The population is shrinking, while it grows in Woerden. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Woerden, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Waterrijk is €633,000, 46% higher than in Woerden (€435,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 34%, against a rise of 33% in Woerden. 93% of the homes are owner-occupied, 27 percentage points more than in Woerden (66%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€633,000
▲46% higher than Woerden (€435,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▲higher than Woerden (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲27 percentage points higher than Woerden (66%)
Social housing
3%
▼20 percentage points lower than Woerden (23%)
Private rent
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Woerden (11%)
Single-family dwellings
68%
▼2 percentage points lower than Woerden (70%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Woerden (16%)
Built 2016 and later
19%
▲11 percentage points higher than Woerden (8%)
Average WOZ value
€633,000
▲46% higher than Woerden (€435,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▲higher than Woerden (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲27 percentage points higher than Woerden (66%)
Social housing
3%
▼20 percentage points lower than Woerden (23%)
Private rent
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Woerden (11%)
Single-family dwellings
68%
▼2 percentage points lower than Woerden (70%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Woerden (16%)
Built 2016 and later
19%
▲11 percentage points higher than Woerden (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 34% between 2021 and 2025, to €633,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€633,000▲ 46% above Woerden
+34% since 2021
Woerden +33%
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: ~€389 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€389/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
159 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €633,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€172NL median
Property tax (OZB)€63€56
Water board levy€50–
Sewage levy€32€22
Waste levy€27€27
Costs to set aside€217
Maintenance reserve€203–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Woerden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 280th 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 159 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €633,000.
Levies: Woerden'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
Waterrijk has the highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Woerden-Oost.
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: €633,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Waterrijk
633,000
1,137
–
Middelland-Noord
327,000
343
–
Snel en Polanen
484,000
2,261
–
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 93% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied93%
Social housing3%
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
68% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes68%
Multi-family homes32%
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
80% of dwellings were built between 2006 and 2015, against 10% in the municipality of Woerden.
1992-20051.2%
2006-201579.7%
2016 and later19.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,136 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 Woerden average.
In 2025, 15 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Waterrijk, 61% lower than in Woerden (38). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 12%, against no real change in Woerden. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼61% lower than Woerden (38)
Change since 2021
-12%
▼lower than Woerden (+0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.3
▼88% lower than Woerden (2.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼61% lower than Woerden (38)
Change since 2021
-12%
▼lower than Woerden (+0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.3
▼88% lower than Woerden (2.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Waterrijk registered 15 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 38 in the municipality of Woerden.
Waterrijk15
The municipality of Woerden38
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 Waterrijk is 'Fraud and scams': 4.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.1 in the municipality of Woerden.
WaterrijkWoerden
Fraud and scams4.5
Woerden 4.1▲ +10% vs Woerden
Theft and burglary3.5
Woerden 17.1▼ −80% vs Woerden
Traffic2.6
Woerden 8.8▼ −70% vs Woerden
Vandalism and public order1.9
Woerden 2.9▼ −34% vs Woerden
Violence and threats1.6
Woerden 3.5▼ −54% vs Woerden
Other and withheld0.6
Woerden 1.3▼ −54% vs Woerden
Environmental0.0
Woerden 0.0
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'.
In 2024, police in Waterrijk registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 Woerden average; green space is above the Woerden average.
