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Living in Boksum

The population is growing slower than in Waadhoeke. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Waadhoeke, and registered crime per resident is about the same.

405 residents, 171 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 Boksum is €313,000, 16% higher than in Waadhoeke (€269,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 61%, against a rise of 58% in Waadhoeke. 77% of the homes are owner-occupied, 9 percentage points more than in Waadhoeke (68%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €313,000
    16% higher than Waadhoeke (€269,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2019
    +61%
    higher than Waadhoeke (+58%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    77%
    9 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (68%)
  • Social housing
    18%
    6 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (24%)
  • Private rent
    5%
    3 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (8%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    100%
    10 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (90%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    12%
    7 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (19%)
  • Built 2016 and later
    1%
    4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (5%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    7%
    4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (11%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 61% between 2019 and 2025, to €313,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€313,00016% above Waadhoeke
  • +61% 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: ~€340 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€340/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 157 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €313,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€126NL median
  • Water board levy€41–
  • Property tax (OZB)€30€27
  • Sewage levy€29€22
  • 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 250th 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, €313,000.
  • 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

Boksum has the 8th-highest WOZ value of the 39 wijken in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

Netherlands€398,000
Waadhoeke€269,000
Slappeterp€405,000
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
Ingelum€288,000
Bitgummole€288,000
Ried€281,000
Bitgum€278,000
Winsum€277,000
Berltsum€276,000
Tzum€275,000
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: €313,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Boksum313,000171–
Achlum275,000276–
St.-Annaparochie252,0002,230–
Baaium334,00048–
Berltsum276,0001,158–
Bitgum278,000322–
Bitgummole288,000404–
Blessum270,00045–
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 77% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied77%
  • Social housing18%
  • 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

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

45% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 30% in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

  • Before 194545%
  • 1945-19647%
  • 1965-197417%
  • 1975-199111.7%
  • 1992-200513.5%
  • 2006-20154.7%
  • 2016 and later1.2%
Explanation

Based on 171 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

About as much registered crime per resident as the Waadhoeke average.

In 2025, 23 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Boksum, about the same as in Waadhoeke (23). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 6%, 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
    23
    about the same as Waadhoeke (23)
  • Change since 2021
    +6%
    higher than Waadhoeke (-1%)
  • Home burglary
    8
    2023–2025

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

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

Boksum23
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, Boksum registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 23 in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23about the same as Waadhoeke
  • +6% 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 Boksum is 'Traffic': 12.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.2 in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

BoksumWaadhoeke
  • Traffic12.8
  • Theft and burglary5.1
  • Vandalism and public order2.6
  • Fraud and scams2.6
  • Violence and threats0.0
  • 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

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Boksum registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.

2020
2021
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 77% of adults in Boksum rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Waadhoeke. Fewer adults are overweight (47% against 55%), fewer smoke (13% against 17%) and fewer feel lonely (40% against 44%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (53% against 48%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Boksum, covering 90% of the area, against 80% in Waadhoeke.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    77%
    2 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (75%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    0%
    3 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (3%)
  • More figures
  • Overweight
    47%
    8 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (55%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    53%
    5 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (48%)
  • Lonely
    40%
    4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (44%)
  • Smokes
    13%
    4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (17%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    90%
    10 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (80%)
  • Water, share of the area
    1%
    9 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (10%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (2%)

Health

An estimated 77% 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
77.3%
75.1%
Smokes
13.4%
17.1%
Excessive drinking
5.4%
5.4%
Overweight
46.7%
54.9%
Lonely
39.7%
44.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
35.8%
38.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.9%
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

0.4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Waadhoeke.

  • Traffic3%
  • Built-up4.8%
  • Recreation0.4%
  • Agriculture90.4%
  • Water1.5%
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 growing slower than the Waadhoeke average.

Boksum has 405 inhabitants (2026), or 152 per km² (8% lower than in Waadhoeke). Between 2019 and 2026 the population stayed about level, 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
    +0%
    lower than Waadhoeke (+2%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Waadhoeke
    81%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +1%
    lower than Waadhoeke (+2%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    33%
    5 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (28%)
  • Never married
    45%
    1 percentage point lower than Waadhoeke (46%)
  • Dutch origin
    90%
    2 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (88%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    39%
    10 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (49%)
  • CDA, share of the vote
    17%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)

Population per year

The population held steady between 2019 and 2026, at 405.

Residents, 2026
405
  • +0% since 2019
  • Waadhoeke +2%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 152 residents per km², this wijk is 8% less densely populated than the municipality of Waadhoeke.

Residents per km²152
Dwellings per km²64

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, almost no children were born; 12.8 died per 1,000.

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

33% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 1550
  • 15 to 2555
  • 25 to 4570
  • 45 to 65135
  • 65 to 8080
  • 80 and over20

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

45% of residents are never married.

  • Never married185
  • Married185
  • Divorced25
  • Widowed15

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

90% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands365
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
  • Outside Europe30

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

39% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo170
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4120
  • Higher professional, university120

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

Boksum has an average of 1.2 cars per household, about the same as in Waadhoeke (1.2). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Waadhoeke (25%).

Key figures
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    11%
    9 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (20%)
  • Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
    11%
    7 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (4%)
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    11%
    6 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (5%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.2
    about the same as Waadhoeke (1.2)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    26%
    1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (25%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
    +5 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%)
  • Assembly, share of addresses
    2%
    1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (1%)
  • Private rent
    5%
    9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    100%
    37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Social housing
    18%
    10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Waadhoeke (2025).

  • Petrol73.8%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.2%
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 21% to 26% between 2019 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
26%1 percentage point above Waadhoeke (25%)
  • +5 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, 210 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars210
Motorcycles25
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%).

  • Residential94.5%
  • Assembly1.7%
  • Industrial3.9%
  • Lodging0.6%
  • Sports0.6%
  • Other5.5%
Explanation

Based on 181 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

152 residents per km²: 72% less densely populated than the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²152
  • Private rent5%
  • Single-family dwellings100%
  • Social housing18%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings77%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of Boksum

Compare the neighbourhoods of Boksum
Boksum360€303,00023
Buitengebied Boksum45––

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 Boksum (Waadhoeke): WOZ, prices & areas