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Living in Baflo

The population is growing faster than in Het Hogeland. Homes cost about the same as the average in the municipality of Het Hogeland, and registered crime per resident is lower.

2,590 residents, 1,324 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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Compared with the municipality of Het Hogeland · newest year available

Location

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost about the same as the Het Hogeland average.

The average WOZ value in Baflo is €280,000, about the same as in Het Hogeland (€282,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 74%, against a rise of 66% in Het Hogeland. 69% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Het Hogeland (67%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €280,000
    about the same as Het Hogeland (€282,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2019
    +74%
    higher than Het Hogeland (+66%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    69%
    2 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (67%)
  • Social housing
    27%
    3 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (24%)
  • Private rent
    4%
    5 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (9%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    94%
    5 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (89%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    8%
    6 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (14%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    16%
    6 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (10%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    8%
    5 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (13%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 74% between 2019 and 2025, to €280,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€280,000about the same as Het Hogeland
  • +74% since 2019
  • Het Hogeland +66%
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: ~€354 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€354/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 171 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €280,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€121NL median
  • Water board levy€40–
  • Property tax (OZB)€32€25
  • Waste levy€27€27
  • Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€233
  • Maintenance reserve€218–
  • Buildings insurance€15–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Het Hogeland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 241st 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 171 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €280,000.
  • 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

Baflo has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 13 wijken in the municipality of Het Hogeland.

Netherlands€398,000
Het Hogeland€282,000
Sauwerd€338,000
Bedum€328,000
Winsum€324,000
Baflo€280,000

Oude Land€271,000
Kantens€269,000
Leens€261,000
Usquert€255,000
Uithuizermeeden€252,000
Warffum€248,000
Kloosterburen€244,000
Uithuizen€237,000
Ulrum€235,000
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: €280,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Baflo280,0001,324–
Ulrum235,0001,569–
Leens261,0001,571–
Kloosterburen244,000725–
Oude Land271,0001,070–
Sauwerd338,000842–
Winsum324,0003,335–
Bedum328,0004,933–
Warffum248,0001,157–
Kantens269,000713–
Usquert255,000680–
Uithuizen237,0002,838–
Uithuizermeeden252,0002,206–
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 69% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied69%
  • Social housing27%
  • Private rent4%
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

94% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes94%
  • Multi-family homes6%
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

40% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 31% in the municipality of Het Hogeland.

  • Before 194539.5%
  • 1945-196416.2%
  • 1965-19747.7%
  • 1975-199116.7%
  • 1992-20058%
  • 2006-20156.6%
  • 2016 and later5.3%
Explanation

Based on 1,324 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 Het Hogeland average.

In 2025, 19 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Baflo, 21% lower than in Het Hogeland (24). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 51%, against a fall of 3% in Het Hogeland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    19
    21% lower than Het Hogeland (24)
  • Change since 2021
    -51%
    lower than Het Hogeland (-3%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    1.5
    6% lower than Het Hogeland (1.6)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Baflo registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 24 in the municipality of Het Hogeland.

Baflo19
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.

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

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Baflo registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 24 in the municipality of Het Hogeland.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1921% below Het Hogeland
  • -51% since 2021
  • Het Hogeland -3%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

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

Crime by category

The largest category in Baflo is 'Fraud and scams': 5.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.1 in the municipality of Het Hogeland.

BafloHet Hogeland
  • Fraud and scams5.3
  • Theft and burglary3.0
  • Traffic3.0
  • Vandalism and public order2.7
  • Violence and threats2.3
  • Other and withheld1.9
  • Environmental0.4
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'.

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

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 1.5 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 1.6 in the municipality of Het Hogeland.

Baflo1.51
The municipality of Het Hogeland1.64
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

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

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Baflo registered 7 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and 1 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 about average; green space is below the Het Hogeland average.

