The population is shrinking slower than in Eemsdelta. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Eemsdelta, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Vrijheidsbuurt is €266,000, 6% higher than in Eemsdelta (€250,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 49%, against a rise of 52% in Eemsdelta. 64% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points more than in Eemsdelta (56%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€266,000
▲6% higher than Eemsdelta (€250,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+49%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (+52%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (56%)
Social housing
35%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (31%)
Private rent
1%
▼11 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (12%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲15 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (79%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲6 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (6%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (21%)
Built 2016 and later
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (15%)
Average WOZ value
€266,000
▲6% higher than Eemsdelta (€250,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+49%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (+52%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (56%)
Social housing
35%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (31%)
Private rent
1%
▼11 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (12%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲15 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (79%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲6 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (6%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (21%)
Built 2016 and later
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 49% between 2021 and 2025, to €266,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€266,000▲ 6% above Eemsdelta
+49% 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: ~€284 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€284/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
123 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €266,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€116NL median
Water board levy€39–
Property tax (OZB)€31€23
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€168
Maintenance reserve€157–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Eemsdelta's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 228th 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 123 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €266,000.
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
Vrijheidsbuurt has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Appingedam-West.
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: €266,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Vrijheidsbuurt
266,000
254
–
Hoflanden
407,000
83
–
Westerdraai
239,000
232
–
Tjamsweer
293,000
228
–
Oling
294,000
424
–
Olingermeeden
376,000
212
–
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 64% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied64%
Social housing35%
Private rent1%
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
37% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 11% in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Before 194522.3%
1945-196437.1%
1975-199115.5%
2006-201512%
2016 and later13.1%
Explanation
Based on 251 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, 5 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Vrijheidsbuurt, 83% lower than in Eemsdelta (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 61%, 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
5
▼83% lower than Eemsdelta (29)
Change since 2021
-61%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (-24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼32% lower than Eemsdelta (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
5
▼83% lower than Eemsdelta (29)
Change since 2021
-61%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (-24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼32% lower than Eemsdelta (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Vrijheidsbuurt registered 5 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Vrijheidsbuurt5
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 Vrijheidsbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 1.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.3 in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
VrijheidsbuurtEemsdelta
Theft and burglary1.8
Eemsdelta 8.3▼ −78% vs Eemsdelta
Vandalism and public order1.8
Eemsdelta 4.2▼ −57% vs Eemsdelta
Fraud and scams1.8
Eemsdelta 4.1▼ −56% vs Eemsdelta
Violence and threats0.0
Eemsdelta 4.8▼ −100% vs Eemsdelta
Traffic0.0
Eemsdelta 5.9▼ −100% vs Eemsdelta
Environmental0.0
Eemsdelta 0.3≈ Eemsdelta
Other and withheld0.0
Eemsdelta 0.9≈ 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 Vrijheidsbuurt registered 2 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 Eemsdelta average; green space is above the Eemsdelta average.
An estimated 69% of adults in Vrijheidsbuurt rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Eemsdelta. Fewer adults smoke (19% against 20%) and fewer drink excessively (6% against 7%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Vrijheidsbuurt, covering 68% of the area, against 5% in Eemsdelta. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 2 percentage points above the 3% in Eemsdelta.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (65%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (3%)
More figures
Smokes
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eemsdelta (20%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eemsdelta (7%)
Lonely
50%
=about the same as Eemsdelta (50%)
Overweight
60%
=about the same as Eemsdelta (60%)
Built-up, share of the area
68%
▲63 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼62 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (62%)
Water, share of the area
5%
▼21 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (26%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (65%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (3%)
More figures
Smokes
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eemsdelta (20%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eemsdelta (7%)
Lonely
50%
=about the same as Eemsdelta (50%)
Overweight
60%
=about the same as Eemsdelta (60%)
Built-up, share of the area
68%
▲63 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼62 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (62%)
Water, share of the area
5%
▼21 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (26%)
Health
An estimated 69% 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
69%
65.1%
Smokes
18.8%
19.7%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
6.6%
Overweight
59.9%
59.7%
Lonely
50%
50.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.7%
45.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
39.7%
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
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Traffic5.3%
Built-up68.4%
Other built-up15.8%
Recreation5.3%
Water5.3%
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
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 1000 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,000 m
–
GP practice
1,900 m
–
Primary school
1,400 m
–
Daycare
1,000 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.5
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.
Vrijheidsbuurt has 545 inhabitants (2026), or 3,086 per km² (18.5 times as high as in Eemsdelta). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 4%, 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
-4%
▼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
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Eemsdelta (27%)
Never married
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Eemsdelta (44%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲9 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
71%
▲19 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
-4%
▼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
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Eemsdelta (27%)
Never married
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Eemsdelta (44%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲9 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
71%
▲19 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 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 545.
Residents, 2026
545
-4% since 2021
Eemsdelta -2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,086 residents per km², this buurt is 18 times as densely populated as the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Residents per km²3,086
Dwellings per km²1,411.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.1 died per 1,000.
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 1580
15 to 2560
25 to 45115
45 to 65150
65 to 80105
80 and over35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married245
Married220
Divorced50
Widowed25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands485
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
71% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4220
Higher professional, university90
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
Vrijheidsbuurt has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Eemsdelta (1.2). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Eemsdelta (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (10%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (8%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Eemsdelta (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Eemsdelta (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲3 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
6%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
3,086
▲5.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€266,000
▼33% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (10%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (8%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Eemsdelta (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Eemsdelta (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲3 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
6%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
3,086
▲5.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€266,000
▼33% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 5 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Eemsdelta (2025).
Petrol80.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.4%
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 18% to 19% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 4 percentage points below Eemsdelta (23%)
+1 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, 360 passenger cars and 45 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars360
Motorcycles45
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 healthcare (0.7%).
Residential90.9%
Retail0.4%
Healthcare0.7%
Industrial0.4%
Other8%
Explanation
Based on 276 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% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent1%
NL 14%▼ −93% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings6%
NL 37%▼ −84% vs NL
Residents per km²3,086
NL 539▲ +473% vs NL
Average WOZ value€266,000
NL €398,000▼ −33% 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