The population is growing slower than in Krimpenerwaard. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Berkenwoude is €544,000, 31% higher than in Krimpenerwaard (€414,000). Between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 74%, against a rise of 79% in Krimpenerwaard. 84% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points more than in Krimpenerwaard (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€544,000
▲31% higher than Krimpenerwaard (€414,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2015
+74%
▼lower than Krimpenerwaard (+79%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲17 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (67%)
Social housing
11%
▼15 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (26%)
Private rent
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Krimpenerwaard (7%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲12 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (79%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (8%)
Built 2006–2015
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (9%)
Built 1965–1974
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (23%)
Average WOZ value
€544,000
▲31% higher than Krimpenerwaard (€414,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2015
+74%
▼lower than Krimpenerwaard (+79%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲17 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (67%)
Social housing
11%
▼15 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (26%)
Private rent
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Krimpenerwaard (7%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲12 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (79%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (8%)
Built 2006–2015
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (9%)
Built 1965–1974
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (23%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 74% between 2015 and 2025, to €544,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€544,000▲ 31% above Krimpenerwaard
+74% since 2015
Krimpenerwaard +79%
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: ~€315 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€315/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
129 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €544,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€139NL median
Water board levy€47–
Property tax (OZB)€42€48
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 107th 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, €544,000.
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
Berkenwoude has the highest WOZ value of the 12 wijken in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard.
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: €544,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Berkenwoude
544,000
624
–
Lekkerkerk
387,000
3,478
–
Krimpen aan de Lek
368,000
3,061
–
Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
412,000
2,337
–
Gouderak
370,000
1,089
–
Bergambacht
450,000
2,276
–
Bergstoep
524,000
741
–
Ammerstol
369,000
769
–
Haastrecht
458,000
1,876
–
Stolwijk
473,000
2,139
–
Vlist
536,000
254
–
Schoonhoven
389,000
6,017
–
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 84% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied84%
Social housing11%
Private rent6%
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
91% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes91%
Multi-family homes9%
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
21% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 18% in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard.
Before 194520.7%
1945-196411.7%
1965-197420.2%
1975-199120.5%
1992-200510%
2006-201512.6%
2016 and later4.3%
Explanation
Based on 633 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 Krimpenerwaard average.
In 2025, 17 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Berkenwoude, 32% lower than in Krimpenerwaard (25). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 12%, against a fall of 13% in Krimpenerwaard. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼32% lower than Krimpenerwaard (25)
Change since 2021
+12%
▲higher than Krimpenerwaard (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.7
▲23% higher than Krimpenerwaard (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼32% lower than Krimpenerwaard (25)
Change since 2021
+12%
▲higher than Krimpenerwaard (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.7
▲23% higher than Krimpenerwaard (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Berkenwoude registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 25 in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard.
Berkenwoude17
The municipality of Krimpenerwaard25
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 Berkenwoude is 'Theft and burglary': 5.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.2 in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard.
BerkenwoudeKrimpenerwaard
Theft and burglary5.2
Krimpenerwaard 6.2▼ −16% vs Krimpenerwaard
Vandalism and public order5.2
Krimpenerwaard 3.8▲ +37% vs Krimpenerwaard
Traffic5.2
Krimpenerwaard 6.0▼ −13% vs Krimpenerwaard
Environmental1.2
Krimpenerwaard 0.1▲ +1100% vs Krimpenerwaard
Other and withheld0.6
Krimpenerwaard 1.1▼ −45% vs Krimpenerwaard
Violence and threats0.0
Krimpenerwaard 3.3▼ −100% vs Krimpenerwaard
Fraud and scams0.0
Krimpenerwaard 4.2▼ −100% vs Krimpenerwaard
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 Berkenwoude 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 Krimpenerwaard average; green space is below the Krimpenerwaard average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Berkenwoude rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Krimpenerwaard. Fewer adults feel lonely (36% against 42%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 44%), fewer smoke (12% against 15%) and fewer are overweight (51% against 54%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Berkenwoude, covering 86% of the area, against 80% in Krimpenerwaard. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 3% in Krimpenerwaard.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼1 percentage point lower than Krimpenerwaard (3%)
More figures
Lonely
36%
▼6 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (42%)
Overweight
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (44%)
Smokes
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
86%
▲6 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (80%)
Built-up, share of the area
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (7%)
Water, share of the area
9%
▲1 percentage point higher than Krimpenerwaard (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼1 percentage point lower than Krimpenerwaard (3%)
More figures
Lonely
36%
▼6 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (42%)
Overweight
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (44%)
Smokes
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
86%
▲6 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (80%)
Built-up, share of the area
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (7%)
Water, share of the area
9%
▲1 percentage point higher than Krimpenerwaard (8%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Krimpenerwaard
Good self-rated health
79.5%
74.8%
Smokes
12.2%
15.1%
Excessive drinking
4.4%
5.1%
Overweight
50.8%
54.2%
Lonely
36.1%
41.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.4%
43.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
42.1%
42.2%
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
2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard.
