The population is shrinking, while it grows in Oudewater. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Oudewater, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Hekendorp is €514,000, 17% higher than in Oudewater (€441,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 64%, against a rise of 56% in Oudewater. 77% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points more than in Oudewater (69%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€514,000
▲17% higher than Oudewater (€441,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+64%
▲higher than Oudewater (+56%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲8 percentage points higher than Oudewater (69%)
Social housing
14%
▼8 percentage points lower than Oudewater (22%)
Private rent
9%
=about the same as Oudewater (9%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲20 percentage points higher than Oudewater (78%)
Built 1945–1964
21%
▲10 percentage points higher than Oudewater (11%)
Built 1975–1991
14%
▼7 percentage points lower than Oudewater (21%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Oudewater (9%)
Average WOZ value
€514,000
▲17% higher than Oudewater (€441,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+64%
▲higher than Oudewater (+56%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲8 percentage points higher than Oudewater (69%)
Social housing
14%
▼8 percentage points lower than Oudewater (22%)
Private rent
9%
=about the same as Oudewater (9%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲20 percentage points higher than Oudewater (78%)
Built 1945–1964
21%
▲10 percentage points higher than Oudewater (11%)
Built 1975–1991
14%
▼7 percentage points lower than Oudewater (21%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Oudewater (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 64% between 2014 and 2025, to €514,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€514,000▲ 17% above Oudewater
+64% since 2014
Oudewater +56%
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: ~€351 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€351/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
134 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €514,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€168NL median
Property tax (OZB)€51€45
Water board levy€46–
Sewage levy€43€22
Waste levy€28€27
Costs to set aside€183
Maintenance reserve€171–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Oudewater's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 316th 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 134 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €514,000.
Levies: Oudewater'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
Hekendorp has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 wijken in the municipality of Oudewater.
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: €514,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hekendorp
514,000
269
–
Oudewater
415,000
3,873
–
Papekop
571,000
144
–
Snelrewaard
648,000
289
–
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 77% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied77%
Social housing14%
Private rent9%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes98%
Multi-family homes2%
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
27% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 21% in the municipality of Oudewater.
Before 194527.1%
1945-196421.2%
1965-197414.9%
1975-199113.8%
1992-200511.9%
2006-20158.6%
2016 and later2.6%
Explanation
Based on 269 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 Oudewater average.
In 2025, 15 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hekendorp, 35% lower than in Oudewater (23). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 21%, against a fall of 15% in Oudewater. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼35% lower than Oudewater (23)
Change since 2021
-21%
▼lower than Oudewater (-15%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.0
▲43% higher than Oudewater (3.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼35% lower than Oudewater (23)
Change since 2021
-21%
▼lower than Oudewater (-15%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.0
▲43% higher than Oudewater (3.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hekendorp registered 15 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 23 in the municipality of Oudewater.
Hekendorp15
The municipality of Oudewater23
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 Hekendorp is 'Traffic': 6.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.0 in the municipality of Oudewater.
HekendorpOudewater
Traffic6.9
Oudewater 6.0▲ +15% vs Oudewater
Theft and burglary4.2
Oudewater 6.6▼ −36% vs Oudewater
Violence and threats2.8
Oudewater 2.5▲ +12% vs Oudewater
Fraud and scams1.4
Oudewater 3.4▼ −59% vs Oudewater
Vandalism and public order0.0
Oudewater 3.4▼ −100% vs Oudewater
Environmental0.0
Oudewater 0.0
Other and withheld0.0
Oudewater 1.1▼ −100% vs Oudewater
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 Hekendorp registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 Oudewater average; green space is below the Oudewater average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Hekendorp rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Oudewater. Fewer adults are overweight (48% against 51%), fewer feel lonely (39% against 41%), fewer smoke (14% against 15%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 43%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Hekendorp, covering 95% of the area, against 90% in Oudewater. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 1% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 2% in Oudewater.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲2 percentage points higher than Oudewater (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Oudewater (2%)
More figures
Overweight
48%
▼3 percentage points lower than Oudewater (51%)
Lonely
39%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oudewater (41%)
Smokes
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Oudewater (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Oudewater (46%)
Agriculture, share of the area
95%
▲5 percentage points higher than Oudewater (90%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Oudewater (4%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼1 percentage point lower than Oudewater (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲2 percentage points higher than Oudewater (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Oudewater (2%)
More figures
Overweight
48%
▼3 percentage points lower than Oudewater (51%)
Lonely
39%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oudewater (41%)
Smokes
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Oudewater (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Oudewater (46%)
Agriculture, share of the area
95%
▲5 percentage points higher than Oudewater (90%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Oudewater (4%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼1 percentage point lower than Oudewater (3%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Oudewater (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Oudewater
Good self-rated health
78.6%
77.2%
Smokes
13.8%
14.9%
Excessive drinking
4.9%
5.3%
Overweight
47.5%
51.1%
Lonely
39%
41%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.3%
43%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.7%
45.9%
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
0.8% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 2% in the municipality of Oudewater.
