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Living in Barchem

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.

955 residents, 440 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost less than the Lochem average.

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%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 41% between 2021 and 2025, to €406,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€406,00013% 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.

Netherlands€398,000
Lochem€466,000
Barchem€500,000
Barchem€406,000
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: €406,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Barchem406,000440–
Verspreide huizen Lochemseweg720,00066–
Verspr.h. Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk625,000141–
Verspr.h. Boschheurne en Zwiepsche Broek572,000127–
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)

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.

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

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Barchem registered 10 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 21 in the municipality of Lochem.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
9.754% below Lochem
  • +1% since 2021
  • Lochem -20%
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 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
  • Theft and burglary3.2
  • Traffic2.2
  • Violence and threats0.0
  • Fraud and scams0.0
  • Environmental0.0
  • Other and withheld0.0
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: 2.3 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 3.3 in the municipality of Lochem.

Barchem2.27
The municipality of Lochem3.34
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 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%)
  • More figures
  • 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.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket4,300 m–
GP practice400 m–
Primary school400 m–
Daycare500 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 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%)

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%
  • Private rent4%
  • Residents per km²1,684
  • Social housing17%
  • Single-family dwellings92%
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 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Lochem

Other neighbourhoods in Lochem
Verspreide huizen Lochemseweg170€720,000–
Verspr.h. Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk355€625,0009
Verspr.h. Boschheurne en Zwiepsche Broek305€572,00010

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, 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 neighbourhood.

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