Built between 2006 and 2015: 28%, against 6% in the municipality of Emmen.
Key figures
Built 2006–2015
28%
▲22 percentage points higher than Emmen (6%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Emmen (16%)
Built 1975–1991
17%
▼10 percentage points lower than Emmen (27%)
Built 2006–2015
28%
▲22 percentage points higher than Emmen (6%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Emmen (16%)
Built 1975–1991
17%
▼10 percentage points lower than Emmen (27%)
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 5 crimes were registered, against 6 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
5
▼down from 6 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
5
▼down from 6 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
5 crimes were registered in Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer in 2025 (6 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
5
down from 6 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer is 'Violence and threats': 3 in 2025.
Violence and threats3
Theft and burglary2
Vandalism and public order0
Fraud and scams0
Traffic0
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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 2022, police in Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2021
2022
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) 2022
03 · Living environment
Green space is above the Emmen average.
Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer, covering 45% of the area, against 12% in Emmen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 47% of the area, 32 percentage points above the 15% in Emmen.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
47%
▲32 percentage points higher than Emmen (15%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
45%
▲33 percentage points higher than Emmen (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
34%
▼33 percentage points lower than Emmen (67%)
Water, share of the area
18%
▲15 percentage points higher than Emmen (3%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
47%
▲32 percentage points higher than Emmen (15%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
45%
▲33 percentage points higher than Emmen (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
34%
▼33 percentage points lower than Emmen (67%)
Water, share of the area
18%
▲15 percentage points higher than Emmen (3%)
Land use
47% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Emmen.
Traffic0.6%
Built-up0.3%
Recreation2%
Agriculture34.4%
Forest and nature44.6%
Water18.2%
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 1000 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,100 m
–
GP practice
1,100 m
–
Primary school
1,000 m
–
Daycare
1,000 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.6
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
2
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 growing slower than the Emmen average.
Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer has 60 inhabitants (2026), or 6 per km² (98% lower than 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 under 15
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than Emmen (14%)
Never married
50%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (45%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲16 percentage points higher than Emmen (84%)
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 under 15
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than Emmen (14%)
Never married
50%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (45%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲16 percentage points higher than Emmen (84%)
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 60.
Residents, 2026
60
+0% since 2021
Emmen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6 residents per km², this buurt is 98% less densely populated than the municipality of Emmen.
Residents per km²6
Dwellings per km²1.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
25% of residents are between 0 and 15.
0 to 1515
15 to 2515
25 to 4510
45 to 6510
65 to 8010
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married30
Married30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
100% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
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
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼1 percentage point lower than Emmen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−5 pp
▼lower than Emmen (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
78%
▼8 percentage points lower than Emmen (86%)
Sports, share of addresses
4%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (0%)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Emmen (1%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼1 percentage point lower than Emmen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−5 pp
▼lower than Emmen (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
78%
▼8 percentage points lower than Emmen (86%)
Sports, share of addresses
4%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (0%)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Emmen (1%)
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).
Petrol80%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20%
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 25% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 1 percentage point below Emmen (21%)
-5 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, 25 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars25
Motorcycles5
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
78% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (4%).
Residential78.3%
Office4.3%
Industrial4.3%
Lodging4.3%
Sports4.3%
Other13%
Explanation
Based on 23 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 residents per km²: 99% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6
NL 539▼ −99% 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