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Residents and householdsCBS
Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
Road safety and electionsRijkswaterstaat · Kiesraad
Comparing with the municipality and the countryRankings and comparisons
District · Nieuwkoop
Living in Kern Noorden
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Nieuwkoop. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Nieuwkoop, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Kern Noorden is €540,000, 10% higher than in Nieuwkoop (€489,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 104%, against a rise of 80% in Nieuwkoop. 76% of the homes are owner-occupied, 3 percentage points more than in Nieuwkoop (73%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€540,000
▲10% higher than Nieuwkoop (€489,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+104%
▲higher than Nieuwkoop (+80%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
76%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (73%)
Social housing
20%
=about the same as Nieuwkoop (20%)
Private rent
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (7%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (87%)
Built before 1945
10%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (7%)
Built 2016 and later
14%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (11%)
Built 1945–1964
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (14%)
Average WOZ value
€540,000
▲10% higher than Nieuwkoop (€489,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+104%
▲higher than Nieuwkoop (+80%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
76%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (73%)
Social housing
20%
=about the same as Nieuwkoop (20%)
Private rent
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (7%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (87%)
Built before 1945
10%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (7%)
Built 2016 and later
14%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (11%)
Built 1945–1964
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 104% between 2014 and 2025, to €540,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€540,000▲ 10% above Nieuwkoop
+104% since 2014
Nieuwkoop +80%
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: ~€337 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€337/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
138 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €540,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€149NL median
Property tax (OZB)€52€47
Water board levy€47–
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€188
Maintenance reserve€176–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Nieuwkoop's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 215th 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 138 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €540,000.
Levies: Nieuwkoop'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
Kern Noorden has the 5th-highest WOZ value of the 13 wijken in the municipality of Nieuwkoop.
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: €540,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Kern Noorden
540,000
745
–
Kern Nieuwkoop
488,000
3,882
–
Kern De Meije
432,000
19
–
Kern Noordse Dorp
668,000
109
–
Kern Woerdense Verlaat
613,000
307
–
Kern Zevenhoven
454,000
784
–
Kern Noordeinde
454,000
287
–
Kern Vrouwenakker
501,000
56
–
Kern Nieuwveen
481,000
1,641
–
Kern Ter Aar
434,000
2,121
–
Kern Korteraar
634,000
282
–
Kern Langeraar
473,000
1,243
–
Kern Papenveer
589,000
455
–
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 76% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied76%
Social housing20%
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
90% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes90%
Multi-family homes10%
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 1975 and 1991, against 28% in the municipality of Nieuwkoop.
Before 194510%
1945-196412.1%
1965-197421.3%
1975-199123.3%
1992-200510.8%
2006-20158.7%
2016 and later13.7%
Explanation
Based on 759 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 Nieuwkoop average.
In 2025, 15 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Kern Noorden, 35% lower than in Nieuwkoop (23). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 410%, against a fall of 5% in Nieuwkoop. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼35% lower than Nieuwkoop (23)
Change since 2021
+410%
▲higher than Nieuwkoop (-5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.7
▲17% higher than Nieuwkoop (2.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼35% lower than Nieuwkoop (23)
Change since 2021
+410%
▲higher than Nieuwkoop (-5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.7
▲17% higher than Nieuwkoop (2.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Kern Noorden registered 15 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 23 in the municipality of Nieuwkoop.
Kern Noorden15
The municipality of Nieuwkoop23
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 Kern Noorden is 'Violence and threats': 5.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.3 in the municipality of Nieuwkoop.
