The population is growing faster than in Zoetermeer. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Zoetermeer, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Seghwaert is €344,000, 8% lower than in Zoetermeer (€375,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 61%, against a rise of 99% in Zoetermeer. 60% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points more than in Zoetermeer (56%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€344,000
▼8% lower than Zoetermeer (€375,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+61%
▼lower than Zoetermeer (+99%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
60%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (56%)
Social housing
35%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zoetermeer (34%)
Private rent
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (10%)
Single-family dwellings
68%
▲12 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (56%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (19%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (17%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (9%)
Average WOZ value
€344,000
▼8% lower than Zoetermeer (€375,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+61%
▼lower than Zoetermeer (+99%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
60%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (56%)
Social housing
35%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zoetermeer (34%)
Private rent
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (10%)
Single-family dwellings
68%
▲12 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (56%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (19%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (17%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 61% between 2014 and 2025, to €344,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€344,000▼ 8% below Zoetermeer
+61% since 2014
Zoetermeer +99%
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: ~€265 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€265/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
108 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €344,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€117NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€36€30
Waste levy€28€27
Sewage levy€12€22
Costs to set aside€148
Maintenance reserve€138–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zoetermeer's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 122nd 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 108 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €344,000.
Levies: Zoetermeer'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
Seghwaert has the 7th-lowest WOZ value of the 14 wijken in the municipality of Zoetermeer.
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: €344,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Seghwaert
344,000
7,394
–
Dorp
364,000
2,956
–
Stadscentrum
292,000
3,049
–
Palenstein
307,000
2,924
–
Driemanspolder
302,000
3,376
–
Meerzicht
305,000
7,264
–
Buytenwegh
327,000
4,732
–
De Leyens
377,000
4,374
–
Noordhove
432,000
3,522
–
Rokkeveen
423,000
9,056
–
Oosterheem
484,000
9,293
–
Ontwikkelwijk
214,000
139
–
Bedrijventerreinen
474,000
29
–
Buitengebied
720,000
103
–
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 60% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied60%
Social housing35%
Private rent5%
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
98% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 44% in the municipality of Zoetermeer.
Before 19450.2%
1945-19640.1%
1975-199197.8%
1992-20050.3%
2006-20151%
2016 and later0.6%
Explanation
Based on 7,212 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 Zoetermeer average.
In 2025, 35 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Seghwaert, 19% lower than in Zoetermeer (43). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 97%, against a rise of 1% in Zoetermeer. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
35
▼19% lower than Zoetermeer (43)
Change since 2021
-97%
▼lower than Zoetermeer (+1%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▲11% higher than Zoetermeer (1.9)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
23.53
▲9.5 times as high as Zoetermeer (2.47)
Change since 2020
-52%
▼lower than Zoetermeer (+91%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
35
▼19% lower than Zoetermeer (43)
Change since 2021
-97%
▼lower than Zoetermeer (+1%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▲11% higher than Zoetermeer (1.9)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
23.53
▲9.5 times as high as Zoetermeer (2.47)
Change since 2020
-52%
▼lower than Zoetermeer (+91%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Seghwaert registered 35 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 43 in the municipality of Zoetermeer.
Seghwaert35
The municipality of Zoetermeer43
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 Seghwaert is 'Theft and burglary': 8.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 15.0 in the municipality of Zoetermeer.
SeghwaertZoetermeer
Theft and burglary8.6
Zoetermeer 15.0▼ −43% vs Zoetermeer
Traffic8.4
Zoetermeer 10.2▼ −18% vs Zoetermeer
Fraud and scams5.6
Zoetermeer 5.5≈ Zoetermeer
Vandalism and public order5.5
Zoetermeer 4.8▲ +15% vs Zoetermeer
Violence and threats4.6
Zoetermeer 5.0▼ −8% vs Zoetermeer
Other and withheld2.0
Zoetermeer 2.5▼ −20% vs Zoetermeer
Environmental0.2
Zoetermeer 0.2≈ Zoetermeer
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 Seghwaert registered 57 traffic accidents, of which 30 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 Zoetermeer average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Seghwaert rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Zoetermeer. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 50%), fewer are overweight (52% against 56%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (45% against 48%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 43%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (71%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (50%)
Overweight
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (56%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (48%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (71%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (50%)
Overweight
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (56%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (48%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Zoetermeer (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Zoetermeer
Good self-rated health
79.6%
71%
Smokes
14.6%
16.7%
Excessive drinking
4.6%
4.5%
Overweight
51.7%
55.7%
Lonely
40.8%
49.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.7%
48.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.1%
43.1%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Zoetermeer average.
Seghwaert has 16,330 inhabitants (2026), or 7,290 per km² (89% higher than in Zoetermeer). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 2092%, against a rise of 6% in Zoetermeer. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Zoetermeer was 74%, 4 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 20% 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
+2092%
▲higher than Zoetermeer (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Zoetermeer
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2494%
▲higher than Zoetermeer (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (25%)
Never married
51%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (49%)
Dutch origin
65%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (62%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+2092%
▲higher than Zoetermeer (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Zoetermeer
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2494%
▲higher than Zoetermeer (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (25%)
Never married
51%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (49%)
Dutch origin
65%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (62%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 2092% between 2014 and 2026, to 16,330.
Residents, 2026
16,330
+2092% since 2014
Zoetermeer +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 7,290 residents per km², this wijk is 89% more densely populated than the municipality of Zoetermeer.
Residents per km²7,290
Dwellings per km²3,300.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.0 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
28% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 152,800
15 to 251,915
25 to 454,525
45 to 653,890
65 to 802,740
80 and over460
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are never married.
Never married8,335
Married5,965
Divorced1,480
Widowed545
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
65% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands10,580
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,235
Outside Europe4,515
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Zoetermeer; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Zoetermeer voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ZoetermeerThe Netherlands
D66
17.1%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
19.7%
16.7%
VVD
14.8%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.6%
12.8%
CDA
10%
11.8%
JA21
7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5%
4.5%
BBB
1.4%
2.6%
Other
13.5%
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
Seghwaert has an average of 1.0 cars per household, about the same as in Zoetermeer (1.0). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Zoetermeer (23%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Zoetermeer (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−24 pp
▼lower than Zoetermeer (+11 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (2%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€344,000
▼14% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Zoetermeer (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−24 pp
▼lower than Zoetermeer (+11 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zoetermeer (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zoetermeer (2%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€344,000
▼14% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 375 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie265
Handel en horeca175
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie150
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening375
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg355
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Zoetermeer (2025).
Petrol80%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20%
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 44% to 20% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 3 percentage points below Zoetermeer (23%)
-24 pp since 2014
Zoetermeer +11 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, 7,385 passenger cars and 630 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars7,385
Motorcycles630
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.5%).
Residential95.6%
Retail0.5%
Office0.3%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other3%
Explanation
Based on 7,542 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
7,290 residents per km²: 14 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²7,290
NL 539▲ +1253% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Social housing35%
NL 28%▲ +25% vs NL
Average WOZ value€344,000
NL €398,000▼ −14% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings32%
NL 37%▼ −13% 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