The population is growing faster than in Zwijndrecht. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Zwijndrecht, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Balkengat is €818,000, 2.4 times as high as in Zwijndrecht (€340,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 29%, against a rise of 43% in Zwijndrecht. 98% of the homes are owner-occupied, 40 percentage points more than in Zwijndrecht (58%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€818,000
▲2.4 times as high as Zwijndrecht (€340,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+29%
▼lower than Zwijndrecht (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
98%
▲40 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (58%)
Social housing
0%
▼36 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (36%)
Private rent
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (6%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲28 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (60%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (8%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (4%)
Average WOZ value
€818,000
▲2.4 times as high as Zwijndrecht (€340,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+29%
▼lower than Zwijndrecht (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
98%
▲40 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (58%)
Social housing
0%
▼36 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (36%)
Private rent
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (6%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲28 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (60%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (8%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 29% between 2021 and 2025, to €818,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€818,000▲ 2.4 times as high as Zwijndrecht
+29% since 2021
Zwijndrecht +43%
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: ~€480 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€480/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
218 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €818,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€182NL median
Property tax (OZB)€63€72
Water board levy€55–
Waste levy€32€27
Sewage levy€32€22
Costs to set aside€298
Maintenance reserve€278–
Buildings insurance€20–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zwijndrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 199th 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 218 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €818,000.
Levies: Zwijndrecht'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
Balkengat has the highest WOZ value of the 12 buurten in Walburg.
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: €818,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Balkengat
818,000
137
–
Slagveld en Omgeving
329,000
423
–
Veerplein - Oostkeetshaven
496,000
129
–
Staatsliedenbuurt-Noord
379,000
495
–
Europesebuurt
354,000
627
–
Staatsliedenbuurt-Zuid
296,000
473
–
Oud- en Gerbrandyplein
229,000
392
–
Winkelcentrum Walburg
221,000
352
–
De Were en omgeving
348,000
829
–
Lievershil en omgeving
468,000
97
–
Eem- en Zonnestein
267,000
578
–
Swanendrif-Zuid
434,000
169
–
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 98% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied98%
Private rent2%
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
88% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes88%
Multi-family homes12%
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
87% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 29% in the municipality of Zwijndrecht.
1975-199186.9%
1992-200511.7%
2006-20151.5%
Explanation
Based on 137 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 Zwijndrecht average.
In 2025, 25 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Balkengat, 29% lower than in Zwijndrecht (35). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 31%, against a rise of 11% in Zwijndrecht. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
25
▼29% lower than Zwijndrecht (35)
Change since 2021
+31%
▲higher than Zwijndrecht (+11%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
25
▼29% lower than Zwijndrecht (35)
Change since 2021
+31%
▲higher than Zwijndrecht (+11%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Balkengat registered 25 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 35 in the municipality of Zwijndrecht.
Balkengat25
The municipality of Zwijndrecht35
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 Balkengat is 'Theft and burglary': 9.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 13.8 in the municipality of Zwijndrecht.
BalkengatZwijndrecht
Theft and burglary9.4
Zwijndrecht 13.8▼ −32% vs Zwijndrecht
Fraud and scams9.4
Zwijndrecht 4.5▲ +109% vs Zwijndrecht
Traffic6.2
Zwijndrecht 8.1▼ −23% vs Zwijndrecht
Vandalism and public order0.0
Zwijndrecht 4.2▼ −100% vs Zwijndrecht
Violence and threats0.0
Zwijndrecht 3.6▼ −100% vs Zwijndrecht
Environmental0.0
Zwijndrecht 0.1≈ Zwijndrecht
Other and withheld0.0
Zwijndrecht 1.1▼ −100% vs Zwijndrecht
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 2021, police in Balkengat registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2021
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) 2021
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Zwijndrecht average; green space is below the Zwijndrecht average.
