The population is shrinking, while it grows in Wijchen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Wijchen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Bergharen is €485,000, 22% higher than in Wijchen (€397,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 57%, against a rise of 75% in Wijchen. 83% of the homes are owner-occupied, 15 percentage points more than in Wijchen (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€485,000
▲22% higher than Wijchen (€397,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+57%
▼lower than Wijchen (+75%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲15 percentage points higher than Wijchen (68%)
Social housing
11%
▼14 percentage points lower than Wijchen (25%)
Private rent
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Wijchen (7%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲15 percentage points higher than Wijchen (81%)
Built before 1945
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Wijchen (6%)
Built 1965–1974
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wijchen (19%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Wijchen (8%)
Average WOZ value
€485,000
▲22% higher than Wijchen (€397,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+57%
▼lower than Wijchen (+75%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲15 percentage points higher than Wijchen (68%)
Social housing
11%
▼14 percentage points lower than Wijchen (25%)
Private rent
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Wijchen (7%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲15 percentage points higher than Wijchen (81%)
Built before 1945
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Wijchen (6%)
Built 1965–1974
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wijchen (19%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Wijchen (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 57% between 2014 and 2025, to €485,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€485,000▲ 22% above Wijchen
+57% since 2014
Wijchen +75%
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: ~€312 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€312/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
132 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €485,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€132NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€44€43
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€180
Maintenance reserve€168–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Wijchen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 99th 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 132 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €485,000.
Levies: Wijchen'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
Bergharen has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 9 wijken in the municipality of Wijchen.
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: €485,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Bergharen
485,000
760
–
Wijchen buitengebied
659,000
90
–
Wijchen kern
385,000
15,540
–
Balgoij
510,000
284
–
Batenburg
432,000
291
–
Hernen
462,000
396
–
Leur
484,000
67
–
Niftrik
514,000
166
–
Alverna
397,000
1,213
–
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 83% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied83%
Social housing11%
Private rent6%
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
23% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 33% in the municipality of Wijchen.
Before 194519.7%
1945-196410.2%
1965-197414.4%
1975-199123.5%
1992-200517.4%
2006-20157.9%
2016 and later6.9%
Explanation
Based on 763 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 Wijchen average.
In 2025, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bergharen, 47% lower than in Wijchen (30). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 10%, against a fall of 15% in Wijchen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼47% lower than Wijchen (30)
Change since 2021
-10%
▲higher than Wijchen (-15%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼7% lower than Wijchen (1.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼47% lower than Wijchen (30)
Change since 2021
-10%
▲higher than Wijchen (-15%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼7% lower than Wijchen (1.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Bergharen registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 30 in the municipality of Wijchen.
Bergharen16
The municipality of Wijchen30
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 Bergharen is 'Theft and burglary': 6.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 13.7 in the municipality of Wijchen.
BergharenWijchen
Theft and burglary6.8
Wijchen 13.7▼ −50% vs Wijchen
Fraud and scams6.2
Wijchen 4.4▲ +41% vs Wijchen
Violence and threats1.1
Wijchen 2.6▼ −58% vs Wijchen
Vandalism and public order0.6
Wijchen 2.8▼ −79% vs Wijchen
Traffic0.6
Wijchen 5.0▼ −88% vs Wijchen
Other and withheld0.6
Wijchen 1.2▼ −50% vs Wijchen
Environmental0.0
Wijchen 0.1≈ Wijchen
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 Bergharen registered 1 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 Wijchen average; green space is above the Wijchen average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Bergharen rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Wijchen. Fewer adults feel lonely (35% against 42%), fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 44%), fewer are overweight (49% against 53%) and fewer smoke (12% against 14%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Bergharen, covering 76% of the area, against 62% in Wijchen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 14% of the area, 1 percentage point above the 13% in Wijchen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijchen (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
14%
▲1 percentage point higher than Wijchen (13%)
More figures
Lonely
35%
▼7 percentage points lower than Wijchen (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wijchen (44%)
Overweight
49%
▼4 percentage points lower than Wijchen (53%)
Smokes
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Wijchen (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
76%
▲14 percentage points higher than Wijchen (62%)
Built-up, share of the area
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Wijchen (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
12%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijchen (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijchen (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
14%
▲1 percentage point higher than Wijchen (13%)
More figures
Lonely
35%
▼7 percentage points lower than Wijchen (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wijchen (44%)
Overweight
49%
▼4 percentage points lower than Wijchen (53%)
Smokes
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Wijchen (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
76%
▲14 percentage points higher than Wijchen (62%)
Built-up, share of the area
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Wijchen (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
12%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijchen (7%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Wijchen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Wijchen
Good self-rated health
78%
73.2%
Smokes
12.5%
14.5%
Excessive drinking
5.8%
5.1%
Overweight
49.4%
53.3%
Lonely
35.4%
41.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
38.7%
44.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.9%
47.2%
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
14% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 13% in the municipality of Wijchen.
Traffic2.3%
Built-up7%
Recreation1.6%
Agriculture75.6%
Forest and nature12.2%
Water1.2%
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 Wijchen.
Bergharen has 1,765 inhabitants (2026), or 209 per km² (67% lower than in Wijchen). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 5%, against a rise of 3% in Wijchen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Wijchen was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 19% 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
-5%
▼lower than Wijchen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Wijchen
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▼lower than Wijchen (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wijchen (28%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Wijchen (42%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲9 percentage points higher than Wijchen (85%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijchen (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-5%
▼lower than Wijchen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Wijchen
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▼lower than Wijchen (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wijchen (28%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Wijchen (42%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲9 percentage points higher than Wijchen (85%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijchen (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 5% between 2014 and 2026, to 1,765.
Residents, 2026
1,765
-5% since 2014
Wijchen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 209 residents per km², this wijk is 67% less densely populated than the municipality of Wijchen.
Residents per km²209
Dwellings per km²90.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.3 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
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15195
15 to 25230
25 to 45315
45 to 65565
65 to 80355
80 and over105
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married735
Married805
Divorced120
Widowed110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,655
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)60
Outside Europe55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1310
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4650
Higher professional, university390
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Wijchen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Wijchen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of WijchenThe Netherlands
D66
19.1%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
19.4%
16.7%
VVD
18%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.1%
12.8%
CDA
12.8%
11.8%
JA21
7.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.8%
4.5%
BBB
2.3%
2.6%
Other
7.4%
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
Bergharen has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Wijchen (1.3). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Wijchen (22%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
9%
▲6 percentage points higher than Wijchen (3%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Wijchen (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wijchen (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Wijchen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijchen (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+2 pp
▼lower than Wijchen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wijchen (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Wijchen (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Wijchen (2%)
Residents per km²
209
▼61% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
9%
▲6 percentage points higher than Wijchen (3%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Wijchen (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wijchen (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Wijchen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijchen (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+2 pp
▼lower than Wijchen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wijchen (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Wijchen (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Wijchen (2%)
Residents per km²
209
▼61% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 55 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25
Nijverheid en energie55
Handel en horeca35
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg55
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Wijchen (2025).
Petrol73.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.9%
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 25% to 27% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▲ 5 percentage points above Wijchen (22%)
+2 pp since 2014
Wijchen +3 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, 1,135 passenger cars and 115 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,135
Motorcycles115
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
92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (8%).
Residential92%
Retail1.1%
Office1.8%
Assembly1.3%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial8.3%
Lodging0.7%
Education0.1%
Sports0.4%
Other1.6%
Explanation
Based on 829 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 km²209
NL 539▼ −61% vs NL
Social housing11%
NL 28%▼ −61% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Single-family dwellings96%
NL 63%▲ +52% 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