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Living in Bitgummole

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Waadhoeke. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Waadhoeke, and registered crime per resident is lower.

895 residents, 404 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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Location

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Waadhoeke average.

The average WOZ value in Bitgummole is €288,000, 7% higher than in Waadhoeke (€269,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 62%, against a rise of 58% in Waadhoeke. 81% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points more than in Waadhoeke (68%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €288,000
    7% higher than Waadhoeke (€269,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2019
    +62%
    higher than Waadhoeke (+58%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    81%
    13 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (68%)
  • Social housing
    15%
    9 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (24%)
  • Private rent
    4%
    4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (8%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    100%
    10 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (90%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    6%
    5 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (11%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    9%
    4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (13%)
  • Built 2006–2015
    2%
    3 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (5%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 62% between 2019 and 2025, to €288,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€288,0007% above Waadhoeke
  • +62% since 2019
  • Waadhoeke +58%
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

  • 157 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €288,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€123NL median
  • Water board levy€40–
  • Sewage levy€29€22
  • Property tax (OZB)€28€25
  • Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€214
  • Maintenance reserve€200–
  • Buildings insurance€14–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Waadhoeke's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 251st 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 157 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €288,000.
  • Levies: Waadhoeke'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

Bitgummole has the 17th-highest WOZ value of the 39 wijken in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

Netherlands€398,000
Waadhoeke€269,000
Skingen€401,000
Firdgum€394,000
Zweins€356,000
Pietersbierum€349,000
Schalsum€347,000
Baaium€334,000
Boksum€313,000
Dronryp€310,000
Wjelsryp€308,000
Peins€308,000
Deinum€307,000
Wier€303,000
Hitzum€302,000
Herbaijum€294,000
Spannum€292,000
Bitgummole€288,000

Ingelum€288,000
Ried€281,000
Bitgum€278,000
Winsum€277,000
Berltsum€276,000
Tzum€275,000
Achlum€275,000
Vrouwenparochie€274,000
Blessum€270,000
Menaam€269,000
Oudebildtzijl€264,000
Minnertsga€263,000
Tzummarum€261,000
Marsum€258,000
Franeker€258,000
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: €288,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Bitgummole288,000404–
Achlum275,000276–
St.-Annaparochie252,0002,230–
Baaium334,00048–
Berltsum276,0001,158–
Bitgum278,000322–
Blessum270,00045–
Boksum313,000171–
Deinum307,000431–
Dongjum251,000170–
Dronryp310,0001,467–
Firdgum394,00031–
Franeker258,0006,378–
Herbaijum294,000123–
Hitzum302,000103–
Ingelum288,000157–
St.-Jacobiparochie242,000801–
Marsum258,000498–
Menaam269,0001,263–
Minnertsga263,000803–
Nij Altoenae238,000136–
Oosterbierum247,000248–
Oudebildtzijl264,000455–
Peins308,000117–
Pietersbierum349,00067–
Ried281,000203–
Schalsum347,00058–
Sexbierum245,000776–
Skingen401,00044–
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 81% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied81%
  • Social housing15%
  • 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

100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes100%
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

42% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 30% in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

  • Before 194542.1%
  • 1945-19646.4%
  • 1965-197417.7%
  • 1975-199117.7%
  • 1992-20058.6%
  • 2006-20151.7%
  • 2016 and later5.7%
Explanation

Based on 406 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 Waadhoeke average.

In 2025, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bitgummole, 30% lower than in Waadhoeke (23). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 32%, against a fall of 1% in Waadhoeke. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    16
    30% lower than Waadhoeke (23)
  • Change since 2021
    -32%
    lower than Waadhoeke (-1%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    5.8
    2.5 times as high as Waadhoeke (2.3)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Bitgummole registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 23 in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

Bitgummole16
The municipality of Waadhoeke23
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, Bitgummole registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 23 in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1630% below Waadhoeke
  • -32% since 2021
  • Waadhoeke -1%
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 Bitgummole is 'Fraud and scams': 6.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.6 in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

BitgummoleWaadhoeke
  • Fraud and scams6.6
  • Theft and burglary5.5
  • Traffic2.2
  • Vandalism and public order1.1
  • Violence and threats1.1
  • Environmental0.0
  • Other and withheld0.0
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: 5.8 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.3 in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

Bitgummole5.78
The municipality of Waadhoeke2.33
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 Bitgummole registered 4 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 Waadhoeke average; green space is below the Waadhoeke average.