Kern NoordenNieuwkoop
Violence and threats5.2
Nieuwkoop 3.3▲ +58% vs Nieuwkoop
Theft and burglary3.5
Nieuwkoop 6.7▼ −48% vs Nieuwkoop
Fraud and scams2.9
Nieuwkoop 4.1▼ −29% vs Nieuwkoop
Traffic2.9
Nieuwkoop 5.5▼ −47% vs Nieuwkoop
Vandalism and public order0.6
Nieuwkoop 2.4▼ −75% vs Nieuwkoop
Environmental0.0
Nieuwkoop 0.1≈ Nieuwkoop
Other and withheld0.0
Nieuwkoop 0.9≈ Nieuwkoop
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 Kern Noorden registered 3 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 Nieuwkoop average; green space is below the Nieuwkoop average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Kern Noorden rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Nieuwkoop. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 40%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 42%) and fewer smoke (14% against 15%), but more drink excessively (7% against 6%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Kern Noorden, covering 73% of the area, against 60% in Nieuwkoop. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 14 percentage points below the 17% in Nieuwkoop.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nieuwkoop (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (17%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nieuwkoop (46%)
Smokes
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nieuwkoop (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
73%
▲13 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (60%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
11%
▲4 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲1 percentage point higher than Nieuwkoop (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (17%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nieuwkoop (46%)
Smokes
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nieuwkoop (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
73%
▲13 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (60%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
11%
▲4 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (7%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Nieuwkoop (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Nieuwkoop
Good self-rated health
77.5%
76.6%
Smokes
14.3%
14.9%
Excessive drinking
6.8%
6.3%
Overweight
51.3%
51.5%
Lonely
38.3%
40.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.5%
42.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.8%
46.1%
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 17% in the municipality of Nieuwkoop.
Traffic1.9%
Built-up11.1%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation1.8%
Agriculture73.1%
Forest and nature1.2%
Water10.8%
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 shrinking, while it grows in Nieuwkoop.
Kern Noorden has 1,760 inhabitants (2026), or 1,096 per km² (2.9 times as high as in Nieuwkoop). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 80%, against a rise of 10% in Nieuwkoop. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Nieuwkoop was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
-80%
▼lower than Nieuwkoop (+10%)
Turnout, municipality of Nieuwkoop
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-79%
▼lower than Nieuwkoop (+13%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nieuwkoop (27%)
Never married
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (46%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (85%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (47%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2014
-80%
▼lower than Nieuwkoop (+10%)
Turnout, municipality of Nieuwkoop
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-79%
▼lower than Nieuwkoop (+13%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nieuwkoop (27%)
Never married
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (46%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲3 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (85%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (47%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population shrank 80% between 2014 and 2026, to 1,760.
Residents, 2026
1,760
-80% since 2014
Nieuwkoop +10%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,096 residents per km², this wijk is 2.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Nieuwkoop.
Residents per km²1,096
Dwellings per km²462.7
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; 11.6 died per 1,000.
2014
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 15275
15 to 25180
25 to 45420
45 to 65460
65 to 80320
80 and over115
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married785
Married770
Divorced105
Widowed105
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
88% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,560
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)105
Outside Europe100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
41% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1400
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4520
Higher professional, university340
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Nieuwkoop; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Nieuwkoop voted. The largest party was VVD with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of NieuwkoopThe Netherlands
D66
14%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.5%
16.7%
VVD
19%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.6%
12.8%
CDA
16.2%
11.8%
JA21
8.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5%
4.5%
BBB
4.4%
2.6%
Other
8.8%
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
Kern Noorden has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Nieuwkoop (1.3). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Nieuwkoop (22%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲5 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (21%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Nieuwkoop (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nieuwkoop (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+8 pp
▲higher than Nieuwkoop (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲8 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (7%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (3%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
1,096
▲2.0 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲5 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (21%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Nieuwkoop (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼1 percentage point lower than Nieuwkoop (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+8 pp
▲higher than Nieuwkoop (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲8 percentage points higher than Nieuwkoop (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (7%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Nieuwkoop (3%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
1,096
▲2.0 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 70 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie70
Handel en horeca35
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening70
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Nieuwkoop (2025).
Petrol79.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.9%
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 13% to 21% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▼ 1 percentage point below Nieuwkoop (22%)
+8 pp since 2014
Nieuwkoop +7 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, 955 passenger cars and 115 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars955
Motorcycles115
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
92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (2%).
Residential92.2%
Retail0.9%
Assembly1.3%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial1.7%
Lodging0.6%
Education0.1%
Sports0.4%
Other4%
Explanation
Based on 823 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
10% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings10%
NL 37%▼ −73% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Residents per km²1,096
NL 539▲ +103% vs NL
Single-family dwellings90%
NL 63%▲ +43% vs NL
Social housing20%
NL 28%▼ −29% 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