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Area and its neighbourhoodsCBS key figures for districts and neighbourhoods
Residents and householdsCBS
Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
Road safety and electionsRijkswaterstaat · Kiesraad
Comparing with the municipality and the countryRankings and comparisons
Neighbourhood · Emmen
Living in Zandpol
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 higher.
The average WOZ value in Zandpol is €288,000, 9% higher than in Emmen (€265,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 45%, 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
€288,000
▲9% higher than Emmen (€265,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
▲higher than Emmen (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲9 percentage points higher than Emmen (63%)
Social housing
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Emmen (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Emmen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲19 percentage points higher than Emmen (79%)
Built 1975–1991
14%
▼13 percentage points lower than Emmen (27%)
Built 1992–2005
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (17%)
Built before 1945
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (10%)
Average WOZ value
€288,000
▲9% higher than Emmen (€265,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
▲higher than Emmen (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲9 percentage points higher than Emmen (63%)
Social housing
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Emmen (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Emmen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲19 percentage points higher than Emmen (79%)
Built 1975–1991
14%
▼13 percentage points lower than Emmen (27%)
Built 1992–2005
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (17%)
Built before 1945
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 45% between 2021 and 2025, to €288,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€288,000▲ 9% above Emmen
+45% 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: ~€315 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€315/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
145 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €288,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€118NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€31€25
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€197
Maintenance reserve€184–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Emmen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 194th 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 145 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €288,000.
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
Zandpol has the 2nd-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: €288,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Zandpol
288,000
200
–
Schoonebeek
278,000
1,728
–
Oosterse Bos en Middendorp
491,000
72
–
Westerse Bos
493,000
50
–
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 housing26%
Private rent3%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes98%
Multi-family homes2%
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
24% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 16% in the municipality of Emmen.
Before 194513.9%
1945-196423.9%
1965-197416.9%
1975-199114.4%
1992-200522.4%
2006-20155.5%
2016 and later3%
Explanation
Based on 201 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
More registered crime per resident than the Emmen average.
In 2025, 41 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Zandpol, 11% higher than in Emmen (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 3%, 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
41
▲11% higher than Emmen (37)
Change since 2021
+3%
▲higher than Emmen (-10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.7
▲3.4 times as high as Emmen (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
41
▲11% higher than Emmen (37)
Change since 2021
+3%
▲higher than Emmen (-10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.7
▲3.4 times as high as Emmen (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Zandpol registered 41 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Emmen.
Zandpol41
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 Zandpol is 'Vandalism and public order': 19.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.2 in the municipality of Emmen.
ZandpolEmmen
Vandalism and public order19.6
Emmen 5.2▲ +277% vs Emmen
Theft and burglary10.9
Emmen 15.3▼ −29% vs Emmen
Fraud and scams6.5
Emmen 4.8▲ +35% vs Emmen
Violence and threats4.3
Emmen 5.5▼ −22% vs Emmen
Traffic0.0
Emmen 4.6▼ −100% vs Emmen
Environmental0.0
Emmen 0.2≈ Emmen
Other and withheld0.0
Emmen 1.5▼ −100% vs 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 2021, police in Zandpol registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2021
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) 2021
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health about average; green space is above the Emmen average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Zandpol rate their own health as good, about the same as in Emmen. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (40% against 44%), fewer smoke (18% against 19%) and fewer feel lonely (47% against 48%), but more drink excessively (7% against 6%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Zandpol, covering 47% of the area, against 67% in Emmen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 29% of the area, 14 percentage points above the 15% in Emmen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
=about the same as Emmen (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
29%
▲14 percentage points higher than Emmen (15%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Emmen (44%)
Lonely
47%
▼1 percentage point lower than Emmen (48%)
Smokes
18%
▼1 percentage point lower than Emmen (19%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Emmen (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
47%
▼20 percentage points lower than Emmen (67%)
Recreation, share of the area
11%
▲8 percentage points higher than Emmen (3%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
=about the same as Emmen (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
29%
▲14 percentage points higher than Emmen (15%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Emmen (44%)
Lonely
47%
▼1 percentage point lower than Emmen (48%)
Smokes
18%
▼1 percentage point lower than Emmen (19%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Emmen (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
47%
▼20 percentage points lower than Emmen (67%)
Recreation, share of the area
11%
▲8 percentage points higher than Emmen (3%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (12%)
Health
An estimated 71% 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
71.3%
71.1%
Smokes
18.2%
19.1%
Excessive drinking
6.9%
6.1%
Overweight
61.1%
61.1%
Lonely
46.9%
47.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
43.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
40.4%
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
29% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Emmen.
Traffic6.1%
Built-up15.3%
Recreation11.2%
Agriculture46.9%
Forest and nature17.3%
Water3.1%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,500 m
–
GP practice
2,900 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.9
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.
Zandpol has 445 inhabitants (2026), or 468 per km² (43% higher than in Emmen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, 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
-1%
▼lower than Emmen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Emmen
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Emmen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Emmen (28%)
Married
49%
▲9 percentage points higher than Emmen (40%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲3 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
-1%
▼lower than Emmen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Emmen
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Emmen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Emmen (28%)
Married
49%
▲9 percentage points higher than Emmen (40%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲3 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 shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 445.
Residents, 2026
445
-1% since 2021
Emmen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 468 residents per km², this buurt is 43% more densely populated than the municipality of Emmen.
Residents per km²468
Dwellings per km²208.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 10.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1560
15 to 2540
25 to 4590
45 to 65135
65 to 80100
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are married.
Never married180
Married220
Divorced30
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands385
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe35
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
Zandpol has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Emmen (1.2). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Emmen (21%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
10%
▼9 percentage points lower than Emmen (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
30%
▲8 percentage points higher than Emmen (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Emmen (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Emmen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Emmen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Emmen (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (86%)
Lodging, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (4%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€288,000
▼28% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business services, share of businesses
10%
▼9 percentage points lower than Emmen (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
30%
▲8 percentage points higher than Emmen (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Emmen (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Emmen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Emmen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Emmen (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (86%)
Lodging, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (4%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€288,000
▼28% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Emmen (2025).
Petrol76.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.6%
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 22% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 3 percentage points above Emmen (21%)
+2 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, 275 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars275
Motorcycles30
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 lodging (5%).
Residential91%
Retail0.9%
Assembly1.8%
Industrial0.9%
Lodging4.5%
Education0.5%
Sports0.5%
Other1.4%
Explanation
Based on 221 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
2% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% vs NL
Average WOZ value€288,000
NL €398,000▼ −28% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings72%
NL 57%▲ +26% 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