An estimated 84% of adults in Balkengat rate their own health as good, 15 percentage points more than in Zwijndrecht. Fewer adults are overweight (42% against 58%), fewer report anxiety or depression (36% against 49%) and fewer feel lonely (41% against 50%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 40%). Water is the largest land use in Balkengat, covering 70% of the area, against 11% in Zwijndrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲15 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (17%)
More figures
Overweight
42%
▼16 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (58%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (49%)
Lonely
41%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (50%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (40%)
Water, share of the area
70%
▲59 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (24%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (13%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲15 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (17%)
More figures
Overweight
42%
▼16 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (58%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (49%)
Lonely
41%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (50%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (40%)
Water, share of the area
70%
▲59 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (24%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (13%)
Health
An estimated 84% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Zwijndrecht (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Zwijndrecht
Good self-rated health
83.5%
68.8%
Smokes
9.5%
17.6%
Excessive drinking
5%
5%
Overweight
41.9%
58%
Lonely
40.8%
49.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
48.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.7%
40.1%
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
Land use
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Zwijndrecht.
Built-up30.4%
Water69.6%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,300 m
–
GP practice
1,000 m
–
Primary school
1,000 m
–
Daycare
900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0.8
Daycares
–
1.9
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 growing faster than the Zwijndrecht average.
Balkengat has 330 inhabitants (2026), or 4,199 per km² (90% higher than in Zwijndrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 5%, against no real change in Zwijndrecht. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Zwijndrecht 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: 21% 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
+5%
▲higher than Zwijndrecht (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Zwijndrecht
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Zwijndrecht (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zwijndrecht (25%)
Married
55%
▲15 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (40%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (72%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+5%
▲higher than Zwijndrecht (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Zwijndrecht
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Zwijndrecht (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zwijndrecht (25%)
Married
55%
▲15 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (40%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (72%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 5% between 2021 and 2026, to 330.
Residents, 2026
330
+5% since 2021
Zwijndrecht +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,199 residents per km², this buurt is 90% more densely populated than the municipality of Zwijndrecht.
Residents per km²4,199
Dwellings per km²1,712.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1545
15 to 2540
25 to 4555
45 to 6585
65 to 8075
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
55% of residents are married.
Never married110
Married180
Divorced15
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
83% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands270
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)35
Outside Europe20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
53% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4100
Higher professional, university90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Zwijndrecht; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Zwijndrecht voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ZwijndrechtThe Netherlands
D66
12.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.2%
16.7%
VVD
13.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8%
12.8%
CDA
12.8%
11.8%
JA21
7.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.2%
4.5%
BBB
1.3%
2.6%
Other
17.8%
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
Balkengat has an average of 1.7 cars per household, 55% higher than in Zwijndrecht (1.1). 33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 13 percentage points more than in Zwijndrecht (20%).
Key figures
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
38%
▲26 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼12 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
6%
▼11 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲55% higher than Zwijndrecht (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲13 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+17 pp
▲higher than Zwijndrecht (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (87%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Zwijndrecht (1%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€818,000
▲2.1 times as high as the Netherlands (€398,000)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
38%
▲26 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼12 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
6%
▼11 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲55% higher than Zwijndrecht (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲13 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+17 pp
▲higher than Zwijndrecht (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (87%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Zwijndrecht (1%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€818,000
▲2.1 times as high as the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie30
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Zwijndrecht (2025).
Petrol67.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)32.6%
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 15% to 33% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
33%▲ 13 percentage points above Zwijndrecht (20%)
+18 pp since 2021
Zwijndrecht +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, 225 passenger cars and 10 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars225
Motorcycles10
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
97% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (1%).
Residential97.2%
Office1.4%
Other2.1%
Explanation
Based on 141 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
4,199 residents per km²: 7.8 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,199
NL 539▲ +679% vs NL
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings12%
NL 37%▼ −68% vs NL
Average WOZ value€818,000
NL €398,000▲ +106% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings98%
NL 57%▲ +72% 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