The population is growing faster than 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 Ekehaar is €508,000, 37% higher than in Aa en Hunze (€371,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 65%, the same as in Aa en Hunze. 91% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points more than in Aa en Hunze (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€508,000
▲37% higher than Aa en Hunze (€371,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+65%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (+65%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲16 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Social housing
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (19%)
Private rent
5%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (5%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲7 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (91%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼9 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (18%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (14%)
Built 2006–2015
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Average WOZ value
€508,000
▲37% higher than Aa en Hunze (€371,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+65%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (+65%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲16 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Social housing
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (19%)
Private rent
5%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (5%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲7 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (91%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼9 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (18%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (14%)
Built 2006–2015
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 65% between 2014 and 2025, to €508,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€508,000▲ 37% above Aa en Hunze
+65% since 2014
Aa en Hunze +65%
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: ~€371 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€371/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
179 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €508,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€127NL median
Water board levy€46–
Property tax (OZB)€40€45
Waste levy€23€27
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€244
Maintenance reserve€228–
Buildings insurance€16–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Aa en Hunze's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 35th 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 179 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €508,000.
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
Ekehaar has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 21 wijken in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
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: €508,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Ekehaar
508,000
192
–
Annen
380,000
1,666
–
Eext
392,000
606
–
Anloo
456,000
169
–
Gasteren
496,000
181
–
Anderen
498,000
112
–
Schipborg
559,000
252
–
Eexterveen
393,000
200
–
Spijkerboor
343,000
64
–
Nieuw-Annerveen
403,000
43
–
Oud-Annerveen
394,000
48
–
Annerveenschekanaal
295,000
188
–
Eexterveenschekanaal
265,000
107
–
Eexterzandvoort
412,000
60
–
Gasselte
366,000
789
–
Gasselternijveen
268,000
845
–
Gasselternijveenschemond
310,000
296
–
Gieten
349,000
2,372
–
Gieterveen
335,000
534
–
Rolde
375,000
2,341
–
Grolloo
441,000
490
–
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 91% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied91%
Social housing4%
Private rent5%
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
35% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 20% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Before 194534.9%
1945-196414.1%
1965-19749.4%
1975-199122.4%
1992-20058.3%
2006-20159.4%
2016 and later1.6%
Explanation
Based on 192 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, 13 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Ekehaar, 35% lower than in Aa en Hunze (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 39%, 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
13
▼35% lower than Aa en Hunze (20)
Change since 2021
-39%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (-16%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼35% lower than Aa en Hunze (20)
Change since 2021
-39%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (-16%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Ekehaar registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Ekehaar13
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 Ekehaar is 'Traffic': 7.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.1 in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
EkehaarAa en Hunze
Traffic7.5
Aa en Hunze 5.1▲ +47% vs Aa en Hunze
Theft and burglary1.9
Aa en Hunze 6.7▼ −72% vs Aa en Hunze
Violence and threats1.9
Aa en Hunze 1.3▲ +46% vs Aa en Hunze
Fraud and scams1.9
Aa en Hunze 4.1▼ −54% vs Aa en Hunze
Vandalism and public order0.0
Aa en Hunze 2.1▼ −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'.
In 2024, police in Ekehaar registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Aa en Hunze average; green space is above the Aa en Hunze average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Ekehaar rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Aa en Hunze. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 43%), fewer are overweight (51% against 54%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (36% against 39%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (51% against 47%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Ekehaar, covering 62% of the area, against 62% in Aa en Hunze. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 35% of the area, 4 percentage points above the 31% in Aa en Hunze.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲6 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
35%
▲4 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (31%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼5 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (43%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (47%)
Overweight
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (39%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (28%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲6 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
35%
▲4 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (31%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼5 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (43%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (47%)
Overweight
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (39%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (28%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (2%)
Health
An estimated 81% 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
81.1%
75.1%
Smokes
12%
13.7%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
6.1%
Overweight
50.7%
54.5%
Lonely
38.4%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
36.2%
39.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.9%
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
35% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 31% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Traffic2%
Built-up0.6%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation1.3%
Agriculture62.3%
Forest and nature33.4%
Water0.3%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Aa en Hunze average.
Ekehaar has 525 inhabitants (2026), or 27 per km² (71% lower than in Aa en Hunze). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 9%, 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 2014
+9%
▲higher 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
+2%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Married
45%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (45%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
64%
▲20 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (44%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2014
+9%
▲higher 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
+2%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Married
45%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (45%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
64%
▲20 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (44%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population grew 9% between 2014 and 2026, to 525.
Residents, 2026
525
+9% since 2014
Aa en Hunze +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 27 residents per km², this wijk is 71% less densely populated than the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Residents per km²27
Dwellings per km²9.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 18.7 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1575
15 to 2565
25 to 45100
45 to 65165
65 to 80105
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married235
Married240
Divorced35
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
95% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands495
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
64% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1100
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4180
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
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
Ekehaar has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 7% higher than in Aa en Hunze (1.4). 33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Aa en Hunze (29%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
24%
▲15 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (9%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (16%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Aa en Hunze (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
34%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+3 pp
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+4 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (12%)
Industrial, share of addresses
13%
▲9 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲9 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (82%)
Multi-family dwellings
2%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
24%
▲15 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (9%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (16%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Aa en Hunze (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
34%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+3 pp
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+4 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (12%)
Industrial, share of addresses
13%
▲9 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲9 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (82%)
Multi-family dwellings
2%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
34% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze (2025).
Petrol66.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)33.9%
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 31% to 34% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
34%▲ 5 percentage points above Aa en Hunze (29%)
+3 pp since 2014
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, 300 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars300
Motorcycles35
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
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (13%).
Residential91.4%
Retail0.5%
Office0.5%
Assembly3.3%
Industrial13.3%
Lodging0.5%
Education0.5%
Sports0.5%
Other3.3%
Explanation
Based on 210 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
27 residents per km²: 95% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²27
NL 539▼ −95% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Social housing4%
NL 28%▼ −86% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings91%
NL 57%▲ +60% 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