An estimated 84% of adults in Waterrijk rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Woerden. Fewer adults are overweight (42% against 50%), fewer smoke (10% against 15%), fewer feel lonely (37% against 42%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 45%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Waterrijk, covering 55% of the area, against 11% in Woerden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 15% of the area, 12 percentage points above the 3% in Woerden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲8 percentage points higher than Woerden (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▲12 percentage points higher than Woerden (3%)
More figures
Overweight
42%
▼8 percentage points lower than Woerden (50%)
Lonely
37%
▼5 percentage points lower than Woerden (42%)
Smokes
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Woerden (15%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼4 percentage points lower than Woerden (45%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼78 percentage points lower than Woerden (78%)
Built-up, share of the area
55%
▲44 percentage points higher than Woerden (11%)
Water, share of the area
22%
▲18 percentage points higher than Woerden (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲8 percentage points higher than Woerden (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▲12 percentage points higher than Woerden (3%)
More figures
Overweight
42%
▼8 percentage points lower than Woerden (50%)
Lonely
37%
▼5 percentage points lower than Woerden (42%)
Smokes
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Woerden (15%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼4 percentage points lower than Woerden (45%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼78 percentage points lower than Woerden (78%)
Built-up, share of the area
55%
▲44 percentage points higher than Woerden (11%)
Water, share of the area
22%
▲18 percentage points higher than Woerden (4%)
Health
An estimated 84% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Woerden (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Woerden
Good self-rated health
83.7%
75.8%
Smokes
10.3%
14.7%
Excessive drinking
4.5%
5.2%
Overweight
41.8%
49.7%
Lonely
36.8%
42.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.2%
44.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.7%
48.9%
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
15% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Woerden.
Traffic4.6%
Built-up55.4%
Other built-up3.1%
Recreation15.4%
Water21.5%
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
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,000 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.4
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
2.6
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 Woerden.
Waterrijk has 3,090 inhabitants (2026), or 6,082 per km² (10.0 times as high as in Woerden). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a rise of 3% in Woerden. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Woerden was 84%, 6 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 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
-4%
▼lower than Woerden (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Woerden
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Woerden (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Woerden (27%)
Never married
54%
▲5 percentage points higher than Woerden (49%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲3 percentage points higher than Woerden (80%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
53%
▲16 percentage points higher than Woerden (37%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Woerden (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Woerden
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Woerden (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Woerden (27%)
Never married
54%
▲5 percentage points higher than Woerden (49%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲3 percentage points higher than Woerden (80%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
53%
▲16 percentage points higher than Woerden (37%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 3,090.
Residents, 2026
3,090
-4% since 2021
Woerden +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,082 residents per km², this buurt is 10.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Woerden.
Residents per km²6,082
Dwellings per km²2,229.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.2 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 15615
15 to 25470
25 to 45650
45 to 651,020
65 to 80270
80 and over60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
54% of residents are never married.
Never married1,675
Married1,215
Divorced140
Widowed65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
83% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,570
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)170
Outside Europe345
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
53% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1340
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4750
Higher professional, university1,220
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Woerden; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 84% of eligible voters in Woerden voted. The largest party was D66 with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of WoerdenThe Netherlands
D66
18.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12.1%
16.7%
VVD
15.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.9%
12.8%
CDA
16.2%
11.8%
JA21
6.4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.4%
4.5%
BBB
2.8%
2.6%
Other
14.4%
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
Waterrijk has an average of 1.2 cars per household, about the same as in Woerden (1.2). 35% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 10 percentage points more than in Woerden (25%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
42%
▲15 percentage points higher than Woerden (27%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Woerden (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Woerden (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Woerden (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲10 percentage points higher than Woerden (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+14 pp
▲higher than Woerden (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲10 percentage points higher than Woerden (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Woerden (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Woerden (2%)
Social housing
3%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business services, share of businesses
42%
▲15 percentage points higher than Woerden (27%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Woerden (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Woerden (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Woerden (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲10 percentage points higher than Woerden (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+14 pp
▲higher than Woerden (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲10 percentage points higher than Woerden (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Woerden (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Woerden (2%)
Social housing
3%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 170 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed40
Zakelijke dienstverlening170
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg70
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
35% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Woerden (2025).
Petrol65.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)34.7%
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 35% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
35%▲ 10 percentage points above Woerden (25%)
+14 pp since 2021
Woerden +7 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, 1,340 passenger cars and 95 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,340
Motorcycles95
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is education (0.3%).
Residential99%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.2%
Industrial0.1%
Education0.3%
Sports0.1%
Other0.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,147 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
6,082 residents per km²: 11 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,082
NL 539▲ +1028% vs NL
Social housing3%
NL 28%▼ −89% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings93%
NL 57%▲ +63% vs NL
Average WOZ value€633,000
NL €398,000▲ +59% 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