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.
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%)
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
€467,000▲ 50% 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.
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.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Boekend
467,000
347
–
Venlo-Centrum
269,000
3,409
–
Venlo-Zuid
296,000
4,763
–
Venlo-Oost-Noord
372,000
4,860
–
Venlo-Noord
265,000
4,076
–
Venlo-Oost-Zuid
354,000
2,688
–
Het Ven
468,000
1,044
–
Blerick-Midden
270,000
3,514
–
Blerick-Noord
238,000
2,534
–
Blerick-Zuid
248,000
1,599
–
Vossener
275,000
1,500
–
Klingerberg
265,000
1,665
–
Hout-Blerick
492,000
1,179
–
Trade-Port
394,000
299
–
Tegelen-Centrum
301,000
4,751
–
Op de Hei
259,000
2,491
–
Steyl
310,000
1,727
–
Velden
387,000
2,414
–
Lomm
364,000
468
–
Arcen
374,000
1,371
–
Belfeld
329,000
2,438
–
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)
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.
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
Venlo 10.4▲ +370% vs Venlo
Theft and burglary23.9
Venlo 25.1≈ Venlo
Vandalism and public order9.1
Venlo 7.1▲ +28% vs Venlo
Fraud and scams6.8
Venlo 5.3▲ +28% vs Venlo
Other and withheld4.5
Venlo 4.2▲ +7% vs Venlo
Violence and threats3.4
Venlo 5.8▼ −41% vs Venlo
Environmental2.3
Venlo 0.3▲ +667% vs Venlo
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 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%)
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 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%)
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%
NL 37%▼ −89% vs NL
Residents per km²122
NL 539▼ −77% vs NL
Social housing8%
NL 28%▼ −71% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings87%
NL 57%▲ +53% 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