An estimated 72% of adults in Baflo rate their own health as good, about the same as in Het Hogeland. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (48% against 46%), more drink excessively (7% against 6%), more are overweight (56% against 55%) and more feel lonely (47% against 46%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Baflo, covering 92% of the area, against 42% in Het Hogeland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 6% in Het Hogeland.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    72%
    about the same as Het Hogeland (72%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    2%
    4 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (6%)
  • More figures
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    48%
    2 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (46%)
  • Overweight
    56%
    1 percentage point higher than Het Hogeland (55%)
  • Lonely
    47%
    1 percentage point higher than Het Hogeland (46%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    43%
    1 percentage point higher than Het Hogeland (42%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    92%
    50 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (42%)
  • Water, share of the area
    1%
    46 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (47%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    1%
    4 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (5%)

Health

An estimated 72% 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
71.5%
71.6%
Smokes
17.1%
17.1%
Excessive drinking
7%
6.4%
Overweight
56.2%
55%
Lonely
47.4%
46.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
42.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.5%
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

2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 6% in the municipality of Het Hogeland.

  • Traffic2.4%
  • Built-up2.8%
  • Other built-up0.2%
  • Recreation1%
  • Agriculture92.2%
  • Forest and nature0.8%
  • Water0.6%
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 growing faster than the Het Hogeland average.

Baflo has 2,590 inhabitants (2026), or 81 per km² (20% lower than in Het Hogeland). Between 2019 and 2026 the population rose 90%, 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 2019
    +90%
    higher than Het Hogeland (+0%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Het Hogeland
    83%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +92%
    higher than Het Hogeland (+1%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    29%
    2 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (27%)
  • Married
    43%
    1 percentage point higher than Het Hogeland (42%)
  • Dutch origin
    92%
    3 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (89%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    47%
    1 percentage point lower than Het Hogeland (48%)
  • CDA, share of the vote
    16%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)

Population per year

The population grew 90% between 2019 and 2026, to 2,590.

Residents, 2026
2,590
  • +90% since 2019
  • Het Hogeland +0%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 81 residents per km², this wijk is 20% less densely populated than the municipality of Het Hogeland.

Residents per km²81
Dwellings per km²41.2

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 3.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.5 died per 1,000.

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

29% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15305
  • 15 to 25260
  • 25 to 45495
  • 45 to 65760
  • 65 to 80625
  • 80 and over145

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

43% of residents are married.

  • Never married1,100
  • Married1,110
  • Divorced225
  • Widowed165

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

92% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands2,385
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)85
  • Outside Europe120

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1480
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4940
  • Higher professional, university600

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

Baflo has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 8% lower than in Het Hogeland (1.2). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Het Hogeland (23%).

Key figures
  • Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
    16%
    4 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (12%)
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    4%
    2 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (6%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    13%
    2 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (15%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.1
    8% lower than Het Hogeland (1.2)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    23%
    about the same as Het Hogeland (23%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
    0 pp
    lower than Het Hogeland (+2 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    90%
    2 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (88%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    7%
    2 percentage points higher than Het Hogeland (5%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than Het Hogeland (2%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    6%
    31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Private rent
    4%
    10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    94%
    31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 65 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij50
Nijverheid en energie55
Handel en horeca45
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening65
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten55

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

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

  • Petrol77.4%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.6%
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 23% to 23% between 2019 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
23%about the same as Het Hogeland (23%)
  • +0 pp since 2019
  • 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, 1,460 passenger cars and 160 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars1,460
Motorcycles160
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

90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (7%).

  • Residential89.9%
  • Retail1.6%
  • Office0.1%
  • Assembly1.5%
  • Healthcare0.2%
  • Industrial7.3%
  • Lodging0.1%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other3.9%
Explanation

Based on 1,473 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

81 residents per km²: 85% less densely populated than the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²81
  • Multi-family dwellings6%
  • Private rent4%
  • Single-family dwellings94%
  • Average WOZ value€280,000
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 Baflo

Compare the neighbourhoods of Baflo
Buitengebied Baflo280€448,00036
Den Andel370€294,0008
Rasquert155€286,000–
Baflo1,785€253,00018

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 Baflo (Het Hogeland): WOZ, prices & areas