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Living in Diffelen

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Hardenberg. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Hardenberg.

150 residents, 57 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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Location

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Neighbourhoods

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Hardenberg average.

The average WOZ value in Diffelen is €417,000, 18% higher than in Hardenberg (€352,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 111%, against a rise of 79% in Hardenberg. 81% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points more than in Hardenberg (70%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €417,000
    18% higher than Hardenberg (€352,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +111%
    higher than Hardenberg (+79%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    81%
    11 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (70%)
  • Social housing
    0%
    21 percentage points lower than Hardenberg (21%)
  • Private rent
    19%
    11 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (8%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    93%
    8 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (85%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    11%
    11 percentage points lower than Hardenberg (22%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    20%
    6 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (14%)
  • Built 2006–2015
    4%
    6 percentage points lower than Hardenberg (10%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 111% between 2014 and 2025, to €417,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€417,00018% above Hardenberg
  • +111% since 2014
  • Hardenberg +79%
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: ~€321 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€321/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 145 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €417,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€123NL median
  • Water board levy€43–
  • Sewage levy€29€22
  • Property tax (OZB)€29€37
  • Waste levy€22€27
Costs to set aside€198
  • Maintenance reserve€185–
  • Buildings insurance€13–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Hardenberg's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 88th 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 (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €417,000.
  • Levies: Hardenberg'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

Diffelen has the 14th-lowest WOZ value of the 29 wijken in the municipality of Hardenberg.

Netherlands€398,000
Hardenberg€352,000
Holthone€673,000
Collendoorn€539,000
Anerveen€530,000
Venebrugge€524,000
Holtheme€504,000
Heemserveen€499,000
Brucht€495,000
Rheeze€489,000
Rheezerveen€481,000
Loozen€459,000
Den Velde€458,000
Ane€458,000
Radewijk€453,000
Hoogenweg€425,000
Schuinesloot€418,000
Diffelen€417,000

Bruchterveld€402,000
Balkbrug€394,000
Marienberg€370,000
Lutten€369,000
Sibculo€358,000
Kloosterhaar€351,000
Dedemsvaart€350,000
Bergentheim€337,000
De Krim€328,000
Slagharen€327,000
Gramsbergen€326,000
Hardenberg€326,000
Anevelde€248,000
Explanation

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: €417,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Diffelen417,00057–
Ane458,000198–
Anerveen530,00062–
Anevelde248,00014–
Balkbrug394,0001,591–
Bergentheim337,0001,346–
Brucht495,000122–
Collendoorn539,000140–
De Krim328,000913–
Dedemsvaart350,0005,581–
Den Velde458,00069–
Gramsbergen326,0001,496–
Heemserveen499,000112–
Holtheme504,00070–
Holthone673,00042–
Hoogenweg425,000185–
Kloosterhaar351,000605–
Loozen459,00073–
Lutten369,000821–
Marienberg370,000334–
Radewijk453,000232–
Rheeze489,00094–
Rheezerveen481,000209–
Schuinesloot418,000364–
Sibculo358,000527–
Slagharen327,0001,388–
Venebrugge524,00037–
Hardenberg326,0009,210–
Bruchterveld402,000415–
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 81% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied81%
  • Private rent19%
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

93% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes93%
  • Multi-family homes7%
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

35% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 13% in the municipality of Hardenberg.

  • Before 194534.5%
  • 1945-196420%
  • 1965-197412.7%
  • 1975-199110.9%
  • 1992-200512.7%
  • 2006-20153.6%
  • 2016 and later5.5%
Explanation

Based on 55 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

Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.

Diffelen has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 3 crimes were registered, against 3 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Registered crimes, 2025
    3
    about the same as 3 in 2021
  • Home burglary
    0
    2023–2025

Registered crime per year

3 crimes were registered in Diffelen in 2025 (3 in 2021).

Registered crimes, 2025
3
  • same as 3 in 2021
Explanation

Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Diffelen is 'Traffic': 3 in 2025.

  • Traffic3
  • Theft and burglary0
  • Vandalism and public order0
  • Violence and threats0
  • Fraud and scams0
  • 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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Diffelen registered 4 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 Hardenberg average; green space is above the Hardenberg average.

