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Living in Boekend

The population is growing faster than in Venlo. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Venlo, and registered crime per resident is higher.

865 residents, 347 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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Compared with the municipality of Venlo · newest year available

Location

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Venlo average.

The average WOZ value in Boekend is €467,000, 50% higher than in Venlo (€312,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 65%, against a rise of 76% in Venlo. 87% of the homes are owner-occupied, 28 percentage points more than in Venlo (59%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €467,000
    50% higher than Venlo (€312,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +65%
    lower than Venlo (+76%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    87%
    28 percentage points higher than Venlo (59%)
  • Social housing
    8%
    20 percentage points lower than Venlo (28%)
  • Private rent
    5%
    8 percentage points lower than Venlo (13%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    96%
    28 percentage points higher than Venlo (68%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    17%
    7 percentage points lower than Venlo (24%)
  • Built 2016 and later
    12%
    7 percentage points higher than Venlo (5%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    16%
    3 percentage points higher than Venlo (13%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 65% between 2014 and 2025, to €467,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€467,00050% above Venlo
  • +65% since 2014
  • Venlo +76%
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: ~€299 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€299/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 129 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €467,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€123NL median
  • Property tax (OZB)€46€41
  • Water board levy€45–
  • Waste levy€18€27
  • Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€176
  • Maintenance reserve€164–
  • Buildings insurance€12–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Venlo's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 42nd 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 129 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €467,000.
  • Levies: Venlo'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

Boekend has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 21 wijken in the municipality of Venlo.

Netherlands€398,000
Venlo€312,000
Hout-Blerick€492,000
Het Ven€468,000
Boekend€467,000

Trade-Port€394,000
Velden€387,000
Arcen€374,000
Lomm€364,000
Venlo-Oost-Zuid€354,000
Belfeld€329,000
Steyl€310,000
Tegelen-Centrum€301,000
Venlo-Zuid€296,000
Vossener€275,000
Blerick-Midden€270,000
Venlo-Centrum€269,000
Venlo-Noord€265,000
Klingerberg€265,000
Op de Hei€259,000
Blerick-Zuid€248,000
Blerick-Noord€238,000
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: €467,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Boekend467,000347–
Venlo-Centrum269,0003,409–
Venlo-Zuid296,0004,763–
Venlo-Oost-Noord372,0004,860–
Venlo-Noord265,0004,076–
Venlo-Oost-Zuid354,0002,688–
Het Ven468,0001,044–
Blerick-Midden270,0003,514–
Blerick-Noord238,0002,534–
Blerick-Zuid248,0001,599–
Vossener275,0001,500–
Klingerberg265,0001,665–
Hout-Blerick492,0001,179–
Trade-Port394,000299–
Tegelen-Centrum301,0004,751–
Op de Hei259,0002,491–
Steyl310,0001,727–
Velden387,0002,414–
Lomm364,000468–
Arcen374,0001,371–
Belfeld329,0002,438–
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 87% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied87%
  • Social housing8%
  • Private rent5%
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

96% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes96%
  • Multi-family homes4%
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

18% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 19% in the municipality of Venlo.

  • Before 194512.7%
  • 1945-196418.1%
  • 1965-197417.8%
  • 1975-199116.9%
  • 1992-200516.4%
  • 2006-20156.2%
  • 2016 and later11.9%
Explanation

Based on 354 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

More registered crime per resident than the Venlo average.

In 2025, 99 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Boekend, 71% higher than in Venlo (58). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 23%, against a rise of 5% in Venlo. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    99
    71% higher than Venlo (58)
  • Change since 2021
    +23%
    higher than Venlo (+5%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    1.9
    37% lower than Venlo (3.0)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Boekend registered 99 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 58 in the municipality of Venlo.

Boekend99
The municipality of Venlo58
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, Boekend registered 99 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 58 in the municipality of Venlo.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
9971% above Venlo
  • +23% since 2021
  • Venlo +5%
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 Boekend is 'Traffic': 48.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 10.4 in the municipality of Venlo.

