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HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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Neighbourhood · Aa en Hunze
Living in Gasteren
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Aa en Hunze. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Gasteren is €489,000, 32% higher than in Aa en Hunze (€371,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 34%, against a rise of 37% in Aa en Hunze. 94% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Aa en Hunze (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€489,000
▲32% higher than Aa en Hunze (€371,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲19 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Social housing
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (19%)
Private rent
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (5%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲7 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (91%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼12 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (24%)
Built 1965–1974
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (18%)
Built 2006–2015
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Average WOZ value
€489,000
▲32% higher than Aa en Hunze (€371,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲19 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Social housing
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (19%)
Private rent
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (5%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲7 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (91%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼12 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (24%)
Built 1965–1974
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (18%)
Built 2006–2015
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 34% between 2021 and 2025, to €489,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€489,000▲ 32% above Aa en Hunze
+34% since 2021
Aa en Hunze +37%
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: ~€401 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€401/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
202 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €489,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€125NL median
Water board levy€46–
Property tax (OZB)€38€43
Waste levy€23€27
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€276
Maintenance reserve€258–
Buildings insurance€18–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Aa en Hunze's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 36th 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 202 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €489,000.
Levies: Aa en Hunze'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
Gasteren has the highest WOZ value of the 1 buurten in Gasteren.
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: €489,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Gasteren
489,000
176
–
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 94% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied94%
Social housing4%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes98%
Multi-family homes2%
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
30% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 20% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Before 194530.1%
1945-196413.6%
1965-197422.7%
1975-199111.9%
1992-200513.6%
2006-20152.8%
2016 and later5.1%
Explanation
Based on 176 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 Aa en Hunze average.
In 2025, 8 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Gasteren, 60% lower than in Aa en Hunze (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 65%, against a fall of 16% in Aa en Hunze. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
8
▼60% lower than Aa en Hunze (20)
Change since 2021
-65%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (-16%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
8
▼60% lower than Aa en Hunze (20)
Change since 2021
-65%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (-16%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Gasteren registered 8 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Gasteren8
The municipality of Aa en Hunze20
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 Gasteren is 'Theft and burglary': 2.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.7 in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
GasterenAa en Hunze
Theft and burglary2.7
Aa en Hunze 6.7▼ −60% vs Aa en Hunze
Fraud and scams2.7
Aa en Hunze 4.1▼ −34% vs Aa en Hunze
Traffic2.7
Aa en Hunze 5.1▼ −47% vs Aa en Hunze
Vandalism and public order0.0
Aa en Hunze 2.1▼ −100% vs Aa en Hunze
Violence and threats0.0
Aa en Hunze 1.3▼ −100% vs Aa en Hunze
Environmental0.0
Aa en Hunze 0.0
Other and withheld0.0
Aa en Hunze 0.7≈ Aa en Hunze
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'.
Residents rate their health above the Aa en Hunze average; green space is below the Aa en Hunze average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Gasteren rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Aa en Hunze. Fewer adults are overweight (51% against 54%), fewer feel lonely (40% against 43%), fewer report anxiety or depression (36% against 39%) and fewer smoke (12% against 14%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Gasteren, covering 40% of the area, against 4% in Aa en Hunze. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 25% of the area, 6 percentage points below the 31% in Aa en Hunze.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
25%
▼6 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (31%)
More figures
Overweight
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (54%)
Lonely
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (47%)
Built-up, share of the area
40%
▲36 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
32%
▼30 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (62%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
21%
▼7 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (28%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
25%
▼6 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (31%)
More figures
Overweight
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (54%)
Lonely
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (47%)
Built-up, share of the area
40%
▲36 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
32%
▼30 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (62%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
21%
▼7 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (28%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Aa en Hunze
Good self-rated health
79.8%
75.1%
Smokes
12.3%
13.7%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
6.1%
Overweight
50.6%
54.5%
Lonely
39.6%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
35.7%
39.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.6%
46.7%
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
25% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 31% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Traffic3.8%
Built-up39.6%
Recreation3.8%
Agriculture32.1%
Forest and nature20.8%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 2700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
5,500 m
–
GP practice
5,100 m
–
Primary school
2,700 m
–
Daycare
5,300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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 shrinking, while it grows in Aa en Hunze.
Gasteren has 370 inhabitants (2026), or 685 per km² (7.3 times as high as in Aa en Hunze). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a rise of 3% in Aa en Hunze. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Aa en Hunze was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Aa en Hunze
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▲higher than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲6 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Married
57%
▲12 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (45%)
Dutch origin
89%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (90%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Aa en Hunze
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▲higher than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲6 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Married
57%
▲12 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (45%)
Dutch origin
89%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (90%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 370.
Residents, 2026
370
-4% since 2021
Aa en Hunze +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 685 residents per km², this buurt is 7.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Residents per km²685
Dwellings per km²325.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 13.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
35% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1525
15 to 2515
25 to 4550
45 to 65130
65 to 80125
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
57% of residents are married.
Never married105
Married210
Divorced35
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands330
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Aa en Hunze; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Aa en Hunze voted. The largest party was VVD with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Aa en HunzeThe Netherlands
D66
17.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12.9%
16.7%
VVD
18.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
15%
12.8%
CDA
10.4%
11.8%
JA21
5.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.9%
4.5%
BBB
5.9%
2.6%
Other
9.9%
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
Gasteren has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 7% higher than in Aa en Hunze (1.4). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Aa en Hunze (29%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
29%
▲10 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Aa en Hunze (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲15 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (82%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼11 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (12%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
29%
▲10 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Aa en Hunze (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲15 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (82%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼11 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (12%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze (2025).
Petrol72.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.8%
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 25% to 28% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
28%▼ 1 percentage point below Aa en Hunze (29%)
+3 pp since 2021
Aa en Hunze +4 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, 270 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars270
Motorcycles30
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 industrial (3%).
Residential96.7%
Assembly1.1%
Industrial2.7%
Lodging0.5%
Other0.5%
Explanation
Based on 182 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
2% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Social housing4%
NL 28%▼ −86% vs NL
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings94%
NL 57%▲ +65% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% 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) 2025