Boerhaar

CBS name: Wijk 05 Boerhaar

Boerhaar is one of 12 districts in Olst-Wijhe, with 780 residents and 286 homes in 2 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €556,000 is 34% above the municipal average. On average 67% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 177305 · 2 neighbourhoods · 16 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

780residents1 January 2025

€556,000average WOZ home valueOlst-Wijhe: €415,000

67%green within 500 mOlst-Wijhe: 43%

3services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Boerhaar in Olst-WijhePostcodes in Boerhaar highlighted; the rest of Olst-Wijhe in grey

Map of Olst-Wijhe with Boerhaar highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Boerhaar.

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Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Boerhaar Kern	235	€459k	90%	90%	21%	49%	20
Buitengebied Boerhaar	550	€599k	86%	90%	16%	68%	2

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Boerhaar is €556,000, against €415,000 in Olst-Wijhe.

286homes1 newly built in 2025

90%single-family houses10% flats and apartments

87%owner-occupied0% housing association

8%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

1,190 m³gas per home per yearOlst-Wijhe: 920 m³

3,950 kWhelectricity per home per yearOlst-Wijhe: 2,960 kWh

8%homes off the gas gridOlst-Wijhe: 9%

57%homes with solar panelsOlst-Wijhe: 60%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Boerhaar compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

20%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyOlst-Wijhe: 32%

40%in the top 20% nationallyOlst-Wijhe: 23%

1.1%of residents live below the poverty lineOlst-Wijhe: 1.8%

€468,000median household wealthOlst-Wijhe: €254,000

83.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workOlst-Wijhe: 75.0%

40%with a university or higher professional degreeOlst-Wijhe: 33%

26.0%of workers are self-employedOlst-Wijhe: 18.0%

1.4cars per householdOlst-Wijhe: 1.2

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 13 crimes in Boerhaar in 2025, 44% more than in 2024. That is 16.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 22.7 across Olst-Wijhe.

Threats2

Driving under the influence2

Vehicle theft1

Vandalism and criminal damage1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Boerhaar, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice3.5 km

Large supermarket3.5 km

Day nursery2.5 km

Primary school2.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.1

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises145

Residents per km²59

Land area1,332 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

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