The population is growing about as fast as in Het Hogeland. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Het Hogeland, and registered crime per resident is about the same.
The average WOZ value in Ulrum is €205,000, 27% lower than in Het Hogeland (€282,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 34%, against a rise of 32% in Het Hogeland. 63% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points less than in Het Hogeland (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€205,000
▼27% lower than Het Hogeland (€282,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+34%
▲higher than Het Hogeland (+32%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▼4 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (67%)
Social housing
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Het Hogeland (24%)
Private rent
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲3 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (89%)
Built 1965–1974
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (13%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (7%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (10%)
Average WOZ value
€205,000
▼27% lower than Het Hogeland (€282,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+34%
▲higher than Het Hogeland (+32%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▼4 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (67%)
Social housing
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Het Hogeland (24%)
Private rent
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲3 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (89%)
Built 1965–1974
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (13%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (7%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 34% between 2022 and 2025, to €205,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€205,000▼ 27% below Het Hogeland
+34% since 2022
Het Hogeland +32%
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: ~€302 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€302/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
140 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €205,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€110NL median
Water board levy€37–
Waste levy€27€27
Property tax (OZB)€24€18
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€192
Maintenance reserve€179–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Het Hogeland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 221st 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 140 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €205,000.
Levies: Het Hogeland'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
Ulrum has the lowest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Ulrum.
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: €205,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Ulrum
205,000
651
–
Buitengebied Ulrum
436,000
111
–
Lauwersmeer
393,000
49
–
Zoutkamp
220,000
597
–
Vierhuizen
220,000
68
–
Houwerzijl
239,000
93
–
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 63% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied63%
Social housing25%
Private rent12%
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
92% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes92%
Multi-family homes8%
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
33% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 31% in the municipality of Het Hogeland.
Before 194533.4%
1945-196415.6%
1965-197420.8%
1975-199119.8%
1992-20058.7%
2006-20150.6%
2016 and later1.1%
Explanation
Based on 653 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
About as much registered crime per resident as the Het Hogeland average.
In 2025, 24 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Ulrum, about the same as in Het Hogeland (24). Since 2022 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 28%, against a rise of 3% in Het Hogeland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
24
=about the same as Het Hogeland (24)
Change since 2022
+28%
▲higher than Het Hogeland (+3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.6
▲2.9 times as high as Het Hogeland (1.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
24
=about the same as Het Hogeland (24)
Change since 2022
+28%
▲higher than Het Hogeland (+3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.6
▲2.9 times as high as Het Hogeland (1.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Ulrum registered 24 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 24 in the municipality of Het Hogeland.
Ulrum24
The municipality of Het Hogeland24
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 Ulrum is 'Fraud and scams': 5.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.1 in the municipality of Het Hogeland.
UlrumHet Hogeland
Fraud and scams5.3
Het Hogeland 4.1▲ +29% vs Het Hogeland
Violence and threats4.6
Het Hogeland 3.6▲ +28% vs Het Hogeland
Theft and burglary3.8
Het Hogeland 5.3▼ −28% vs Het Hogeland
Vandalism and public order3.8
Het Hogeland 3.5▲ +9% vs Het Hogeland
Traffic3.8
Het Hogeland 5.4▼ −30% vs Het Hogeland
Other and withheld2.3
Het Hogeland 1.5▲ +53% vs Het Hogeland
Environmental0.0
Het Hogeland 0.2≈ Het Hogeland
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 Ulrum registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
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 below the Het Hogeland average; green space is above the Het Hogeland average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Ulrum rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Het Hogeland. More adults feel lonely (52% against 46%), more smoke (22% against 17%), more are overweight (59% against 55%) and more report anxiety or depression (45% against 42%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Ulrum, covering 48% of the area, against 2% in Het Hogeland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 16% of the area, 10 percentage points above the 6% in Het Hogeland.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼2 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▲10 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (6%)
More figures
Lonely
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (46%)
Smokes
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (17%)
Overweight
59%
▲4 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
48%
▲46 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (2%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼45 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
23%
▼19 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (42%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼2 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▲10 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (6%)
More figures
Lonely
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (46%)
Smokes
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (17%)
Overweight
59%
▲4 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
48%
▲46 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (2%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼45 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
23%
▼19 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (42%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Het Hogeland (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Het Hogeland
Good self-rated health
69.6%
71.6%
Smokes
21.7%
17.1%
Excessive drinking
8.1%
6.4%
Overweight
59%
55%
Lonely
52.3%
46.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.6%
42.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.1%
45.5%
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 6% in the municipality of Het Hogeland.
