The population is shrinking, while it grows in Emmen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Emmen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Schoonebeek is €278,000, 5% higher than in Emmen (€265,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 46%, against a rise of 42% in Emmen. 72% of the homes are owner-occupied, 9 percentage points more than in Emmen (63%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€278,000
▲5% higher than Emmen (€265,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+46%
▲higher than Emmen (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲9 percentage points higher than Emmen (63%)
Social housing
23%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Emmen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲12 percentage points higher than Emmen (79%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Emmen (10%)
Built 2006–2015
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (6%)
Built 1945–1964
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Emmen (16%)
Average WOZ value
€278,000
▲5% higher than Emmen (€265,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+46%
▲higher than Emmen (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲9 percentage points higher than Emmen (63%)
Social housing
23%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Emmen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲12 percentage points higher than Emmen (79%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Emmen (10%)
Built 2006–2015
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (6%)
Built 1945–1964
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Emmen (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 46% between 2021 and 2025, to €278,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€278,000▲ 5% above Emmen
+46% since 2021
Emmen +42%
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: ~€310 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€310/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
142 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €278,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€116NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€29€24
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€194
Maintenance reserve€181–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Emmen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 193rd 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 142 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €278,000.
Levies: Emmen'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
Schoonebeek has the lowest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Schoonebeek.
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: €278,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Schoonebeek
278,000
1,728
–
Oosterse Bos en Middendorp
491,000
72
–
Westerse Bos
493,000
50
–
Zandpol
288,000
200
–
Industrieterrein De Vierslagen
369,000
23
–
Verspreide huizen Schoonebeek
404,000
82
–
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 72% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied72%
Social housing23%
Private rent5%
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
91% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes91%
Multi-family homes9%
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
27% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 27% in the municipality of Emmen.
Before 19453.8%
1945-196418.8%
1965-197419.5%
1975-199127.3%
1992-200517.6%
2006-201510.4%
2016 and later2.6%
Explanation
Based on 1,724 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 Emmen average.
In 2025, 21 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Schoonebeek, 43% lower than in Emmen (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 14%, against a fall of 10% in Emmen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
21
▼43% lower than Emmen (37)
Change since 2021
+14%
▲higher than Emmen (-10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.8
▼60% lower than Emmen (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
21
▼43% lower than Emmen (37)
Change since 2021
+14%
▲higher than Emmen (-10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.8
▼60% lower than Emmen (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Schoonebeek registered 21 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Emmen.
Schoonebeek21
The municipality of Emmen37
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 Schoonebeek is 'Fraud and scams': 5.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.8 in the municipality of Emmen.
SchoonebeekEmmen
Fraud and scams5.2
Emmen 4.8▲ +8% vs Emmen
Violence and threats5.0
Emmen 5.5▼ −9% vs Emmen
Vandalism and public order4.7
Emmen 5.2▼ −10% vs Emmen
Theft and burglary4.4
Emmen 15.3▼ −71% vs Emmen
Traffic0.8
Emmen 4.6▼ −83% vs Emmen
Other and withheld0.5
Emmen 1.5▼ −67% vs Emmen
Environmental0.0
Emmen 0.2≈ Emmen
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 Schoonebeek registered 5 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 Emmen average; green space is above the Emmen average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Schoonebeek rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Emmen. Fewer adults feel lonely (44% against 48%), fewer smoke (16% against 19%), fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 44%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (41% against 44%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Schoonebeek, covering 56% of the area, against 11% in Emmen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 16% of the area, 1 percentage point above the 15% in Emmen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲2 percentage points higher than Emmen (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Emmen (15%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼4 percentage points lower than Emmen (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (44%)
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (19%)
Built-up, share of the area
56%
▲45 percentage points higher than Emmen (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
24%
▼43 percentage points lower than Emmen (67%)
Recreation, share of the area
16%
▲13 percentage points higher than Emmen (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲2 percentage points higher than Emmen (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Emmen (15%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼4 percentage points lower than Emmen (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (44%)
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (19%)
Built-up, share of the area
56%
▲45 percentage points higher than Emmen (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
24%
▼43 percentage points lower than Emmen (67%)
Recreation, share of the area
16%
▲13 percentage points higher than Emmen (3%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Emmen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Emmen
Good self-rated health
73.3%
71.1%
Smokes
16.3%
19.1%
Excessive drinking
6.8%
6.1%
Overweight
62.4%
61.1%
Lonely
43.7%
47.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.9%
43.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
40.7%
43.9%
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
16% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Emmen.
Traffic2.8%
Built-up55.9%
Other built-up0.5%
Recreation16.4%
Agriculture24.4%
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 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.7
GP practices
–
1.4
Daycares
–
3
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, while it grows in Emmen.
Schoonebeek has 3,795 inhabitants (2026), or 1,781 per km² (5.4 times as high as in Emmen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 3% in Emmen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Emmen was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 28% 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
-0%
▼lower than Emmen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Emmen
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Emmen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Emmen (28%)
Married
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Emmen (40%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲6 percentage points higher than Emmen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (49%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
28%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-0%
▼lower than Emmen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Emmen
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Emmen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Emmen (28%)
Married
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Emmen (40%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲6 percentage points higher than Emmen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (49%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
28%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 3,795.
Residents, 2026
3,795
+0% since 2021
Emmen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,781 residents per km², this buurt is 5.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Emmen.
Residents per km²1,781
Dwellings per km²811.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.2 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 15510
15 to 25385
25 to 45780
45 to 651,050
65 to 80805
80 and over260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married1,540
Married1,765
Divorced245
Widowed245
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,430
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)240
Outside Europe130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
53% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1790
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,490
Higher professional, university530
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Emmen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Emmen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 28% of the valid votes.
Municipality of EmmenThe Netherlands
D66
10.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
28.2%
16.7%
VVD
12.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.5%
12.8%
CDA
12.3%
11.8%
JA21
5.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.4%
4.5%
BBB
3.9%
2.6%
Other
9.8%
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
Schoonebeek has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Emmen (1.2). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Emmen (21%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Emmen (22%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (12%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Emmen (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Emmen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼1 percentage point lower than Emmen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Emmen (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲7 percentage points higher than Emmen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Emmen (1%)
Residents per km²
1,781
▲3.3 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Emmen (22%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (12%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Emmen (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Emmen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼1 percentage point lower than Emmen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Emmen (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲7 percentage points higher than Emmen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Emmen (1%)
Residents per km²
1,781
▲3.3 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie50
Handel en horeca45
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening50
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg50
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Emmen (2025).
Petrol79.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.4%
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 19% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 1 percentage point below Emmen (21%)
+1 pp since 2021
Emmen +2 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, 2,285 passenger cars and 220 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,285
Motorcycles220
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (2%).
Residential93.2%
Retail1.8%
Office0.3%
Assembly1.1%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial1.1%
Lodging0.2%
Education0.3%
Sports0.3%
Other2.4%
Explanation
Based on 1,849 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
9% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings9%
NL 37%▼ −76% vs NL
Residents per km²1,781
NL 539▲ +230% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Single-family dwellings91%
NL 63%▲ +44% vs NL
Average WOZ value€278,000
NL €398,000▼ −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) 2025