
  • Sewage levy€24€22
Costs to set aside€176
  • Maintenance reserve€164–
  • Buildings insurance€12–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Krimpenerwaard's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 116th 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 129 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €414,000.
  • Levies: Krimpenerwaard'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

Krimpenerwaard has the 25th-highest WOZ value of the 50 gemeenten in the province of Zuid-Holland.

Netherlands€398,000
Teylingen€483,000
Westland€465,000
Katwijk€462,000
Zuidplas€459,000
Hillegom€458,000
Albrandswaard€456,000
Leiderdorp€450,000
Barendrecht€447,000
Lisse€433,000
Molenlanden€427,000
Waddinxveen€417,000
Krimpenerwaard€414,000

Leiden€409,000
Voorne aan Zee€396,000
Hoeksche Waard€392,000
's-Gravenhage€383,000
Zoetermeer€375,000
Gorinchem€370,000
Papendrecht€368,000
Rijswijk (ZH.)€358,000
Gouda€356,000
Delft€352,000
Explanation

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: €414,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Krimpenerwaard414,00024,661–
Alblasserdam351,0008,493–
Albrandswaard456,00010,797–
Alphen aan den Rijn397,00051,069–
Barendrecht447,00019,676–
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk472,00015,273–
Capelle aan den IJssel362,00031,893–
Delft352,00054,594–
Dordrecht331,00057,537–
Goeree-Overflakkee371,00022,997–
Gorinchem370,00018,237–
Gouda356,00035,205–
's-Gravenhage383,000274,171–
Hardinxveld-Giessendam368,0007,744–
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht443,00012,963–
Hillegom458,00010,329–
Hoeksche Waard392,00039,954–
Molenlanden427,00018,111–
Kaag en Braassem487,00012,787–
Katwijk462,00027,845–
Krimpen aan den IJssel386,00012,730–
Lansingerland505,00025,791–
Leiden409,00065,079–
Leiderdorp450,00012,698–
Leidschendam-Voorburg443,00037,861–
Lisse433,00010,637–
Maassluis345,00016,664–
Midden-Delfland496,0008,145–
Nieuwkoop489,00011,931–
Nissewaard308,00040,514–
Noordwijk516,00021,279–
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 67% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied67%
  • Social housing26%
  • Private rent7%
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

79% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes79%
  • Multi-family homes21%
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

23% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 15% in the Netherlands.

  • Before 194518.1%
  • 1945-196411.3%
  • 1965-197422.6%
  • 1975-199120.4%
  • 1992-200510.4%
  • 2006-20159.4%
  • 2016 and later7.9%
Explanation

Based on 24,972 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 Dutch average.

In 2025, 25 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Krimpenerwaard, 44% lower than in the Netherlands (45). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 13%, against a rise of 5% in the Netherlands. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    25
    44% lower than the Netherlands (45)
  • Change since 2021
    -13%
    lower than the Netherlands (+5%)
  • More figures
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    3.0
    11% higher than the Netherlands (2.7)
  • Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
    1.90
    37% higher than the Netherlands (1.39)
  • Change since 2020
    +22%
    lower than the Netherlands (+46%)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Krimpenerwaard registered 25 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Krimpenerwaard25
The Netherlands45
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Krimpenerwaard registered 25 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
2544% below the Netherlands
  • -13% since 2021
  • Netherlands +5%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Krimpenerwaard is 'Theft and burglary': 6.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.

KrimpenerwaardThe Netherlands
  • Theft and burglary6.2
  • Traffic6.0
  • Fraud and scams4.2
  • Vandalism and public order3.8
  • Violence and threats3.3
  • Other and withheld1.1
  • Environmental0.1
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 3.0 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.7 in the Netherlands.

Krimpenerwaard2.99
The Netherlands2.69
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Krimpenerwaard registered 258 traffic accidents, of which 110 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.

Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health above the Dutch average; green space is below the Dutch average.

