The population is growing faster than in Lochem. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Lochem, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Barchem is €406,000, 13% lower than in Lochem (€466,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 41%, against a rise of 36% in Lochem. 79% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points more than in Lochem (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€406,000
▼13% lower than Lochem (€466,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+41%
▲higher than Lochem (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲8 percentage points higher than Lochem (71%)
Social housing
17%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (18%)
Private rent
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Lochem (11%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲9 percentage points higher than Lochem (83%)
Built before 1945
7%
▼16 percentage points lower than Lochem (23%)
Built 1992–2005
23%
▲10 percentage points higher than Lochem (13%)
Built 1945–1964
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Lochem (14%)
Average WOZ value
€406,000
▼13% lower than Lochem (€466,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+41%
▲higher than Lochem (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲8 percentage points higher than Lochem (71%)
Social housing
17%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (18%)
Private rent
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Lochem (11%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲9 percentage points higher than Lochem (83%)
Built before 1945
7%
▼16 percentage points lower than Lochem (23%)
Built 1992–2005
23%
▲10 percentage points higher than Lochem (13%)
Built 1945–1964
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Lochem (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 41% between 2021 and 2025, to €406,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€406,000▼ 13% below Lochem
+41% since 2021
Lochem +36%
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: ~€314 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€314/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
144 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €406,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€118NL median
Water board levy€43–
Sewage levy€33€22
Property tax (OZB)€21€36
Waste levy€21€27
Costs to set aside€196
Maintenance reserve€183–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Lochem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 55th 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 144 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €406,000.
Levies: Lochem'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
Barchem has the lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Barchem.
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: €406,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Barchem
406,000
440
–
Verspreide huizen Lochemseweg
720,000
66
–
Verspr.h. Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk
625,000
141
–
Verspr.h. Boschheurne en Zwiepsche Broek
572,000
127
–
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 79% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied79%
Social housing17%
Private rent4%
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
92% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes92%
Multi-family homes8%
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
24% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 16% in the municipality of Lochem.
Before 19457.4%
1945-196418.6%
1965-197423.7%
1975-199117%
1992-200522.8%
2006-20154.5%
2016 and later6%
Explanation
Based on 447 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 Lochem average.
In 2025, 10 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Barchem, 52% lower than in Lochem (21). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 1%, against a fall of 20% in Lochem. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼52% lower than Lochem (21)
Change since 2021
+1%
▲higher than Lochem (-20%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼30% lower than Lochem (3.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼52% lower than Lochem (21)
Change since 2021
+1%
▲higher than Lochem (-20%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼30% lower than Lochem (3.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Barchem registered 10 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 21 in the municipality of Lochem.
Barchem10
The municipality of Lochem21
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 Barchem is 'Vandalism and public order': 4.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.3 in the municipality of Lochem.
BarchemLochem
Vandalism and public order4.3
Lochem 3.3▲ +30% vs Lochem
Theft and burglary3.2
Lochem 7.7▼ −58% vs Lochem
Traffic2.2
Lochem 4.0▼ −45% vs Lochem
Violence and threats0.0
Lochem 1.7▼ −100% vs Lochem
Fraud and scams0.0
Lochem 3.8▼ −100% vs Lochem
Environmental0.0
Lochem 0.2≈ Lochem
Other and withheld0.0
Lochem 0.6≈ Lochem
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 Barchem registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 about average; green space is above the Lochem average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Barchem rate their own health as good, about the same as in Lochem. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 51%) and fewer smoke (12% against 13%), but more are overweight (54% against 52%) and more drink excessively (7% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Barchem, covering 54% of the area, against 5% in Lochem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 23% of the area, 3 percentage points above the 20% in Lochem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
=about the same as Lochem (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲3 percentage points higher than Lochem (20%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼6 percentage points lower than Lochem (51%)
Overweight
54%
▲2 percentage points higher than Lochem (52%)
Smokes
12%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (13%)
Lonely
39%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
18%
▼53 percentage points lower than Lochem (71%)
Built-up, share of the area
54%
▲49 percentage points higher than Lochem (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Lochem (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
=about the same as Lochem (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲3 percentage points higher than Lochem (20%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼6 percentage points lower than Lochem (51%)
Overweight
54%
▲2 percentage points higher than Lochem (52%)
Smokes
12%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (13%)
Lonely
39%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
18%
▼53 percentage points lower than Lochem (71%)
Built-up, share of the area
54%
▲49 percentage points higher than Lochem (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Lochem (2%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Lochem (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Lochem
Good self-rated health
76.6%
76.9%
Smokes
11.7%
13%
Excessive drinking
6.9%
6.5%
Overweight
53.8%
51.7%
Lonely
39.4%
40.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.7%
40.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.4%
50.6%
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
23% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 20% in the municipality of Lochem.
Traffic3.6%
Built-up53.6%
Other built-up1.8%
Recreation5.4%
Agriculture17.9%
Forest and nature17.9%
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
Distance to amenities
A gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
4,300 m
–
GP practice
400 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
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 growing faster than the Lochem average.
Barchem has 955 inhabitants (2026), or 1,684 per km² (10.5 times as high as in Lochem). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 2%, against a rise of 1% in Lochem. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Lochem was 87%, 9 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 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 2021
+2%
▲higher than Lochem (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Lochem
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
=about the same as Lochem (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (29%)
Married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Lochem (45%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than Lochem (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲7 percentage points higher than Lochem (42%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Lochem (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Lochem
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
=about the same as Lochem (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (29%)
Married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Lochem (45%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than Lochem (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲7 percentage points higher than Lochem (42%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 955.
Residents, 2026
955
+2% since 2021
Lochem +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,684 residents per km², this buurt is 10 times as densely populated as the municipality of Lochem.
Residents per km²1,684
Dwellings per km²785.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 16.1 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15110
15 to 2590
25 to 45155
45 to 65285
65 to 80230
80 and over80
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are married.
Never married355
Married465
Divorced55
Widowed75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands850
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)40
Outside Europe60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1110
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4320
Higher professional, university220
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Lochem; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 87% of eligible voters in Lochem voted. The largest party was D66 with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of LochemThe Netherlands
D66
19.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
9.5%
16.7%
VVD
16.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.2%
12.8%
CDA
14.3%
11.8%
JA21
5.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.3%
4.5%
BBB
7.7%
2.6%
Other
8.9%
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
Barchem has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Lochem (1.3). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points less than in Lochem (25%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
21%
▲11 percentage points higher than Lochem (10%)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼10 percentage points lower than Lochem (26%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▲7 percentage points higher than Lochem (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Lochem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Lochem (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Lochem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲14 percentage points higher than Lochem (82%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lochem (8%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Lochem (5%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
1,684
▲3.1 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
21%
▲11 percentage points higher than Lochem (10%)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼10 percentage points lower than Lochem (26%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▲7 percentage points higher than Lochem (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Lochem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Lochem (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Lochem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲14 percentage points higher than Lochem (82%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lochem (8%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Lochem (5%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
1,684
▲3.1 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Lochem (2025).
Petrol80%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20%
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 16% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 5 percentage points below Lochem (25%)
+4 pp since 2021
Lochem +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, 575 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars575
Motorcycles65
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (1%).
Residential95.5%
Retail1.3%
Office0.4%
Assembly0.9%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial0.2%
Lodging0.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.4%
Other1.9%
Explanation
Based on 468 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
8% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings8%
NL 37%▼ −78% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Residents per km²1,684
NL 539▲ +212% vs NL
Social housing17%
NL 28%▼ −39% vs NL
Single-family dwellings92%
NL 63%▲ +46% 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