The population is shrinking, while it grows in Medemblik. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Medemblik, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Midwoud is €393,000, 4% lower than in Medemblik (€409,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 88%, against a rise of 87% in Medemblik. 68% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points less than in Medemblik (70%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€393,000
▼4% lower than Medemblik (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+88%
▲higher than Medemblik (+87%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
68%
▼2 percentage points lower than Medemblik (70%)
Social housing
29%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (23%)
Private rent
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (7%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (86%)
Built before 1945
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Medemblik (17%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Medemblik (9%)
Built 1975–1991
28%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (22%)
Average WOZ value
€393,000
▼4% lower than Medemblik (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+88%
▲higher than Medemblik (+87%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
68%
▼2 percentage points lower than Medemblik (70%)
Social housing
29%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (23%)
Private rent
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (7%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (86%)
Built before 1945
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Medemblik (17%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Medemblik (9%)
Built 1975–1991
28%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (22%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 88% between 2014 and 2025, to €393,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€393,000▼ 4% below Medemblik
+88% since 2014
Medemblik +87%
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: ~€328 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€328/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
143 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €393,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€133NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€40€35
Waste levy€30€27
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€195
Maintenance reserve€182–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Medemblik's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 228th 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 143 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €393,000.
Levies: Medemblik'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
Midwoud has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 16 wijken in the municipality of Medemblik.
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: €393,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Midwoud
393,000
1,129
–
Medemblik
356,000
3,972
–
Opperdoes
411,000
793
–
Twisk
447,000
486
–
Lambertschaag
510,000
76
–
Abbekerk
396,000
940
–
Sijbekarspel
420,000
376
–
Benningbroek
494,000
307
–
Wognum
466,000
2,495
–
Zwaagdijk-West
474,000
236
–
Nibbixwoud
424,000
1,043
–
Oostwoud
457,000
381
–
Hauwert
501,000
282
–
Zwaagdijk-Oost
466,000
484
–
Wervershoof
405,000
3,608
–
Andijk
398,000
2,985
–
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 68% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied68%
Social housing29%
Private rent3%
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
88% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes88%
Multi-family homes12%
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 between 1992 and 2005, against 18% in the municipality of Medemblik.
Before 19456.7%
1945-19641.6%
1965-197420.2%
1975-199127.8%
1992-200533%
2006-20150.6%
2016 and later10.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,131 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
More registered crime per resident than the Medemblik average.
In 2025, 24 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Midwoud, 4% higher than in Medemblik (23). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 15%, against a fall of 19% in Medemblik. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
24
▲4% higher than Medemblik (23)
Change since 2021
-15%
▲higher than Medemblik (-19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.2
▼29% lower than Medemblik (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
24
▲4% higher than Medemblik (23)
Change since 2021
-15%
▲higher than Medemblik (-19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.2
▼29% lower than Medemblik (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Midwoud registered 24 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 23 in the municipality of Medemblik.
Midwoud24
The municipality of Medemblik23
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 Midwoud is 'Fraud and scams': 6.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.3 in the municipality of Medemblik.
