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 lower.
The average WOZ value in Hitzum is €302,000, 12% higher than in Waadhoeke (€269,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 62%, against a rise of 58% in Waadhoeke. 72% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points more than in Waadhoeke (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€302,000
▲12% higher than Waadhoeke (€269,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+62%
▲higher than Waadhoeke (+58%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲4 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (68%)
Social housing
24%
=about the same as 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
24%
▲13 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (11%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (17%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (19%)
Average WOZ value
€302,000
▲12% higher than Waadhoeke (€269,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+62%
▲higher than Waadhoeke (+58%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲4 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (68%)
Social housing
24%
=about the same as 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
24%
▲13 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (11%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (17%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 62% between 2019 and 2025, to €302,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€302,000▲ 12% 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: ~€338 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€338/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
157 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €302,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
Water board levy€40–
Sewage levy€29€22
Property tax (OZB)€29€27
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, €302,000.
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
Hitzum has the 14th-highest WOZ value of the 39 wijken in the municipality of Waadhoeke.
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: €302,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hitzum
302,000
103
–
Achlum
275,000
276
–
St.-Annaparochie
252,000
2,230
–
Baaium
334,000
48
–
Berltsum
276,000
1,158
–
Bitgum
278,000
322
–
Bitgummole
288,000
404
–
Blessum
270,000
45
–
Boksum
313,000
171
–
Deinum
307,000
431
–
Dongjum
251,000
170
–
Dronryp
310,000
1,467
–
Firdgum
394,000
31
–
Franeker
258,000
6,378
–
Herbaijum
294,000
123
–
Ingelum
288,000
157
–
St.-Jacobiparochie
242,000
801
–
Marsum
258,000
498
–
Menaam
269,000
1,263
–
Minnertsga
263,000
803
–
Nij Altoenae
238,000
136
–
Oosterbierum
247,000
248
–
Oudebildtzijl
264,000
455
–
Peins
308,000
117
–
Pietersbierum
349,000
67
–
Ried
281,000
203
–
Schalsum
347,000
58
–
Sexbierum
245,000
776
–
Skingen
401,000
44
–
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 72% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied72%
Social housing24%
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
33% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 30% in the municipality of Waadhoeke.
Before 194533%
1945-196424.3%
1965-19749.7%
1975-199112.6%
1992-200511.7%
2006-20154.9%
2016 and later3.9%
Explanation
Based on 103 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, 13 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hitzum, 43% lower than in Waadhoeke (23). Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼43% lower than Waadhoeke (23)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼43% lower than Waadhoeke (23)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hitzum registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 23 in the municipality of Waadhoeke.
Hitzum13
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.
The largest category in Hitzum is 'Violence and threats': 8.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.0 in the municipality of Waadhoeke.
HitzumWaadhoeke
Violence and threats8.9
Waadhoeke 3.0▲ +197% vs Waadhoeke
Vandalism and public order4.4
Waadhoeke 3.1▲ +42% vs Waadhoeke
Theft and burglary0.0
Waadhoeke 7.1▼ −100% vs Waadhoeke
Fraud and scams0.0
Waadhoeke 3.6▼ −100% vs Waadhoeke
Traffic0.0
Waadhoeke 5.2▼ −100% vs Waadhoeke
Environmental0.0
Waadhoeke 0.1≈ Waadhoeke
Other and withheld0.0
Waadhoeke 0.7≈ Waadhoeke
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 Hitzum registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
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 77% of adults in Hitzum rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Waadhoeke. Fewer adults feel lonely (39% against 44%), fewer meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 48%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (36% against 38%), but more are overweight (57% against 55%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Hitzum, covering 97% 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
Lonely
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼3 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼2 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (38%)
Overweight
57%
▲2 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
97%
▲17 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (80%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (10%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (5%)
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
Lonely
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼3 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼2 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (38%)
Overweight
57%
▲2 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
97%
▲17 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (80%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (10%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (5%)
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
76.8%
75.1%
Smokes
16%
17.1%
Excessive drinking
5.3%
5.4%
Overweight
56.7%
54.9%
Lonely
39.1%
44.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
35.9%
38.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.2%
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% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Waadhoeke.
Traffic1.2%
Built-up1.4%
Agriculture96.5%
Water0.9%
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.
Hitzum has 225 inhabitants (2026), or 52 per km² (68% 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
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Waadhoeke (28%)
Never married
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (46%)
Dutch origin
96%
▲8 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲51 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
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
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Waadhoeke (28%)
Never married
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (46%)
Dutch origin
96%
▲8 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲51 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 held steady between 2019 and 2026, at 225.
Residents, 2026
225
+0% since 2019
Waadhoeke +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 52 residents per km², this wijk is 68% less densely populated than the municipality of Waadhoeke.
Residents per km²52
Dwellings per km²24.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 22.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1530
15 to 2520
25 to 4545
45 to 6560
65 to 8060
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married100
Married100
Divorced15
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
96% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands215
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
100% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-480
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
Hitzum has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Waadhoeke (1.2). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Waadhoeke (25%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
29%
▲17 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
14%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (20%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Waadhoeke (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
=about the same as Waadhoeke (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+1 pp
=about the same as Waadhoeke (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲6 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
13%
▲5 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (8%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€302,000
▼24% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
29%
▲17 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
14%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (20%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Waadhoeke (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
=about the same as Waadhoeke (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+1 pp
=about the same as Waadhoeke (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲6 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
13%
▲5 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (8%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€302,000
▼24% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Waadhoeke (2025).
Petrol75%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25%
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 24% to 25% between 2019 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%– about the same as Waadhoeke (25%)
+1 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, 140 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars140
Motorcycles20
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (13%).
Residential95.4%
Office0.9%
Assembly2.8%
Industrial13%
Lodging0.9%
Other2.8%
Explanation
Based on 108 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
52 residents per km²: 90% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²52
NL 539▼ −90% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Average WOZ value€302,000
NL €398,000▼ −24% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings72%
NL 57%▲ +26% 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