The population is shrinking, while it grows in Waddinxveen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Waddinxveen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Groenswaard 2 is €412,000, 1% lower than in Waddinxveen (€417,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 43%, against a rise of 48% in Waddinxveen. 85% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Waddinxveen (66%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€412,000
▼1% lower than Waddinxveen (€417,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▼lower than Waddinxveen (+48%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲19 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (66%)
Social housing
6%
▼19 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (25%)
Private rent
10%
▲1 percentage point higher than Waddinxveen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲23 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (69%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (23%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼22 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (24%)
Built before 1945
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (5%)
Average WOZ value
€412,000
▼1% lower than Waddinxveen (€417,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▼lower than Waddinxveen (+48%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲19 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (66%)
Social housing
6%
▼19 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (25%)
Private rent
10%
▲1 percentage point higher than Waddinxveen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲23 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (69%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (23%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼22 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (24%)
Built before 1945
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 43% between 2021 and 2025, to €412,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€412,000▼ 1% below Waddinxveen
+43% since 2021
Waddinxveen +48%
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: ~€308 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€308/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
130 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €412,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€130NL median
Water board levy€43–
Waste levy€35€27
Property tax (OZB)€30€36
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€178
Maintenance reserve€166–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Waddinxveen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 182nd 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 130 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €412,000.
Levies: Waddinxveen'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
Groenswaard 2 has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in 01.
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: €412,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Groenswaard 2
412,000
498
–
Groenswaard 1
453,000
408
–
Groenswaard 3
368,000
623
–
Peter Zuidlaan en Horstenbuurt
240,000
842
–
West 1
579,000
96
–
Bomenwijk
335,000
894
–
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 85% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied85%
Social housing6%
Private rent10%
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
92% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes92%
Multi-family homes8%
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
90% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 19% in the municipality of Waddinxveen.
Before 19452.8%
1965-197489.6%
1975-19912.4%
2006-20154.6%
2016 and later0.6%
Explanation
Based on 500 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 Waddinxveen average.
In 2025, 14 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Groenswaard 2, 50% lower than in Waddinxveen (28). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 41%, against a fall of 17% in Waddinxveen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
14
▼50% lower than Waddinxveen (28)
Change since 2021
-41%
▼lower than Waddinxveen (-17%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.7
▼7% lower than Waddinxveen (2.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
14
▼50% lower than Waddinxveen (28)
Change since 2021
-41%
▼lower than Waddinxveen (-17%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.7
▼7% lower than Waddinxveen (2.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Groenswaard 2 registered 14 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Waddinxveen.
Groenswaard 214
The municipality of Waddinxveen28
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 Groenswaard 2 is 'Fraud and scams': 5.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.8 in the municipality of Waddinxveen.
Groenswaard 2Waddinxveen
Fraud and scams5.8
Waddinxveen 4.8▲ +21% vs Waddinxveen
Traffic3.6
Waddinxveen 6.1▼ −41% vs Waddinxveen
Theft and burglary2.9
Waddinxveen 10.5▼ −72% vs Waddinxveen
Vandalism and public order0.7
Waddinxveen 2.9▼ −76% vs Waddinxveen
Other and withheld0.7
Waddinxveen 1.0▼ −30% vs Waddinxveen
Violence and threats0.0
Waddinxveen 2.3▼ −100% vs Waddinxveen
Environmental0.0
Waddinxveen 0.1≈ Waddinxveen
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 Groenswaard 2 registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
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 Waddinxveen average; green space is below the Waddinxveen average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Groenswaard 2 rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Waddinxveen. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 44%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 46%) and fewer smoke (13% against 15%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 45%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Groenswaard 2, covering 100% of the area, against 23% in Waddinxveen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲4 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (8%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼4 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (45%)
Smokes
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (15%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲77 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (23%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼55 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (55%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲4 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (8%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼4 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (45%)
Smokes
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (15%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲77 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (23%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼55 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (55%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (6%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Waddinxveen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Waddinxveen
Good self-rated health
79.1%
75.3%
Smokes
12.6%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
4.4%
4.5%
Overweight
52.3%
53.1%
Lonely
40.3%
44.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.4%
46.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.8%
45.3%
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 8% in the municipality of Waddinxveen.
Built-up100%
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
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,000 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.6
GP practices
–
2
Daycares
–
2.2
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Waddinxveen.
Groenswaard 2 has 1,375 inhabitants (2026), or 8,208 per km² (6.4 times as high as in Waddinxveen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 17% in Waddinxveen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Waddinxveen was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Waddinxveen (+17%)
Turnout, municipality of Waddinxveen
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Waddinxveen (+11%)
Aged 25 to 45
23%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (29%)
Married
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (43%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲10 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (77%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
42%
=about the same as Waddinxveen (42%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Waddinxveen (+17%)
Turnout, municipality of Waddinxveen
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Waddinxveen (+11%)
Aged 25 to 45
23%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (29%)
Married
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (43%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲10 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (77%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
42%
=about the same as Waddinxveen (42%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,375.
Residents, 2026
1,375
-1% since 2021
Waddinxveen +17%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 8,208 residents per km², this buurt is 6.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Waddinxveen.
Residents per km²8,208
Dwellings per km²2,929.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 14.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
23% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15295
15 to 25170
25 to 45320
45 to 65300
65 to 80195
80 and over90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are married.
Never married605
Married665
Divorced50
Widowed60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,200
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)65
Outside Europe115
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
42% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1240
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4390
Higher professional, university300
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Waddinxveen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Waddinxveen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of WaddinxveenThe Netherlands
D66
13.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.7%
16.7%
VVD
14.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.3%
12.8%
CDA
12.5%
11.8%
JA21
7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.8%
4.5%
BBB
1.6%
2.6%
Other
21.7%
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
Groenswaard 2 has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 8% higher than in Waddinxveen (1.2). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points less than in Waddinxveen (24%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (25%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲8% higher than Waddinxveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Waddinxveen (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
81%
▼3 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (84%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Waddinxveen (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Waddinxveen (1%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (25%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Waddinxveen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲8% higher than Waddinxveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Waddinxveen (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
81%
▼3 percentage points lower than Waddinxveen (84%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Waddinxveen (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Waddinxveen (1%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Waddinxveen (2025).
Petrol81.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.1%
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 13% to 18% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 6 percentage points below Waddinxveen (24%)
+5 pp since 2021
Waddinxveen +8 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, 635 passenger cars and 110 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars635
Motorcycles110
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
81% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (1%).
Residential80.9%
Retail1.5%
Assembly0.3%
Education0.2%
Other17.3%
Explanation
Based on 618 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
8,208 residents per km²: 15 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²8,208
NL 539▲ +1423% vs NL
Social housing6%
NL 28%▼ −79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings8%
NL 37%▼ −78% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings85%
NL 57%▲ +49% vs NL
Single-family dwellings92%
NL 63%▲ +46% 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