Traffic2.8%
Built-up48.1%
Other built-up8.5%
Recreation16%
Agriculture22.6%
Water1.9%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,900 m
–
GP practice
2,900 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1
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 about as fast as the Het Hogeland average.
Ulrum has 1,310 inhabitants (2026), or 1,267 per km² (12.5 times as high as in Het Hogeland). Between 2022 and 2026 the population rose 1%, against no real change in Het Hogeland. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Het Hogeland was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 16% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2022
+1%
=about the same as Het Hogeland (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Het Hogeland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Het Hogeland (-0%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Het Hogeland (27%)
Never married
45%
=about the same as Het Hogeland (45%)
Dutch origin
88%
▼1 percentage point lower than Het Hogeland (89%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
▲3 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (48%)
CDA, share of the vote
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2022
+1%
=about the same as Het Hogeland (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Het Hogeland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Het Hogeland (-0%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Het Hogeland (27%)
Never married
45%
=about the same as Het Hogeland (45%)
Dutch origin
88%
▼1 percentage point lower than Het Hogeland (89%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
▲3 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (48%)
CDA, share of the vote
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2022 and 2026, at 1,310.
Residents, 2026
1,310
+1% since 2022
Het Hogeland +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,267 residents per km², this buurt is 13 times as densely populated as the municipality of Het Hogeland.
Residents per km²1,267
Dwellings per km²626
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.8 died per 1,000.
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15195
15 to 25155
25 to 45295
45 to 65345
65 to 80255
80 and over65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married600
Married495
Divorced130
Widowed95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
88% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,150
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)85
Outside Europe75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
51% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1330
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4500
Higher professional, university150
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Het Hogeland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Het Hogeland voted. The largest party was CDA with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Het HogelandThe Netherlands
D66
12.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.6%
16.7%
VVD
10.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.8%
12.8%
CDA
15.7%
11.8%
JA21
3.4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.3%
4.5%
BBB
5.6%
2.6%
Other
17.2%
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
Ulrum has an average of 1.2 cars per household, about the same as in Het Hogeland (1.2). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points less than in Het Hogeland (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (13%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Het Hogeland (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
−3 pp
▼lower than Het Hogeland (+1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▼2 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (88%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (2%)
Residents per km²
1,267
▲2.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€205,000
▼48% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (13%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Het Hogeland (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
−3 pp
▼lower than Het Hogeland (+1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▼2 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (88%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (2%)
Residents per km²
1,267
▲2.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€205,000
▼48% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
16% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Het Hogeland (2025).
Petrol83.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.2%
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 19% to 16% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
16%▼ 7 percentage points below Het Hogeland (23%)
-3 pp since 2022
Het Hogeland +1 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, 770 passenger cars and 85 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars770
Motorcycles85
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
86% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (9%).
Residential85.7%
Retail2.2%
Office0.3%
Assembly1.8%
Healthcare0.5%
Industrial9.4%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.3%
Sports0.4%
Other2%
Explanation
Based on 762 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
8% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings8%
NL 37%▼ −78% vs NL
Residents per km²1,267
NL 539▲ +135% vs NL
Average WOZ value€205,000
NL €398,000▼ −48% vs NL
Single-family dwellings92%
NL 63%▲ +46% vs NL
Private rent12%
NL 14%▼ −14% 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