An estimated 76% of adults in Bitgummole rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Waadhoeke. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 48%), fewer smoke (16% against 17%) and fewer feel lonely (43% against 44%), but more drink excessively (6% against 5%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Bitgummole, covering 88% of the area, against 80% in Waadhoeke. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 3% in Waadhoeke.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    76%
    1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (75%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    2%
    1 percentage point lower than Waadhoeke (3%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    43%
    1 percentage point lower than Waadhoeke (44%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    46%
    2 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (48%)
  • Smokes
    16%
    1 percentage point lower than Waadhoeke (17%)
  • Excessive drinking
    6%
    1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (5%)
  • Water, share of the area
    0%
    10 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (10%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    88%
    8 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (80%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (2%)

Health

An estimated 76% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Waadhoeke (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Waadhoeke
Good self-rated health
76.4%
75.1%
Smokes
16.3%
17.1%
Excessive drinking
6.1%
5.4%
Overweight
55%
54.9%
Lonely
42.8%
44.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
38.3%
38.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.3%
47.6%
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

Land use

2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

  • Traffic2.7%
  • Built-up6.5%
  • Recreation2.3%
  • Agriculture88.5%
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 Waadhoeke.

Bitgummole has 895 inhabitants (2026), or 175 per km² (6% higher than in Waadhoeke). Between 2019 and 2026 the population fell 3%, against a rise of 2% in Waadhoeke. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Waadhoeke was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2019
    -3%
    lower than Waadhoeke (+2%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Waadhoeke
    81%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +2%
    about the same as Waadhoeke (+2%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    31%
    3 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (28%)
  • Never married
    47%
    1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (46%)
  • Dutch origin
    90%
    2 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (88%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    68%
    19 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (49%)
  • CDA, share of the vote
    17%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)

Population per year

The population shrank 3% between 2019 and 2026, to 895.

Residents, 2026
895
  • -3% since 2019
  • Waadhoeke +2%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 175 residents per km², this wijk is 6% more densely populated than the municipality of Waadhoeke.

Residents per km²175
Dwellings per km²79.1

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 11.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.5 died per 1,000.

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

31% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15130
  • 15 to 2595
  • 25 to 45200
  • 45 to 65275
  • 65 to 80145
  • 80 and over50

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

47% of residents are never married.

  • Never married420
  • Married370
  • Divorced65
  • Widowed45

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

90% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands805
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)30
  • Outside Europe60

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

68% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1160
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4340

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Waadhoeke; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Waadhoeke voted. The largest party was CDA with 17% of the valid votes.

Municipality of WaadhoekeThe Netherlands
D66
11.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.2%
16.7%
VVD
12.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.8%
12.8%
CDA
17.2%
11.8%
JA21
6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.3%
4.5%
BBB
5.7%
2.6%
Other
11%
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

Bitgummole has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Waadhoeke (1.2). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Waadhoeke (25%).

Key figures
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    18%
    4 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (14%)
  • Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
    0%
    4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (4%)
  • Business services, share of businesses
    23%
    3 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (20%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.4
    17% higher than Waadhoeke (1.2)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    28%
    3 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (25%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
    +3 pp
    higher than Waadhoeke (+1 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    94%
    5 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (89%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    4%
    4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (8%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    0%
    1 percentage point lower than Waadhoeke (1%)
  • Residents per km²
    175
    68% lower than the Netherlands (539)
  • Social housing
    15%
    13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    100%
    37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Waadhoeke (2025).

  • Petrol71.8%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)28.2%
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 25% to 28% between 2019 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
28%3 percentage points above Waadhoeke (25%)
  • +3 pp since 2019
  • Waadhoeke +1 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, 550 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars550
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

94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).

  • Residential93.8%
  • Retail1.2%
  • Office0.5%
  • Assembly1.6%
  • Healthcare0.5%
  • Industrial3.9%
  • Lodging0.2%
  • Education0.2%
  • Sports0.5%
  • Other2.3%
Explanation

Based on 433 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% private rent, against 14% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Private rent4%
  • Residents per km²175
  • Social housing15%
  • Single-family dwellings100%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings81%
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 Bitgummole

Compare the neighbourhoods of Bitgummole
Buitengebied Bitgummole90€385,000–
Bitgummole810€279,00017

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, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole district.

How we calculate
Living in Bitgummole (Waadhoeke): WOZ, prices & areas