MidwoudMedemblik
Fraud and scams6.8
Medemblik 4.3▲ +58% vs Medemblik
Theft and burglary6.0
Medemblik 6.6▼ −9% vs Medemblik
Vandalism and public order5.2
Medemblik 2.7▲ +93% vs Medemblik
Violence and threats4.4
Medemblik 3.6▲ +22% vs Medemblik
Traffic1.2
Medemblik 4.9▼ −76% vs Medemblik
Environmental0.0
Medemblik 0.2≈ Medemblik
Other and withheld0.0
Medemblik 0.6≈ Medemblik
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 Midwoud registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
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 Medemblik average; green space is above the Medemblik average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Midwoud rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Medemblik. More adults are overweight (55% against 53%), more report anxiety or depression (44% against 42%), more drink excessively (7% against 6%) and more feel lonely (45% against 44%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Midwoud, covering 81% of the area, against 37% in Medemblik. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 2 percentage points above the 2% in Medemblik.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than Medemblik (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (2%)
More figures
Overweight
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▼1 percentage point lower than Medemblik (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (42%)
Lonely
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Medemblik (44%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼51 percentage points lower than Medemblik (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
81%
▲44 percentage points higher than Medemblik (37%)
Built-up, share of the area
10%
▲5 percentage points higher than Medemblik (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than Medemblik (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (2%)
More figures
Overweight
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▼1 percentage point lower than Medemblik (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (42%)
Lonely
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Medemblik (44%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼51 percentage points lower than Medemblik (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
81%
▲44 percentage points higher than Medemblik (37%)
Built-up, share of the area
10%
▲5 percentage points higher than Medemblik (5%)
Health
An estimated 74% 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
74.4%
74.7%
Smokes
15.9%
15.5%
Excessive drinking
6.7%
6.1%
Overweight
55%
52.9%
Lonely
44.6%
43.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.6%
42.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.9%
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
4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 2% in the municipality of Medemblik.
Traffic1.4%
Built-up9.6%
Other built-up1.4%
Recreation4.4%
Agriculture80.9%
Water2.4%
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 Medemblik.
Midwoud has 2,500 inhabitants (2026), or 438 per km² (15% higher than in Medemblik). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 67%, against a rise of 7% 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 2014
-67%
▼lower than Medemblik (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Medemblik
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-66%
▼lower than Medemblik (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Medemblik (28%)
Never married
47%
=about the same as Medemblik (47%)
Dutch origin
81%
▼2 percentage points lower than Medemblik (83%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲5 percentage points higher than Medemblik (47%)
VVD, share of the vote
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2014
-67%
▼lower than Medemblik (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Medemblik
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-66%
▼lower than Medemblik (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Medemblik (28%)
Never married
47%
=about the same as Medemblik (47%)
Dutch origin
81%
▼2 percentage points lower than Medemblik (83%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲5 percentage points higher than Medemblik (47%)
VVD, share of the vote
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population shrank 67% between 2014 and 2026, to 2,500.
Residents, 2026
2,500
-67% since 2014
Medemblik +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 438 residents per km², this wijk is 15% more densely populated than the municipality of Medemblik.
Residents per km²438
Dwellings per km²197.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 13.9 died per 1,000.
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
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15345
15 to 25300
25 to 45590
45 to 65690
65 to 80445
80 and over135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married1,180
Married980
Divorced220
Widowed120
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
81% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,025
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)235
Outside Europe235
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1460
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4990
Higher professional, university450
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
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
Midwoud has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Medemblik (1.3). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Medemblik (24%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼7 percentage points lower than Medemblik (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
18%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (12%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Medemblik (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼1 percentage point lower than Medemblik (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
▲higher than Medemblik (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲10 percentage points higher than Medemblik (84%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Medemblik (6%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Medemblik (7%)
Multi-family dwellings
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Residents per km²
438
▼19% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼7 percentage points lower than Medemblik (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
18%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (12%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Medemblik (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼1 percentage point lower than Medemblik (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
▲higher than Medemblik (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲10 percentage points higher than Medemblik (84%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Medemblik (6%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Medemblik (7%)
Multi-family dwellings
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Residents per km²
438
▼19% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie75
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening75
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg55
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35
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 24% in the municipality of Medemblik (2025).
Petrol77.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.7%
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 23% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▼ 1 percentage point below Medemblik (24%)
+4 pp since 2014
Medemblik +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, 1,475 passenger cars and 165 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,475
Motorcycles165
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (2%).
Residential93.8%
Retail0.7%
Office0.2%
Assembly1.2%
Healthcare2%
Industrial1.6%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.3%
Other1.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,206 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
3% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings12%
NL 37%▼ −68% vs NL
Single-family dwellings88%
NL 63%▲ +40% vs NL
Residents per km²438
NL 539▼ −19% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings68%
NL 57%▲ +19% 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