The population is growing slower than in Overbetuwe. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Overbetuwe, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Westeraam is €519,000, 23% higher than in Overbetuwe (€422,000). Between 2020 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 68%, against a rise of 59% in Overbetuwe. 73% of the homes are owner-occupied, 5 percentage points more than in Overbetuwe (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€519,000
▲23% higher than Overbetuwe (€422,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2020
+68%
▲higher than Overbetuwe (+59%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲5 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (68%)
Social housing
17%
▼5 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (22%)
Private rent
11%
▲1 percentage point higher than Overbetuwe (10%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▼1 percentage point lower than Overbetuwe (86%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (13%)
Built 2016 and later
17%
▲9 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (8%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (9%)
Average WOZ value
€519,000
▲23% higher than Overbetuwe (€422,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2020
+68%
▲higher than Overbetuwe (+59%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲5 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (68%)
Social housing
17%
▼5 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (22%)
Private rent
11%
▲1 percentage point higher than Overbetuwe (10%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▼1 percentage point lower than Overbetuwe (86%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (13%)
Built 2016 and later
17%
▲9 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (8%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 68% between 2020 and 2025, to €519,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€519,000▲ 23% above Overbetuwe
+68% since 2020
Overbetuwe +59%
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: ~€328 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€328/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
142 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €519,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€134NL median
Water board levy€46–
Property tax (OZB)€42€46
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€15€22
Costs to set aside€194
Maintenance reserve€181–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Overbetuwe's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 80th 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 142 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €519,000.
Levies: Overbetuwe'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
Westeraam has the 5th-highest WOZ value of the 19 wijken in the municipality of Overbetuwe.
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: €519,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Westeraam
519,000
2,471
–
Buitengebied Elst
648,000
343
–
Elst-Zuid
403,000
3,135
–
Elst-Noord
343,000
2,827
–
De Aam
453,000
67
–
Elst-Oost
516,000
711
–
Oosterhout
423,000
1,191
–
Slijk-Ewijk
482,000
200
–
Herveld
448,000
1,354
–
Andelst
423,000
743
–
Kern Zetten
387,000
2,150
–
Buitengebied Zetten
587,000
69
–
Hemmen
236,000
97
–
Randwijk
425,000
547
–
Kern Heteren
376,000
2,036
–
Buitengebied Heteren
575,000
102
–
Valburg
455,000
843
–
Driel
410,000
1,788
–
Homoet
588,000
29
–
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 73% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied73%
Social housing17%
Private rent11%
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
85% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes85%
Multi-family homes15%
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
56% of dwellings were built between 2006 and 2015, against 13% in the municipality of Overbetuwe.
Before 19450.2%
1945-19640.1%
1992-200526.3%
2006-201555.9%
2016 and later17.5%
Explanation
Based on 2,471 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 Overbetuwe average.
In 2025, 13 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Westeraam, 54% lower than in Overbetuwe (28). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 1%, against a fall of 8% in Overbetuwe. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼54% lower than Overbetuwe (28)
Change since 2021
-1%
▲higher than Overbetuwe (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼48% lower than Overbetuwe (2.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼54% lower than Overbetuwe (28)
Change since 2021
-1%
▲higher than Overbetuwe (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼48% lower than Overbetuwe (2.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Westeraam registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Overbetuwe.
Westeraam13
The municipality of Overbetuwe28
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 Westeraam is 'Theft and burglary': 5.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 9.0 in the municipality of Overbetuwe.