An estimated 75% of adults in Krimpenerwaard rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in the Netherlands. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (42% against 48%), fewer feel lonely (42% against 47%), fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 47%) and fewer smoke (15% against 17%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Krimpenerwaard, covering 80% of the area, against 52% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 13 percentage points below the 16% in the Netherlands.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    75%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    3%
    13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (16%)
  • More figures
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    42%
    6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (48%)
  • Lonely
    42%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    44%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Overweight
    54%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    80%
    28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Water, share of the area
    8%
    11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (19%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    2%
    11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (13%)

Health

An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).

This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
74.8%
72.8%
Smokes
15.1%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
5.1%
5.8%
Overweight
54.2%
51.6%
Lonely
41.5%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.8%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
42.2%
48.3%
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

3% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the Netherlands.

  • Traffic1.6%
  • Built-up7.3%
  • Other built-up0.3%
  • Recreation1.5%
  • Agriculture80%
  • Forest and nature1.8%
  • Water7.5%
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 about as fast as the Dutch average.

Krimpenerwaard has 57,898 inhabitants (2026), or 388 per km² (28% lower than in the Netherlands). Between 2015 and 2026 the population rose 7%, the same as in the Netherlands. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in Krimpenerwaard was 84%, 6 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 16% of the vote, against 17% nationally.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2015
    +7%
    about the same as the Netherlands (+7%)
  • Turnout
    84%
    6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +6%
    lower than the Netherlands (+9%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    26%
    about the same as the Netherlands (26%)
  • Married
    44%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Dutch origin
    86%
    15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (71%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    45%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (41%)
  • PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
    16%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 7% between 2015 and 2026, to 57,898.

Residents, 2026
57,898
  • +7% since 2015
  • Netherlands +7%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: 388.

Residents per km²388
Dwellings per km²165.3

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 10.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.0 died per 1,000.

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

26% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 159,443
  • 15 to 257,046
  • 25 to 4513,069
  • 45 to 6515,026
  • 65 to 809,789
  • 80 and over3,525

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

44% of residents are married.

  • Never married25,647
  • Married25,690
  • Divorced3,589
  • Widowed2,972

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

86% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands49,652
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)2,751
  • Outside Europe5,495

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo111,910
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-418,670
  • Higher professional, university11,370

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 84% of eligible voters in Krimpenerwaard voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 16% of the valid votes.

Municipality of KrimpenerwaardThe Netherlands
D66
12.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.6%
16.7%
VVD
14.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.4%
12.8%
CDA
13.8%
11.8%
JA21
8.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.3%
4.5%
BBB
3%
2.6%
Other
19.7%
14.4%
Explanation

Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes.

Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025

05 · More figures

More figures

Krimpenerwaard has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in the Netherlands (1.1). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in the Netherlands (26%).

Key figures
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    21%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    14%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
    9%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (11%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.2
    9% higher than the Netherlands (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    22%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2015
    +8 pp
    higher than the Netherlands (+5 pp)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    6%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (4%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (2%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    88%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (87%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    21%
    16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Residents per km²
    388
    28% lower than the Netherlands (539)
  • Single-family dwellings
    79%
    16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 1,855 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij390
Nijverheid en energie1,655
Handel en horeca1,245
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie525
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed460
Zakelijke dienstverlening1,855
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg1,065
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten680

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 26% in the Netherlands (2025).

  • Petrol77.6%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.4%
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 22% between 2015 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
22%4 percentage points below the Netherlands (26%)
  • +8 pp since 2015
  • Netherlands +5 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, 29,840 passenger cars and 2,920 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars29,840
Motorcycles2,920
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

88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (6%).

  • Residential87.9%
  • Retail1.5%
  • Office1%
  • Assembly1%
  • Healthcare0.5%
  • Industrial6%
  • Lodging0.2%
  • Education0.2%
  • Sports0.2%
  • Other4.2%
Explanation

Based on 28,413 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

7% private rent, against 14% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Private rent7%
  • Multi-family dwellings21%
  • Residents per km²388
  • Single-family dwellings79%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings67%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the districts of Krimpenerwaard

Compare the districts of Krimpenerwaard
Berkenwoude1,715€544,00017
Vlist680€536,00021
Bergstoep1,820€524,00055
Stolwijk5,485€473,00019
Haastrecht4,375€458,00028

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole municipality.

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