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Westergouwe

Neighbourhood (Wijk) · CBS WK051309 · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2023

Gouda
Avg. WOZ Value
€539k
official assessed
Population
3.710
CBS 2023
Housing Stock
1.297
total homes
Owner-Occupied
69%
vs rental
Avg. Income
€51.6k
per recipient
Median wealth
€217k
household net worth
Density
1.293 /km²
residents / km²
Trends 2018–2025
Avg. WOZ Value (€k) 2025
Population 2025
Avg. Income (€k) 2023 · most recent CBS figure
Median Wealth (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Demographics
Housing Tenure
69%
31%
Owner-occupied
Rental
Household Composition
25%
47%
29%
Single-person
With children
Couples / other
Avg. household size: 2.6
Education & Labour

Higher education

52.2%

Low education

12.4%

Labour participation

87%

Cultural Background

Dutch background

68.06%

EU / Western background

10.24%

Non-EU background

21.7%

Housing & Liveability
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

69%

Rental

31%

Built before 2000

4%

Housing Type

Single-family homes

79%

Multi-family (apartments)

21%

Cars/household: 1.2
Area: 2.9 km²
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

🏥

General practitioner

0.7 km

🛒

Supermarket

0.7 km

🧒

Childcare

0.7 km

🏫

Primary school

0.7 km

Public Transport
Public Transport

Bus stops

8

Source: OpenStreetMap
Age Profile
Age Groups — at a glance

0–15 years

27%

15–25 years

8%

25–45 years

43%

45–65 years

17%

65+ years

5%

Economy & Work
Business Activity Sectors
28%
16%
17%
39%
Business services
Trade & hospitality
Govt / edu / health
Other
560 total establishments
Education & Labour Trends
Education Level Over Time
Labour Participation Over Time
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Total crime · 2025
Westergouwe
25.3
Gouda
49.4
Nederland
44.8
Air Quality
Annual average — source: RIVM GCN
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
13.9
µg/m³
+1.9 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
9.2
µg/m³
+0.5 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
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Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten & Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland · City context data is municipal-level average · Privacy threshold: some stats suppressed for small populations