An estimated 81% of adults in Diffelen rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Hardenberg. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (33% against 40%), fewer are overweight (51% against 56%) and fewer feel lonely (36% against 41%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (54% against 48%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Diffelen, covering 59% of the area, against 7% in Hardenberg. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 61% of the area, 52 percentage points above the 9% in Hardenberg.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    81%
    4 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (77%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    61%
    52 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (9%)
  • More figures
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    54%
    6 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (48%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    33%
    7 percentage points lower than Hardenberg (40%)
  • Overweight
    51%
    5 percentage points lower than Hardenberg (56%)
  • Lonely
    36%
    5 percentage points lower than Hardenberg (41%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    59%
    52 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (7%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    36%
    44 percentage points lower than Hardenberg (80%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    0%
    6 percentage points lower than Hardenberg (6%)

Health

An estimated 81% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Hardenberg (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Hardenberg
Good self-rated health
81.4%
77.2%
Smokes
12.5%
16.2%
Excessive drinking
7.4%
7.2%
Overweight
51%
56.1%
Lonely
35.9%
40.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
33.4%
39.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.3%
47.9%
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

61% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Hardenberg.

  • Traffic1.5%
  • Recreation2%
  • Agriculture35.8%
  • Forest and nature58.6%
  • Water2%
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

04 · Residents

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Hardenberg.

Diffelen has 150 inhabitants (2026), or 18 per km² (91% lower than in Hardenberg). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Hardenberg was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 20% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    -99%
    lower than Hardenberg (+8%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Hardenberg
    85%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    -99%
    lower than Hardenberg (+12%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    30%
    3 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (27%)
  • Married
    45%
    2 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (43%)
  • Dutch origin
    97%
    7 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (90%)
  • CDA, share of the vote
    20%
    8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)

Population per year

The population shrank 99% between 2014 and 2026, to 150.

Residents, 2026
150
  • -99% since 2014
  • Hardenberg +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 18 residents per km², this wijk is 91% less densely populated than the municipality of Hardenberg.

Residents per km²18
Dwellings per km²6.7

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.

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
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 1535
  • 15 to 2515
  • 25 to 4525
  • 45 to 6545
  • 65 to 8020
  • 80 and over10

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

45% of residents are married.

  • Never married65
  • Married70
  • Divorced10
  • Widowed10

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

97% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands140
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Hardenberg; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Hardenberg voted. The largest party was CDA with 20% of the valid votes.

Municipality of HardenbergThe Netherlands
D66
8.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
19.1%
16.7%
VVD
12.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
5.1%
12.8%
CDA
19.5%
11.8%
JA21
6.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.9%
4.5%
BBB
7.6%
2.6%
Other
14.2%
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

Diffelen has an average of 1.4 cars per household, about the same as in Hardenberg (1.4). 31% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points more than in Hardenberg (23%).

Key figures
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
    33%
    22 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (11%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    0%
    15 percentage points lower than Hardenberg (15%)
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    33%
    14 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (19%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.4
    about the same as Hardenberg (1.4)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    31%
    8 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (23%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +3 pp
    higher than Hardenberg (−3 pp)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    29%
    24 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (5%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    62%
    23 percentage points lower than Hardenberg (85%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    9%
    5 percentage points higher than Hardenberg (4%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    7%
    30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    93%
    30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    81%
    24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Business establishments by sector

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg0
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

31% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Hardenberg (2025).

  • Petrol68.8%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)31.2%
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 28% to 31% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
31%8 percentage points above Hardenberg (23%)
  • +3 pp since 2014
  • Hardenberg -3 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, 80 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars80
Motorcycles20
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

62% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (29%).

  • Residential61.8%
  • Assembly3.4%
  • Industrial9%
  • Lodging29.2%
  • Other2.2%
Explanation

Based on 89 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

18 residents per km²: 97% less densely populated than the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²18
  • Multi-family dwellings7%
  • Single-family dwellings93%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings81%
  • Private rent19%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of Diffelen

Compare the neighbourhoods of Diffelen
Diffelen155€417,000

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole district.

How we calculate
Living in Diffelen (Hardenberg): WOZ, prices & areas