The population is shrinking, while it grows in Dantumadiel. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Dantumadiel, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in West is €338,000, 6% higher than in Dantumadiel (€319,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 106%, against a rise of 90% in Dantumadiel. 81% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points more than in Dantumadiel (64%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€338,000
▲6% higher than Dantumadiel (€319,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+106%
▲higher than Dantumadiel (+90%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
81%
▲17 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (64%)
Social housing
16%
▼16 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (32%)
Private rent
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Dantumadiel (4%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲7 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (90%)
Built 1975–1991
17%
▼7 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (24%)
Built 1965–1974
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (21%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (5%)
Average WOZ value
€338,000
▲6% higher than Dantumadiel (€319,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+106%
▲higher than Dantumadiel (+90%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
81%
▲17 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (64%)
Social housing
16%
▼16 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (32%)
Private rent
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Dantumadiel (4%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲7 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (90%)
Built 1975–1991
17%
▼7 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (24%)
Built 1965–1974
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (21%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 106% between 2014 and 2025, to €338,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€338,000▲ 6% above Dantumadiel
+106% since 2014
Dantumadiel +90%
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: ~€324 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€324/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
148 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €338,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€40€30
Waste levy€25€27
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€202
Maintenance reserve€189–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Dantumadiel's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 182nd 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 148 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €338,000.
Levies: Dantumadiel'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
West has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 4 wijken in the municipality of Dantumadiel.
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: €338,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
West
338,000
467
–
Centrum
327,000
3,008
–
Oost
374,000
725
–
Zuid
301,000
4,098
–
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 81% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied81%
Social housing16%
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
97% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes97%
Multi-family homes3%
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
37% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 20% in the municipality of Dantumadiel.
Before 194537.2%
1945-196412%
1965-197414.7%
1975-199116.9%
1992-200515%
2006-20153.2%
2016 and later1.1%
Explanation
Based on 468 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 Dantumadiel average.
In 2025, 10 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in West, 44% lower than in Dantumadiel (18). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 14%, against a fall of 12% in Dantumadiel. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼44% lower than Dantumadiel (18)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Dantumadiel (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▲53% higher than Dantumadiel (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼44% lower than Dantumadiel (18)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Dantumadiel (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▲53% higher than Dantumadiel (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, West registered 10 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 18 in the municipality of Dantumadiel.
West10
The municipality of Dantumadiel18
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 West is 'Fraud and scams': 3.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.6 in the municipality of Dantumadiel.
WestDantumadiel
Fraud and scams3.5
Dantumadiel 3.6≈ Dantumadiel
Theft and burglary2.6
Dantumadiel 4.5▼ −42% vs Dantumadiel
Traffic2.6
Dantumadiel 3.2▼ −19% vs Dantumadiel
Vandalism and public order0.9
Dantumadiel 2.4▼ −62% vs Dantumadiel
Violence and threats0.9
Dantumadiel 3.1▼ −71% vs Dantumadiel
Environmental0.0
Dantumadiel 0.1≈ Dantumadiel
Other and withheld0.0
Dantumadiel 0.8≈ Dantumadiel
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 West registered 8 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 Dantumadiel average; green space is below the Dantumadiel average.
An estimated 78% of adults in West rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Dantumadiel. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 44%), fewer report anxiety or depression (38% against 40%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 47%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in West, covering 89% of the area, against 79% in Dantumadiel. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 7% in Dantumadiel.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲3 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (7%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (47%)
Excessive drinking
6%
=about the same as Dantumadiel (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
89%
▲10 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (79%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (7%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲3 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (7%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (47%)
Excessive drinking
6%
=about the same as Dantumadiel (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
89%
▲10 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (79%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (7%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (5%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Dantumadiel (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Dantumadiel
Good self-rated health
78.4%
75.2%
Smokes
16.5%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
6.2%
5.5%
Overweight
54.1%
54.3%
Lonely
40.7%
43.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.5%
40.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.2%
46.8%
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
3% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 7% in the municipality of Dantumadiel.
Traffic2%
Built-up1.6%
Other built-up0.8%
Recreation0.8%
Agriculture88.8%
Forest and nature1.8%
Water4.3%
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 shrinking, while it grows in Dantumadiel.
West has 1,140 inhabitants (2026), or 60 per km² (74% lower than in Dantumadiel). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a rise of 1% in Dantumadiel. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Dantumadiel was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
-4%
▼lower than Dantumadiel (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Dantumadiel
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Dantumadiel (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (26%)
Never married
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (44%)
Dutch origin
96%
▲3 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (93%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
60%
▲10 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (50%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-4%
▼lower than Dantumadiel (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Dantumadiel
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Dantumadiel (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (26%)
Never married
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (44%)
Dutch origin
96%
▲3 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (93%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
60%
▲10 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (50%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2014 and 2026, to 1,140.
Residents, 2026
1,140
-4% since 2014
Dantumadiel +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 60 residents per km², this wijk is 74% less densely populated than the municipality of Dantumadiel.
Residents per km²60
Dwellings per km²24.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.3 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
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15185
15 to 25145
25 to 45265
45 to 65320
65 to 80180
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married565
Married490
Divorced45
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
96% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,085
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
Outside Europe30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
60% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4520
Higher professional, university160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Dantumadiel; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Dantumadiel voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of DantumadielThe Netherlands
D66
6.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.4%
16.7%
VVD
8.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.7%
12.8%
CDA
19%
11.8%
JA21
5.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
8.7%
4.5%
BBB
5.5%
2.6%
Other
18.2%
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
West has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Dantumadiel (1.3). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Dantumadiel (24%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
21%
▲13 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (8%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
14%
▼7 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (21%)
Business services, share of businesses
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Dantumadiel (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Dantumadiel (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−4 pp
=about the same as Dantumadiel (−5 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲3 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (91%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Dantumadiel (0%)
Residents per km²
60
▼89% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
21%
▲13 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (8%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
14%
▼7 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (21%)
Business services, share of businesses
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Dantumadiel (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Dantumadiel (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Dantumadiel (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−4 pp
=about the same as Dantumadiel (−5 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲3 percentage points higher than Dantumadiel (91%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Dantumadiel (0%)
Residents per km²
60
▼89% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij30
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Dantumadiel (2025).
Petrol75%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25%
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 25% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▲ 1 percentage point above Dantumadiel (24%)
-4 pp since 2014
Dantumadiel -5 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, 640 passenger cars and 70 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars640
Motorcycles70
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (8%).
Residential94%
Office0.6%
Assembly1.4%
Industrial8%
Lodging0.6%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other2.8%
Explanation
Based on 498 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
3% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings3%
NL 37%▼ −92% vs NL
Residents per km²60
NL 539▼ −89% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Social housing16%
NL 28%▼ −43% vs NL
Single-family dwellings97%
NL 63%▲ +54% 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