WesteraamOverbetuwe
Theft and burglary5.2
Overbetuwe 9.0▼ −42% vs Overbetuwe
Fraud and scams2.7
Overbetuwe 3.8▼ −29% vs Overbetuwe
Violence and threats2.0
Overbetuwe 3.4▼ −41% vs Overbetuwe
Traffic2.0
Overbetuwe 6.7▼ −70% vs Overbetuwe
Vandalism and public order1.1
Overbetuwe 3.3▼ −67% vs Overbetuwe
Other and withheld0.3
Overbetuwe 1.4▼ −79% vs Overbetuwe
Environmental0.0
Overbetuwe 0.1≈ Overbetuwe
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 Westeraam registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 Overbetuwe average; green space is below the Overbetuwe average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Westeraam rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Overbetuwe. Fewer adults are overweight (46% against 53%), fewer smoke (11% against 15%) and fewer feel lonely (38% against 41%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (48% against 46%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Westeraam, covering 83% of the area, against 12% in Overbetuwe. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 10% in Overbetuwe.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲6 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (10%)
More figures
Overweight
46%
▼7 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (53%)
Smokes
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (15%)
Lonely
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (46%)
Built-up, share of the area
83%
▲71 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
3%
▼64 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (67%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲6 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (10%)
More figures
Overweight
46%
▼7 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (53%)
Smokes
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (15%)
Lonely
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (46%)
Built-up, share of the area
83%
▲71 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
3%
▼64 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (67%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (7%)
Health
An estimated 81% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Overbetuwe (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Overbetuwe
Good self-rated health
80.8%
75.1%
Smokes
11.4%
14.6%
Excessive drinking
4%
5.1%
Overweight
46.3%
53.1%
Lonely
37.8%
40.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.6%
43.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.1%
46.5%
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
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Overbetuwe.
Traffic3.4%
Built-up82.8%
Recreation6.9%
Agriculture2.6%
Water4.3%
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 Overbetuwe average.
Westeraam has 7,005 inhabitants (2026), or 5,937 per km² (13.1 times as high as in Overbetuwe). Between 2020 and 2026 the population rose 1%, against a rise of 3% in Overbetuwe. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Overbetuwe was 83%, 5 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 2020
+1%
▼lower than Overbetuwe (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Overbetuwe
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Overbetuwe (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Overbetuwe (28%)
Never married
52%
▲7 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (45%)
Dutch origin
82%
▼3 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (85%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
49%
▲16 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (33%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2020
+1%
▼lower than Overbetuwe (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Overbetuwe
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Overbetuwe (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Overbetuwe (28%)
Never married
52%
▲7 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (45%)
Dutch origin
82%
▼3 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (85%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
49%
▲16 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (33%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2020 and 2026, at 7,005.
Residents, 2026
7,005
+1% since 2020
Overbetuwe +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,937 residents per km², this wijk is 13 times as densely populated as the municipality of Overbetuwe.
Residents per km²5,937
Dwellings per km²2,094.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.5 died per 1,000.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,650
15 to 25950
25 to 451,675
45 to 652,030
65 to 80540
80 and over170
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are never married.
Never married3,655
Married2,805
Divorced400
Widowed150
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands5,755
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)355
Outside Europe900
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1960
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,620
Higher professional, university2,470
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Overbetuwe; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Overbetuwe voted. The largest party was D66 with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of OverbetuweThe Netherlands
D66
19.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.6%
16.7%
VVD
17.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.6%
12.8%
CDA
13.3%
11.8%
JA21
6.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.3%
4.5%
BBB
2.4%
2.6%
Other
10.3%
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
Westeraam has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 7% lower than in Overbetuwe (1.4). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Overbetuwe (26%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
28%
▲11 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲10 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (24%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼7% lower than Overbetuwe (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼2 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2020
+6 pp
▲higher than Overbetuwe (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (88%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
15%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
28%
▲11 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲10 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (24%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼7% lower than Overbetuwe (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼2 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2020
+6 pp
▲higher than Overbetuwe (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (88%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
15%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 215 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie35
Handel en horeca70
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie55
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed35
Zakelijke dienstverlening215
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg180
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of Overbetuwe (2025).
Petrol76.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.8%
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 18% to 24% between 2020 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▼ 2 percentage points below Overbetuwe (26%)
+6 pp since 2020
Overbetuwe +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, 3,135 passenger cars and 215 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,135
Motorcycles215
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (0.6%).
Residential98.6%
Retail0.4%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.6%
Healthcare0.5%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other0.2%
Explanation
Based on 2,507 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
5,937 residents per km²: 11 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,937
NL 539▲ +1002% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings15%
NL 37%▼ −59% vs NL
Social housing17%
NL 28%▼ −39% vs NL
Single-family dwellings85%
NL 63%▲ +35% vs NL
Average WOZ value€519,000
NL €398,000▲ +30% 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) 2026