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Woerden

Utrecht · Slightly urban · CBS GM0632

Avg. sale price

€621k

Price Growth YoY

+13.5%

Population

53.976

Woerden is a municipality in Utrecht with 53.976 residents, the 85th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €435k, 9% above the national average of €398k. Of its 23.206 homes, 66% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 8 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Utrecht province · urbanisation level 4/5

66% owner-occupied · 34% rental

Average income €45.8k · 36.6% higher educated

76% labour participation · 610 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€621k

+29% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€435k

+9% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

66.0%

+16% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

23.206

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €186k (43%) above the WOZ value. WOZ is a tax assessment with a reference date about a year earlier, so it trails the market.
Average sale price · 2025
€621k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Higher than 90% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 2k since 2018, reaching 54k in 2025.
Housing type · Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k) · Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%) · Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%) · Housing Tenure
Housing type
70%
30%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
6 of 7 years had price gains. Best: 20.3% (2022); worst: -3.2% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

66%

Rental

34%

Built before 2000

92%

Household Composition

Single

32.88%

With children

37.01%

Avg size: 2.3
Density: 610 /km²
Population density

610

+14% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
16%
12%
24%
27%
21%
vs Netherlands
15%
12%
26%
27%
20%
0–15 years
15–25 years
25–45 years
45–65 years
65+ years
Cultural Background · Migration Background Breakdown · Births vs deaths
Cultural Background

Dutch background

80.59%

EU / Western background

5.43%

Non-EU background

13.98%

Migration Background Breakdown
2022 data
CBS 70072ned · Western = EU + N. America + Indonesia + Japan
Births vs deaths
Average income

€46k

+9% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

1.5%

-52% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

76.0%

2024 · most recent CBS figure
Avg. Income per Recipient Over Time (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Income distribution · Labour Contracts · Education & Labour
Education & Labour

Higher education

36.6%

Low education

23.2%

Labour participation

76%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

58%

Flexible contract

25%

Self-employed

17%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€251.3k
Poverty rate
1.5%
Cars/household
1.2
Median Wealth Over Time (€k)
Poverty rate: CBS has only published 2024 so far, so there is no trend yet.
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Source: CBS / Politie StatLine — 2012–2024
Total crime · 2025
38.9
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 75% of municipalities (342)

Theft, violence and vandalism together make up about 63% of all registered crime — they do not add up to the total.
Theft
17.1
Property damage
2.3
Violent crime
3.9
In 2025: 17.1 theft, 3.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Social benefits
Recipients count (latest available year)
Schools
School counts: DUO open data (active locations) · Quality verdicts: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, Aug 2026Share of all school locations. The Inspectie mainly gives a school its own verdict when it sees a risk; most schools have none and fall in the middle segment. For secondary schools the weakest programme verdict at that location counts.

22

Primary schools (PO)

5

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

100%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 100.0%
Weak / insufficient · 0.0%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

26

Daycare (KDV)

30

After-school care (BSO)

1.057

KDV child places

41

Avg KDV size
12.2 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.29 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

46%
54%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 46% · 26 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 54% · 30 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

42%
58%
Offers VVE · 42% · 11 locations
No VVE · 58% · 15 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

13.9

+16% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

9.3

+7% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

1.1 km

0% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

1.0 km

0% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

1.1 km

Supermarket

1.0 km

Childcare

0.7 km

Primary school

0.7 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

1

Bus stops

172

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
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
9.3
µg/m³
+0.6 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
Energy consumption trend · Solar panels
Energy consumption trend
Religious Affiliation (%)
Province-level estimate (CBS 2015) · Utrecht
Places of Worship (Buildings)
21 total in municipality · 3.89 per 10k residents

Christian churches

20

Mosques

1

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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