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.
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%)
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
€280,000– about 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.
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.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Baflo
280,000
1,324
–
Ulrum
235,000
1,569
–
Leens
261,000
1,571
–
Kloosterburen
244,000
725
–
Oude Land
271,000
1,070
–
Sauwerd
338,000
842
–
Winsum
324,000
3,335
–
Bedum
328,000
4,933
–
Warffum
248,000
1,157
–
Kantens
269,000
713
–
Usquert
255,000
680
–
Uithuizen
237,000
2,838
–
Uithuizermeeden
252,000
2,206
–
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)
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.
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
Het Hogeland 4.1▲ +29% vs Het Hogeland
Theft and burglary3.0
Het Hogeland 5.3▼ −43% vs Het Hogeland
Traffic3.0
Het Hogeland 5.4▼ −44% vs Het Hogeland
Vandalism and public order2.7
Het Hogeland 3.5▼ −23% vs Het Hogeland
Violence and threats2.3
Het Hogeland 3.6▼ −36% vs Het Hogeland
Other and withheld1.9
Het Hogeland 1.5▲ +27% vs Het Hogeland
Environmental0.4
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 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%)
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 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%)
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
NL 539▼ −85% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings6%
NL 37%▼ −84% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Single-family dwellings94%
NL 63%▲ +49% vs NL
Average WOZ value€280,000
NL €398,000▼ −30% 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