Traffic1%
Built-up2.5%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation0.7%
Agriculture85.8%
Forest and nature1%
Water8.9%
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 slower than the Krimpenerwaard average.
Berkenwoude has 1,715 inhabitants (2026), or 163 per km² (58% lower than in Krimpenerwaard). Between 2015 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 7% in Krimpenerwaard. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of 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. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2015
+3%
▼lower than Krimpenerwaard (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Krimpenerwaard
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▼lower than Krimpenerwaard (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
=about the same as Krimpenerwaard (26%)
Married
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (44%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲8 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (86%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
37%
▲9 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (28%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2015
+3%
▼lower than Krimpenerwaard (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Krimpenerwaard
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▼lower than Krimpenerwaard (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
=about the same as Krimpenerwaard (26%)
Married
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (44%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲8 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (86%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
37%
▲9 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (28%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2015 and 2026, to 1,715.
Residents, 2026
1,715
+3% since 2015
Krimpenerwaard +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 163 residents per km², this wijk is 58% less densely populated than the municipality of Krimpenerwaard.
Residents per km²163
Dwellings per km²59.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.8 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 15330
15 to 25255
25 to 45340
45 to 65440
65 to 80285
80 and over75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are married.
Never married745
Married850
Divorced75
Widowed45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,615
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
37% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1460
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4450
Higher professional, university320
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Krimpenerwaard; there is no result per buurt or wijk. 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. 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
Berkenwoude has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 25% higher than in Krimpenerwaard (1.2). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Krimpenerwaard (22%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
16%
▲11 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (5%)
Business services, share of businesses
29%
▲5 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲25% higher than Krimpenerwaard (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
=about the same as Krimpenerwaard (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2015
+5 pp
▼lower than Krimpenerwaard (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲5 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Krimpenerwaard (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Krimpenerwaard (1%)
Residents per km²
163
▼70% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
16%
▲11 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (5%)
Business services, share of businesses
29%
▲5 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Krimpenerwaard (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲25% higher than Krimpenerwaard (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
=about the same as Krimpenerwaard (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2015
+5 pp
▼lower than Krimpenerwaard (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲5 percentage points higher than Krimpenerwaard (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Krimpenerwaard (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Krimpenerwaard (1%)
Residents per km²
163
▼70% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij40
Nijverheid en energie45
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening75
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
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 22% in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard (2025).
Petrol78%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22%
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 17% to 22% between 2015 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%– about the same as Krimpenerwaard (22%)
+5 pp since 2015
Krimpenerwaard +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, 930 passenger cars and 90 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars930
Motorcycles90
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (6%).
Residential92.7%
Retail0.4%
Assembly1.6%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial5.7%
Lodging0.7%
Education0.4%
Sports0.1%
Other2.9%
Explanation
Based on 683 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
9% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings9%
NL 37%▼ −76% vs NL
Residents per km²163
NL 539▼ −70% vs NL
Social housing11%
NL 28%▼ −61% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings84%
NL 57%▲ +47% 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