The population is growing faster than in Drechterland. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Drechterland, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Westwoud is €417,000, 1% lower than in Drechterland (€423,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 74%, against a rise of 83% in Drechterland. 75% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point more than in Drechterland (74%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€417,000
▼1% lower than Drechterland (€423,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+74%
▼lower than Drechterland (+83%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Drechterland (74%)
Social housing
18%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drechterland (19%)
Private rent
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Drechterland (6%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲6 percentage points higher than Drechterland (88%)
Built before 1945
23%
▲8 percentage points higher than Drechterland (15%)
Built 2016 and later
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Drechterland (8%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Drechterland (20%)
Average WOZ value
€417,000
▼1% lower than Drechterland (€423,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+74%
▼lower than Drechterland (+83%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Drechterland (74%)
Social housing
18%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drechterland (19%)
Private rent
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Drechterland (6%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲6 percentage points higher than Drechterland (88%)
Built before 1945
23%
▲8 percentage points higher than Drechterland (15%)
Built 2016 and later
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Drechterland (8%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Drechterland (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 74% between 2014 and 2025, to €417,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€417,000▼ 1% below Drechterland
+74% since 2014
Drechterland +83%
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
147 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €417,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€33€37
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€200
Maintenance reserve€187–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Drechterland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 102nd 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 147 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €417,000.
Levies: Drechterland'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
Westwoud has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 8 wijken in the municipality of Drechterland.
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: €417,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Westwoud
417,000
749
–
Hoogkarspel
401,000
3,766
–
Oosterblokker
485,000
629
–
Venhuizen
396,000
1,837
–
Wijdenes
502,000
650
–
Schellinkhout
527,000
381
–
Hem
432,000
674
–
Oosterleek
488,000
52
–
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 75% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied75%
Social housing18%
Private rent7%
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
94% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes94%
Multi-family homes6%
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
26% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 19% in the municipality of Drechterland.
Before 194523%
1945-19647.6%
1965-197426%
1975-199117.2%
1992-200515.6%
2006-20158.5%
2016 and later2.1%
Explanation
Based on 768 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 Drechterland average.
In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Westwoud, 18% lower than in Drechterland (22). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 21%, against a fall of 19% in Drechterland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼18% lower than Drechterland (22)
Change since 2021
-21%
▼lower than Drechterland (-19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼5% lower than Drechterland (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼18% lower than Drechterland (22)
Change since 2021
-21%
▼lower than Drechterland (-19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼5% lower than Drechterland (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Westwoud registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 22 in the municipality of Drechterland.
Westwoud18
The municipality of Drechterland22
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 Westwoud is 'Theft and burglary': 6.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.2 in the municipality of Drechterland.
WestwoudDrechterland
Theft and burglary6.5
Drechterland 8.2▼ −21% vs Drechterland
Traffic5.4
Drechterland 4.2▲ +29% vs Drechterland
Fraud and scams3.2
Drechterland 3.6▼ −11% vs Drechterland
Vandalism and public order1.6
Drechterland 3.3▼ −52% vs Drechterland
Violence and threats1.6
Drechterland 2.1▼ −24% vs Drechterland
Environmental0.0
Drechterland 0.2≈ Drechterland
Other and withheld0.0
Drechterland 0.8≈ Drechterland
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 Westwoud registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 about average; green space is above the Drechterland average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Westwoud rate their own health as good, about the same as in Drechterland. More adults are overweight (51% against 50%), but fewer feel lonely (40% against 41%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 51%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Westwoud, covering 86% of the area, against 61% in Drechterland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 3 percentage points above the 2% in Drechterland.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
=about the same as Drechterland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Drechterland (2%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drechterland (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drechterland (51%)
Overweight
51%
▲1 percentage point higher than Drechterland (50%)
Smokes
14%
=about the same as Drechterland (14%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼26 percentage points lower than Drechterland (27%)
Agriculture, share of the area
86%
▲25 percentage points higher than Drechterland (61%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Drechterland (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
=about the same as Drechterland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Drechterland (2%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drechterland (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drechterland (51%)
Overweight
51%
▲1 percentage point higher than Drechterland (50%)
Smokes
14%
=about the same as Drechterland (14%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼26 percentage points lower than Drechterland (27%)
Agriculture, share of the area
86%
▲25 percentage points higher than Drechterland (61%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Drechterland (2%)
Health
An estimated 76% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Drechterland (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Drechterland
Good self-rated health
76.4%
76.2%
Smokes
14%
13.7%
Excessive drinking
5.7%
6%
Overweight
50.8%
50.1%
Lonely
40.2%
41.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.1%
41.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
50.9%
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
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 2% in the municipality of Drechterland.
Traffic2.2%
Built-up5.2%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation5.1%
Agriculture86.5%
Water1%
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 Drechterland average.
Westwoud has 1,865 inhabitants (2026), or 190 per km² (46% lower than in Drechterland). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 10%, against a rise of 7% in Drechterland. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Drechterland was 83%, 5 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
+10%
▲higher than Drechterland (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Drechterland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
=about the same as Drechterland (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drechterland (27%)
Never married
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Drechterland (46%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲4 percentage points higher than Drechterland (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
=about the same as Drechterland (44%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2014
+10%
▲higher than Drechterland (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Drechterland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
=about the same as Drechterland (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drechterland (27%)
Never married
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Drechterland (46%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲4 percentage points higher than Drechterland (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
=about the same as Drechterland (44%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population grew 10% between 2014 and 2026, to 1,865.
Residents, 2026
1,865
+10% since 2014
Drechterland +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 190 residents per km², this wijk is 46% less densely populated than the municipality of Drechterland.
Residents per km²190
Dwellings per km²76.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.4 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
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15310
15 to 25265
25 to 45405
45 to 65480
65 to 80320
80 and over85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married900
Married785
Divorced100
Widowed80
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,670
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)95
Outside Europe100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1460
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4610
Higher professional, university310
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Drechterland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Drechterland voted. The largest party was VVD with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of DrechterlandThe Netherlands
D66
15.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.9%
16.7%
VVD
18.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8%
12.8%
CDA
13.3%
11.8%
JA21
9.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.5%
4.5%
BBB
5.9%
2.6%
Other
7.7%
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
Westwoud has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Drechterland (1.3). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Drechterland (23%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Drechterland (10%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Drechterland (9%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Drechterland (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Drechterland (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
=about the same as Drechterland (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+3 pp
=about the same as Drechterland (+4 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Drechterland (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲2 percentage points higher than Drechterland (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drechterland (1%)
Residents per km²
190
▼65% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Drechterland (10%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Drechterland (9%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Drechterland (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Drechterland (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
=about the same as Drechterland (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+3 pp
=about the same as Drechterland (+4 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Drechterland (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲2 percentage points higher than Drechterland (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Drechterland (1%)
Residents per km²
190
▼65% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij30
Nijverheid en energie50
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening50
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg35
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Drechterland (2025).
Petrol77.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.8%
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 20% to 23% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%– about the same as Drechterland (23%)
+3 pp since 2014
Drechterland +3 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, 1,030 passenger cars and 150 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,030
Motorcycles150
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
89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (6%).
Residential89%
Retail0.3%
Office0.6%
Assembly1.3%
Healthcare0.8%
Industrial6%
Lodging0.3%
Education0.2%
Sports0.5%
Other4.9%
Explanation
Based on 863 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
6% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings6%
NL 37%▼ −84% vs NL
Residents per km²190
NL 539▼ −65% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Social housing18%
NL 28%▼ −36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings94%
NL 63%▲ +49% 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