Owner-occupied dwellings: 69%, against 70% in the municipality of Medemblik.
69% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point less than in Medemblik (70%).
Key figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Medemblik (70%)
Social housing
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Medemblik (23%)
Private rent
31%
▲24 percentage points higher than Medemblik (7%)
Single-family dwellings
79%
▼7 percentage points lower than Medemblik (86%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼19 percentage points lower than Medemblik (20%)
Built 2006–2015
22%
▲13 percentage points higher than Medemblik (9%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Medemblik (18%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Medemblik (70%)
Social housing
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Medemblik (23%)
Private rent
31%
▲24 percentage points higher than Medemblik (7%)
Single-family dwellings
79%
▼7 percentage points lower than Medemblik (86%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼19 percentage points lower than Medemblik (20%)
Built 2006–2015
22%
▲13 percentage points higher than Medemblik (9%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Medemblik (18%)
Dwellings by type
79% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes79%
Multi-family homes21%
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 17% in the municipality of Medemblik.
Before 194534.9%
1945-19645.8%
1965-19741.2%
1975-199125.6%
1992-20058.1%
2006-201522.1%
2016 and later2.3%
Explanation
Based on 86 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.
Oostwoud Buitengebied has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 7 crimes were registered, against 11 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
7
▼down from 11 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
7
▼down from 11 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
7 crimes were registered in Oostwoud Buitengebied in 2025 (11 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
7
down from 11 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Oostwoud Buitengebied is 'Traffic': 3 in 2025.
Traffic3
Theft and burglary2
Other and withheld2
Vandalism and public order0
Violence and threats0
Fraud and scams0
Environmental0
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'.
In 2024, police in Oostwoud Buitengebied registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 Medemblik average; green space is about the Medemblik average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Oostwoud Buitengebied rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Medemblik. Fewer adults are overweight (48% against 53%), fewer feel lonely (40% against 44%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 42%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 48%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Oostwoud Buitengebied, covering 93% of the area, against 37% in Medemblik. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, in line with the 2% in Medemblik.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
=about the same as Medemblik (2%)
More figures
Overweight
48%
▼5 percentage points lower than Medemblik (53%)
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Medemblik (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (48%)
Agriculture, share of the area
93%
▲56 percentage points higher than Medemblik (37%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼51 percentage points lower than Medemblik (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Medemblik (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
=about the same as Medemblik (2%)
More figures
Overweight
48%
▼5 percentage points lower than Medemblik (53%)
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Medemblik (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (48%)
Agriculture, share of the area
93%
▲56 percentage points higher than Medemblik (37%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼51 percentage points lower than Medemblik (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Medemblik (5%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Medemblik (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Medemblik
Good self-rated health
76.6%
74.7%
Smokes
15.7%
15.5%
Excessive drinking
6.8%
6.1%
Overweight
48.3%
52.9%
Lonely
40.1%
43.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.5%
42.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.5%
48.4%
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 2% in the municipality of Medemblik.
Traffic1.9%
Built-up0.4%
Recreation1.3%
Agriculture93.2%
Forest and nature1%
Water2.2%
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 1800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,200 m
–
GP practice
2,500 m
–
Primary school
1,800 m
–
Daycare
1,800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.1
GP practices
–
0.1
Daycares
–
0.6
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 faster than the Medemblik average.
Oostwoud Buitengebied has 195 inhabitants (2026), or 21 per km² (95% lower than in Medemblik). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Medemblik was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+5%
▲higher than Medemblik (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Medemblik
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Medemblik (+2%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Medemblik (22%)
Never married
56%
▲9 percentage points higher than Medemblik (47%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Medemblik (83%)
VVD, share of the vote
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2021
+5%
▲higher than Medemblik (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Medemblik
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Medemblik (+2%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Medemblik (22%)
Never married
56%
▲9 percentage points higher than Medemblik (47%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Medemblik (83%)
VVD, share of the vote
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population grew 5% between 2021 and 2026, to 195.
Residents, 2026
195
+5% since 2021
Medemblik +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 21 residents per km², this buurt is 95% less densely populated than the municipality of Medemblik.
Residents per km²21
Dwellings per km²9.3
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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1525
15 to 2510
25 to 4565
45 to 6550
65 to 8035
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are never married.
Never married110
Married70
Divorced10
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
84% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands160
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Medemblik; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Medemblik voted. The largest party was VVD with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of MedemblikThe Netherlands
D66
14.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.6%
16.7%
VVD
17.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.6%
12.8%
CDA
14.5%
11.8%
JA21
8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.3%
4.5%
BBB
4.6%
2.6%
Other
9.4%
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
Oostwoud Buitengebied has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 15% lower than in Medemblik (1.3). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Medemblik (24%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
22%
▲15 percentage points higher than Medemblik (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
11%
▼10 percentage points lower than Medemblik (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
11%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼15% lower than Medemblik (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
=about the same as Medemblik (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Medemblik (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
23%
▲16 percentage points higher than Medemblik (7%)
Residential, share of addresses
70%
▼14 percentage points lower than Medemblik (84%)
Lodging, share of addresses
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Medemblik (6%)
Private rent
31%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
21%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
79%
▲16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
22%
▲15 percentage points higher than Medemblik (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
11%
▼10 percentage points lower than Medemblik (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
11%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼15% lower than Medemblik (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
=about the same as Medemblik (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Medemblik (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
23%
▲16 percentage points higher than Medemblik (7%)
Residential, share of addresses
70%
▼14 percentage points lower than Medemblik (84%)
Lodging, share of addresses
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Medemblik (6%)
Private rent
31%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
21%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
79%
▲16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
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 24% in the municipality of Medemblik (2025).
Petrol76.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.8%
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%– about the same as Medemblik (24%)
+2 pp since 2021
Medemblik +4 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, 105 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars105
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
70% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (23%).
Residential69.9%
Healthcare0.8%
Industrial22.8%
Lodging19.5%
Other2.4%
Explanation
Based on 123 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
21 residents per km²: 96% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²21
NL 539▼ −96% vs NL
Private rent31%
NL 14%▲ +121% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings21%
NL 37%▼ −43% vs NL
Single-family dwellings79%
NL 63%▲ +25% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings69%
NL 57%▲ +21% 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