Traffic1.1%
Built-up1.3%
Recreation0.8%
Agriculture94.9%
Water1.9%
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 shrinking, while it grows in Oudewater.
Hekendorp has 745 inhabitants (2026), or 142 per km² (47% lower than in Oudewater). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 18%, against a rise of 7% in Oudewater. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Oudewater was 86%, 8 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 18% 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
-18%
▼lower than Oudewater (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Oudewater
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-22%
▼lower than Oudewater (+10%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Oudewater (27%)
Never married
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Oudewater (48%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲3 percentage points higher than Oudewater (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
=about the same as Oudewater (47%)
VVD, share of the vote
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2014
-18%
▼lower than Oudewater (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Oudewater
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-22%
▼lower than Oudewater (+10%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Oudewater (27%)
Never married
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Oudewater (48%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲3 percentage points higher than Oudewater (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
=about the same as Oudewater (47%)
VVD, share of the vote
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population shrank 18% between 2014 and 2026, to 745.
Residents, 2026
745
-18% since 2014
Oudewater +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 142 residents per km², this wijk is 47% less densely populated than the municipality of Oudewater.
Residents per km²142
Dwellings per km²51.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.9 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
34% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15120
15 to 25110
25 to 45125
45 to 65250
65 to 80110
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married365
Married315
Divorced35
Widowed30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
91% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands675
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)40
Outside Europe30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
47% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4260
Higher professional, university140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Oudewater; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 86% of eligible voters in Oudewater voted. The largest party was VVD with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of OudewaterThe Netherlands
D66
11.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.2%
16.7%
VVD
17.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.9%
12.8%
CDA
17.3%
11.8%
JA21
9.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.7%
4.5%
BBB
4.7%
2.6%
Other
11.3%
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
Hekendorp has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Oudewater (1.2). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Oudewater (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
15%
▲7 percentage points higher than Oudewater (8%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼5 percentage points lower than Oudewater (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Oudewater (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Oudewater (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼1 percentage point lower than Oudewater (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Oudewater (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲4 percentage points higher than Oudewater (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oudewater (2%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Oudewater (0%)
Residents per km²
142
▼74% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
14%
▼14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
15%
▲7 percentage points higher than Oudewater (8%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼5 percentage points lower than Oudewater (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Oudewater (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Oudewater (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼1 percentage point lower than Oudewater (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Oudewater (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲4 percentage points higher than Oudewater (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oudewater (2%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Oudewater (0%)
Residents per km²
142
▼74% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
14%
▼14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij20
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
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 23% in the municipality of Oudewater (2025).
Petrol77.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.1%
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 23% to 22% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 1 percentage point below Oudewater (23%)
-1 pp since 2014
Oudewater +4 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, 385 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars385
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
92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (7%).
Residential92.1%
Retail0.3%
Assembly0.7%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial7.2%
Lodging1.4%
Education0.3%
Other2.4%
Explanation
Based on 292 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
2% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Residents per km²142
NL 539▼ −74% vs NL
Social housing14%
NL 28%▼ −50% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% 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