The population is shrinking about as fast as in Wijk bij Duurstede. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede, and registered crime per resident is higher.
Homes cost more than the Wijk bij Duurstede average.
The average WOZ value in Buitengebied Cothen is €649,000, 42% higher than in Wijk bij Duurstede (€456,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 24%, against a rise of 42% in Wijk bij Duurstede. 77% of the homes are owner-occupied, 7 percentage points more than in Wijk bij Duurstede (70%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€649,000
▲42% higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (€456,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲7 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (70%)
Social housing
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (23%)
Private rent
23%
▲16 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (7%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (81%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼30 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (41%)
Built 1945–1964
13%
▲8 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (5%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (16%)
Average WOZ value
€649,000
▲42% higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (€456,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲7 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (70%)
Social housing
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (23%)
Private rent
23%
▲16 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (7%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (81%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼30 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (41%)
Built 1945–1964
13%
▲8 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (5%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 24% between 2021 and 2025, to €649,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€649,000▲ 42% above Wijk bij Duurstede
+24% since 2021
Wijk bij Duurstede +42%
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: ~€484 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€484/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
237 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €649,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€161NL median
Property tax (OZB)€60€57
Water board levy€50–
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€323
Maintenance reserve€302–
Buildings insurance€21–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Wijk bij Duurstede's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 201st 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 237 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €649,000.
Levies: Wijk bij Duurstede'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
Buitengebied Cothen has the highest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Cothen.
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: €649,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Buitengebied Cothen
649,000
158
–
Cothen
476,000
1,217
–
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 housing1%
Private rent23%
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
86% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes86%
Multi-family homes14%
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
41% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 9% in the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede.
Before 194540.6%
1945-196412.7%
1965-197416.4%
1975-199110.9%
1992-20059.7%
2006-20155.5%
2016 and later4.2%
Explanation
Based on 165 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
More registered crime per resident than the Wijk bij Duurstede average.
In 2025, 51 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Buitengebied Cothen, 2.8 times as high as in Wijk bij Duurstede (18). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 11%, against a fall of 18% in Wijk bij Duurstede. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
51
▲2.8 times as high as Wijk bij Duurstede (18)
Change since 2021
-11%
▲higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (-18%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
51
▲2.8 times as high as Wijk bij Duurstede (18)
Change since 2021
-11%
▲higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (-18%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Buitengebied Cothen registered 51 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 18 in the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede.
Buitengebied Cothen51
The municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede18
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 Buitengebied Cothen is 'Traffic': 26.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.1 in the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede.
Buitengebied CothenWijk bij Duurstede
Traffic26.5
Wijk bij Duurstede 3.1▲ +755% vs Wijk bij Duurstede
Fraud and scams9.6
Wijk bij Duurstede 3.9▲ +146% vs Wijk bij Duurstede
Theft and burglary7.2
Wijk bij Duurstede 5.7▲ +26% vs Wijk bij Duurstede
Vandalism and public order2.4
Wijk bij Duurstede 3.1▼ −23% vs Wijk bij Duurstede
Environmental2.4
Wijk bij Duurstede 0.2▲ +1100% vs Wijk bij Duurstede
Other and withheld2.4
Wijk bij Duurstede 0.7▲ +243% vs Wijk bij Duurstede
Violence and threats0.0
Wijk bij Duurstede 1.5▼ −100% vs Wijk bij Duurstede
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 Buitengebied Cothen registered 12 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and 1 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 Wijk bij Duurstede average; green space is below the Wijk bij Duurstede average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Buitengebied Cothen rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Wijk bij Duurstede. Fewer adults feel lonely (33% against 41%), fewer report anxiety or depression (38% against 43%) and fewer are overweight (49% against 53%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 45%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Buitengebied Cothen, covering 91% of the area, against 71% in Wijk bij Duurstede. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 9 percentage points below the 12% in Wijk bij Duurstede.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (12%)
More figures
Lonely
33%
▼8 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (41%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (43%)
Overweight
49%
▼4 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (45%)
Agriculture, share of the area
91%
▲20 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (71%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (8%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (12%)
More figures
Lonely
33%
▼8 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (41%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (43%)
Overweight
49%
▼4 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (45%)
Agriculture, share of the area
91%
▲20 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (71%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (8%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (10%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede
Good self-rated health
80%
75.1%
Smokes
12.6%
14.3%
Excessive drinking
6.2%
5.2%
Overweight
48.7%
53.1%
Lonely
32.6%
40.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
38.1%
42.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.2%
45.4%
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
3% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 12% in the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede.
Traffic2.3%
Built-up0.8%
Other built-up1.1%
Recreation0.4%
Agriculture91.1%
Forest and nature2.7%
Water1.6%
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 2100 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,400 m
–
GP practice
2,200 m
–
Primary school
2,100 m
–
Daycare
2,300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.2
GP practices
–
0.1
Daycares
–
0.2
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 about as fast as the Wijk bij Duurstede average.
Buitengebied Cothen has 435 inhabitants (2026), or 40 per km² (92% lower than in Wijk bij Duurstede). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, the same as in Wijk bij Duurstede. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 18% 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%
=about the same as Wijk bij Duurstede (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (28%)
Never married
47%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (43%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲9 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
=about the same as Wijk bij Duurstede (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
=about the same as Wijk bij Duurstede (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (28%)
Never married
47%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (43%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲9 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
=about the same as Wijk bij Duurstede (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 435.
Residents, 2026
435
-1% since 2021
Wijk bij Duurstede -1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 40 residents per km², this buurt is 92% less densely populated than the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede.
Residents per km²40
Dwellings per km²14.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 24.1 died per 1,000.
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 2570
25 to 4575
45 to 65145
65 to 8080
80 and over25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married205
Married180
Divorced25
Widowed25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
95% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands415
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4150
Higher professional, university90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Wijk bij Duurstede voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Wijk bij DuurstedeThe Netherlands
D66
17.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.6%
16.7%
VVD
16.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.9%
12.8%
CDA
12.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.8%
4.5%
BBB
2.5%
2.6%
Other
11.2%
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
Buitengebied Cothen has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 33% higher than in Wijk bij Duurstede (1.2). 30% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points more than in Wijk bij Duurstede (22%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
28%
▲24 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (4%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
17%
▼10 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (27%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲33% higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲8 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (+6 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
39%
▲35 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
60%
▼31 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (91%)
Lodging, share of addresses
7%
▲6 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (1%)
Residents per km²
40
▼93% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
28%
▲24 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (4%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
17%
▼10 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (27%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲33% higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲8 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (+6 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
39%
▲35 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
60%
▼31 percentage points lower than Wijk bij Duurstede (91%)
Lodging, share of addresses
7%
▲6 percentage points higher than Wijk bij Duurstede (1%)
Residents per km²
40
▼93% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij40
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
30% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede (2025).
Petrol70%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)30%
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 28% to 30% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
30%▲ 8 percentage points above Wijk bij Duurstede (22%)
+2 pp since 2021
Wijk bij Duurstede +6 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, 250 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars250
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
60% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (39%).
Residential60.2%
Retail1.5%
Office7.3%
Assembly4%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial38.7%
Lodging7.3%
Other8%
Explanation
Based on 274 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
1% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing1%
NL 28%▼ −96% vs NL
Residents per km²40
NL 539▼ −93% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings14%
NL 37%▼ −62% vs NL
Private rent23%
NL 14%▲ +64% vs NL
Average WOZ value€649,000
NL €398,000▲ +63% 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