BoekendVenlo
  • Traffic48.9
  • Theft and burglary23.9
  • Vandalism and public order9.1
  • Fraud and scams6.8
  • Other and withheld4.5
  • Violence and threats3.4
  • Environmental2.3
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: 1.9 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 3.0 in the municipality of Venlo.

Boekend1.92
The municipality of Venlo2.96
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 Boekend registered 75 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 Venlo average.

An estimated 77% of adults in Boekend rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Venlo. Fewer adults feel lonely (37% against 51%), fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 49%), fewer smoke (10% against 18%) and fewer are overweight (54% against 57%).

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    77%
    9 percentage points higher than Venlo (68%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    37%
    14 percentage points lower than Venlo (51%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    39%
    10 percentage points lower than Venlo (49%)
  • Smokes
    10%
    8 percentage points lower than Venlo (18%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    50%
    3 percentage points higher than Venlo (47%)

Health

An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 68% in the municipality of Venlo (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Venlo
Good self-rated health
76.7%
68.1%
Smokes
10.1%
18.4%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
5.7%
Overweight
53.8%
57.1%
Lonely
37.2%
50.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.3%
48.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.1%
46.6%
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

04 · Residents

The population is growing faster than the Venlo average.

Boekend has 865 inhabitants (2026), or 122 per km² (85% lower than in Venlo). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 14%, against a rise of 4% in Venlo. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Venlo was 74%, 4 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 28% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    +14%
    higher than Venlo (+4%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Venlo
    74%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +14%
    higher than Venlo (+6%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    28%
    1 percentage point higher than Venlo (27%)
  • Married
    49%
    11 percentage points higher than Venlo (38%)
  • Dutch origin
    88%
    22 percentage points higher than Venlo (66%)
  • PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
    28%
    11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 14% between 2014 and 2026, to 865.

Residents, 2026
865
  • +14% since 2014
  • Venlo +4%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 122 residents per km², this wijk is 85% less densely populated than the municipality of Venlo.

Residents per km²122
Dwellings per km²49

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 5.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.7 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

28% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15150
  • 15 to 2585
  • 25 to 45145
  • 45 to 65240
  • 65 to 80180
  • 80 and over60

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

49% of residents are married.

  • Never married350
  • Married430
  • Divorced40
  • Widowed50

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

88% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands760
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)85
  • Outside Europe20

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Venlo; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Venlo voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 28% of the valid votes.

Municipality of VenloThe Netherlands
D66
14.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
27.6%
16.7%
VVD
14.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.6%
12.8%
CDA
12.2%
11.8%
JA21
6.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4%
4.5%
BBB
1.6%
2.6%
Other
10.2%
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

Boekend has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 40% higher than in Venlo (1.0). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Venlo (18%).

Key figures
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
    8%
    6 percentage points higher than Venlo (2%)
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    4%
    3 percentage points lower than Venlo (7%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    20%
    3 percentage points higher than Venlo (17%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.4
    40% higher than Venlo (1.0)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    23%
    5 percentage points higher than Venlo (18%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +8 pp
    higher than Venlo (+2 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    89%
    4 percentage points higher than Venlo (85%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    7%
    4 percentage points higher than Venlo (3%)
  • Sports, share of addresses
    2%
    2 percentage points higher than Venlo (0%)
  • Residents per km²
    122
    77% lower than the Netherlands (539)
  • Social housing
    8%
    20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    5%
    9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)

Business establishments by sector

Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 18% in the municipality of Venlo (2025).

  • Petrol77.1%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.9%
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 15% to 23% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
23%5 percentage points above Venlo (18%)
  • +8 pp since 2014
  • Venlo +2 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, 480 passenger cars and 45 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars480
Motorcycles45
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

89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (7%).

  • Residential89.4%
  • Retail0.8%
  • Office0.8%
  • Assembly2.8%
  • Healthcare0.8%
  • Industrial6.8%
  • Lodging0.3%
  • Sports2.3%
  • Other1.3%
Explanation

Based on 396 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

4% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Multi-family dwellings4%
  • Residents per km²122
  • Social housing8%
  • Private rent5%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings87%
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 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of Boekend

Compare the neighbourhoods of Boekend
Verspreide huizen Boekend235€513,000277
Kern Boekend630€450,00034

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, 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, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole district.

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