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 €496,000, 34% higher than in Aa en Hunze (€371,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 66%, against a rise of 65% in Aa en Hunze. 93% of the homes are owner-occupied, 18 percentage points more than in Aa en Hunze (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€496,000
▲34% higher than Aa en Hunze (€371,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+66%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (+65%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲18 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Social housing
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (19%)
Private rent
3%
▼2 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
22%
▲4 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (18%)
Built 2006–2015
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Average WOZ value
€496,000
▲34% higher than Aa en Hunze (€371,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+66%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (+65%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲18 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Social housing
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (19%)
Private rent
3%
▼2 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
22%
▲4 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 66% between 2014 and 2025, to €496,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€496,000▲ 34% above Aa en Hunze
+66% 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: ~€370 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€370/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
179 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €496,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€126NL median
Water board levy€46–
Property tax (OZB)€39€44
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 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 179 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €496,000.
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 4th-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: €496,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Gasteren
496,000
181
–
Annen
380,000
1,666
–
Eext
392,000
606
–
Anloo
456,000
169
–
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
–
Ekehaar
508,000
192
–
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 93% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied93%
Social housing4%
Private rent3%
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 194530.4%
1945-196413.8%
1965-197422.1%
1975-199112.2%
1992-200513.3%
2006-20152.8%
2016 and later5.5%
Explanation
Based on 181 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 69%, 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
-69%
▼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
-69%
▼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': 2.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.7 in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
GasterenAa en Hunze
Theft and burglary2.6
Aa en Hunze 6.7▼ −61% vs Aa en Hunze
Fraud and scams2.6
Aa en Hunze 4.1▼ −37% vs Aa en Hunze
Traffic2.6
Aa en Hunze 5.1▼ −49% 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'.
In 2024, police in Gasteren registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 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%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Gasteren, covering 55% of the area, against 28% in Aa en Hunze. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 56% of the area, 25 percentage points above 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)
56%
▲25 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (31%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (39%)
Lonely
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (43%)
Overweight
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (47%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
55%
▲27 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (28%)
Agriculture, share of the area
40%
▼22 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (62%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
56%
▲25 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (31%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (39%)
Lonely
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (43%)
Overweight
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (47%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
55%
▲27 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (28%)
Agriculture, share of the area
40%
▼22 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (62%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (2%)
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
79.6%
75.1%
Smokes
12.3%
13.7%
Excessive drinking
6%
6.1%
Overweight
51%
54.5%
Lonely
39.6%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
35.6%
39.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
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
56% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 31% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Traffic1.4%
Built-up2.4%
Recreation0.2%
Agriculture39.7%
Forest and nature55.4%
Water0.9%
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 shrinking, while it grows in Aa en Hunze.
Gasteren has 385 inhabitants (2026), or 42 per km² (55% lower than in Aa en Hunze). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 3%, 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
-3%
▼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
+6%
▲higher than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Married
56%
▲11 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (45%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aa en Hunze (90%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
52%
▲19 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (33%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2014
-3%
▼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
+6%
▲higher than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Married
56%
▲11 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (45%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aa en Hunze (90%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
52%
▲19 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (33%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2014 and 2026, to 385.
Residents, 2026
385
-3% since 2014
Aa en Hunze +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 42 residents per km², this wijk is 55% less densely populated than the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Residents per km²42
Dwellings per km²20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 13.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
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
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1530
15 to 2520
25 to 4555
45 to 65130
65 to 80125
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are married.
Never married115
Married215
Divorced35
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
91% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands345
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4140
Higher professional, university150
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
Gasteren has an average of 1.4 cars per household, about the same as 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)
1.4
=about the same as 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 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲14 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (82%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼10 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (12%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Residents per km²
42
▼92% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
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)
1.4
=about the same as 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 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲14 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (82%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼10 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (12%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Residents per km²
42
▼92% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
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 29% to 28% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
28%▼ 1 percentage point below Aa en Hunze (29%)
-1 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, 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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential95.8%
Assembly1.1%
Industrial3.2%
Lodging1.6%
Other0.5%
Explanation
Based on 189 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
Residents per km²42
NL 539▼ −92% vs NL
Social housing4%
NL 28%▼ −86% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings93%
NL 57%▲ +63% 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