The population is shrinking slower than in Eemsdelta. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Eemsdelta, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Farmsum is €182,000, 27% lower than in Eemsdelta (€250,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 46%, against a rise of 52% in Eemsdelta. 63% of the homes are owner-occupied, 7 percentage points more than in Eemsdelta (56%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€182,000
▼27% lower than Eemsdelta (€250,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+46%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (+52%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (56%)
Social housing
17%
▼14 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (31%)
Private rent
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (12%)
Single-family dwellings
74%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (79%)
Built 1945–1964
36%
▲25 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (11%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (14%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (21%)
Average WOZ value
€182,000
▼27% lower than Eemsdelta (€250,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+46%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (+52%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (56%)
Social housing
17%
▼14 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (31%)
Private rent
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (12%)
Single-family dwellings
74%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (79%)
Built 1945–1964
36%
▲25 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (11%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (14%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (21%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 46% between 2021 and 2025, to €182,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€182,000▼ 27% below Eemsdelta
+46% since 2021
Eemsdelta +52%
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: ~€265 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€265/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
118 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €182,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€104NL median
Water board levy€37–
Waste levy€27€27
Property tax (OZB)€21€16
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€161
Maintenance reserve€150–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Eemsdelta's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 201st 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 118 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €182,000.
Levies: Eemsdelta'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
Farmsum has the lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Farmsum.
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: €182,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Farmsum
182,000
549
–
Doklanden
356,000
306
–
Oosterveld
191,000
256
–
Koveltemp
234,000
38
–
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 63% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied63%
Social housing17%
Private rent20%
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
74% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes74%
Multi-family homes26%
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
39% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Before 194539.3%
1945-196435.8%
1965-19743.5%
1975-199113.3%
1992-20052.2%
2006-20156%
Explanation
Based on 550 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 Eemsdelta average.
In 2025, 23 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Farmsum, 21% lower than in Eemsdelta (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 33%, against a fall of 24% in Eemsdelta. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▼21% lower than Eemsdelta (29)
Change since 2021
-33%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (-24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.3
▲2.3 times as high as Eemsdelta (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▼21% lower than Eemsdelta (29)
Change since 2021
-33%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (-24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.3
▲2.3 times as high as Eemsdelta (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Farmsum registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Farmsum23
The municipality of Eemsdelta29
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 Farmsum is 'Theft and burglary': 8.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.3 in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
FarmsumEemsdelta
Theft and burglary8.5
Eemsdelta 8.3≈ Eemsdelta
Vandalism and public order4.2
Eemsdelta 4.2≈ Eemsdelta
Fraud and scams3.2
Eemsdelta 4.1▼ −22% vs Eemsdelta
Traffic3.2
Eemsdelta 5.9▼ −46% vs Eemsdelta
Violence and threats2.1
Eemsdelta 4.8▼ −56% vs Eemsdelta
Environmental1.1
Eemsdelta 0.3▲ +267% vs Eemsdelta
Other and withheld1.1
Eemsdelta 0.9▲ +22% vs Eemsdelta
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 Farmsum registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 below the Eemsdelta average; green space is above the Eemsdelta average.
An estimated 61% of adults in Farmsum rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points less than in Eemsdelta. More adults are overweight (68% against 60%), more feel lonely (55% against 50%) and more smoke (24% against 20%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (35% against 40%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Farmsum, covering 74% of the area, against 5% in Eemsdelta. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 10% of the area, 7 percentage points above the 3% in Eemsdelta.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
61%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (65%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (3%)
More figures
Overweight
68%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (60%)
Smokes
24%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (20%)
Lonely
55%
▲5 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (50%)
Meets physical activity guideline
35%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (40%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲69 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼62 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (62%)
Water, share of the area
9%
▼17 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (26%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
61%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (65%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (3%)
More figures
Overweight
68%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (60%)
Smokes
24%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (20%)
Lonely
55%
▲5 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (50%)
Meets physical activity guideline
35%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (40%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲69 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼62 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (62%)
Water, share of the area
9%
▼17 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (26%)
Health
An estimated 61% of adults rate their own health as good, against 65% in the municipality of Eemsdelta (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Eemsdelta
Good self-rated health
61%
65.1%
Smokes
24.4%
19.7%
Excessive drinking
6.6%
6.6%
Overweight
68.3%
59.7%
Lonely
54.9%
50.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.9%
45.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
35.2%
39.7%
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
10% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Traffic5.2%
Built-up74.1%
Other built-up1.7%
Recreation10.3%
Water8.6%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,500 m
–
GP practice
1,400 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0.1
Daycares
–
1.1
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 slower than the Eemsdelta average.
Farmsum has 980 inhabitants (2026), or 1,896 per km² (11.4 times as high as in Eemsdelta). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 5%, against a fall of 2% in Eemsdelta. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Eemsdelta was 74%, 4 percentage points below 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 2021
-5%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Eemsdelta
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (27%)
Never married
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (44%)
Dutch origin
80%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eemsdelta (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
63%
▲11 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (52%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-5%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Eemsdelta
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (27%)
Never married
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (44%)
Dutch origin
80%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eemsdelta (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
63%
▲11 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (52%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 5% between 2021 and 2026, to 980.
Residents, 2026
980
-5% since 2021
Eemsdelta -2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,896 residents per km², this buurt is 11 times as densely populated as the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Residents per km²1,896
Dwellings per km²1,055.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15110
15 to 25110
25 to 45220
45 to 65285
65 to 80185
80 and over70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married465
Married355
Divorced95
Widowed65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
80% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands780
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)100
Outside Europe100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
63% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1240
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4410
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Eemsdelta; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Eemsdelta voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of EemsdeltaThe Netherlands
D66
11.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.3%
16.7%
VVD
11.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.6%
12.8%
CDA
13.6%
11.8%
JA21
4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6%
4.5%
BBB
4.6%
2.6%
Other
15.7%
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
Farmsum has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 17% lower than in Eemsdelta (1.2). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points less than in Eemsdelta (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (10%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼17% lower than Eemsdelta (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Eemsdelta (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
77%
▼11 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲3 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (4%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eemsdelta (1%)
Average WOZ value
€182,000
▼54% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (10%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼17% lower than Eemsdelta (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Eemsdelta (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
77%
▼11 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲3 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (4%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eemsdelta (1%)
Average WOZ value
€182,000
▼54% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Eemsdelta (2025).
Petrol81.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.1%
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 14% to 18% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 5 percentage points below Eemsdelta (23%)
+4 pp since 2021
Eemsdelta +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, 525 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars525
Motorcycles60
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
77% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (7%).
Residential77.1%
Retail1.7%
Office1.1%
Assembly1.3%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial7.4%
Education0.3%
Sports0.1%
Other13.6%
Explanation
Based on 713 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
1,896 residents per km²: 3.5 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,896
NL 539▲ +252% vs NL
Average WOZ value€182,000
NL €398,000▼ −54% vs NL
Social housing17%
NL 28%▼ −39% vs NL
Private rent20%
NL 14%▲ +43% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings26%
NL 37%▼ −30% 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