The population is growing faster than in Meppel. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Meppel, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Drukkersbuurt is €397,000, 28% higher than in Meppel (€310,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 50%, against a rise of 37% in Meppel. 68% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points more than in Meppel (58%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€397,000
▲28% higher than Meppel (€310,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+50%
▲higher than Meppel (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
68%
▲10 percentage points higher than Meppel (58%)
Social housing
5%
▼26 percentage points lower than Meppel (31%)
Private rent
27%
▲16 percentage points higher than Meppel (11%)
Single-family dwellings
79%
▲6 percentage points higher than Meppel (73%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Meppel (16%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Meppel (10%)
Average WOZ value
€397,000
▲28% higher than Meppel (€310,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+50%
▲higher than Meppel (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
68%
▲10 percentage points higher than Meppel (58%)
Social housing
5%
▼26 percentage points lower than Meppel (31%)
Private rent
27%
▲16 percentage points higher than Meppel (11%)
Single-family dwellings
79%
▲6 percentage points higher than Meppel (73%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Meppel (16%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Meppel (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 50% between 2021 and 2025, to €397,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€397,000▲ 28% above Meppel
+50% since 2021
Meppel +37%
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: ~€288 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€288/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
124 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €397,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€119NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€39€35
Waste levy€20€27
Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€169
Maintenance reserve€158–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Meppel's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 62nd 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 124 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €397,000.
Levies: Meppel'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
Drukkersbuurt has the highest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Nieuwveenselanden.
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: €397,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Drukkersbuurt
397,000
488
–
Nieuwveenselanden
345,000
329
–
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 housing5%
Private rent27%
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
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
81% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 11% in the municipality of Meppel.
1965-19740.2%
2006-201518.3%
2016 and later81.5%
Explanation
Based on 491 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 Meppel average.
In 2025, 10 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Drukkersbuurt, 69% lower than in Meppel (32). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 11%, against a rise of 11% in Meppel. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼69% lower than Meppel (32)
Change since 2021
-11%
▼lower than Meppel (+11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼42% lower than Meppel (2.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼69% lower than Meppel (32)
Change since 2021
-11%
▼lower than Meppel (+11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼42% lower than Meppel (2.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Drukkersbuurt registered 10 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 32 in the municipality of Meppel.
Drukkersbuurt10
The municipality of Meppel32
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 Drukkersbuurt is 'Fraud and scams': 3.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.5 in the municipality of Meppel.
DrukkersbuurtMeppel
Fraud and scams3.9
Meppel 4.5▼ −13% vs Meppel
Theft and burglary1.6
Meppel 11.9▼ −87% vs Meppel
Vandalism and public order1.6
Meppel 4.1▼ −61% vs Meppel
Violence and threats1.6
Meppel 4.5▼ −64% vs Meppel
Traffic1.6
Meppel 5.8▼ −72% vs Meppel
Environmental0.0
Meppel 0.1≈ Meppel
Other and withheld0.0
Meppel 1.5▼ −100% vs Meppel
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 Drukkersbuurt registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 above the Meppel average; green space is above the Meppel average.
An estimated 83% of adults in Drukkersbuurt rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Meppel. Fewer adults feel lonely (39% against 46%), fewer are overweight (48% against 53%), fewer smoke (14% against 17%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 44%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Drukkersbuurt, covering 57% of the area, against 17% in Meppel. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 20% of the area, 14 percentage points above the 6% in Meppel.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲9 percentage points higher than Meppel (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Meppel (6%)
More figures
Lonely
39%
▼7 percentage points lower than Meppel (46%)
Overweight
48%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meppel (53%)
Smokes
14%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meppel (17%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meppel (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
17%
▼52 percentage points lower than Meppel (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲40 percentage points higher than Meppel (17%)
Recreation, share of the area
20%
▲17 percentage points higher than Meppel (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲9 percentage points higher than Meppel (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Meppel (6%)
More figures
Lonely
39%
▼7 percentage points lower than Meppel (46%)
Overweight
48%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meppel (53%)
Smokes
14%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meppel (17%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meppel (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
17%
▼52 percentage points lower than Meppel (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲40 percentage points higher than Meppel (17%)
Recreation, share of the area
20%
▲17 percentage points higher than Meppel (3%)
Health
An estimated 83% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Meppel (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Meppel
Good self-rated health
82.9%
74%
Smokes
13.6%
17%
Excessive drinking
5.3%
6%
Overweight
47.9%
53.4%
Lonely
38.6%
45.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
43.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.9%
48.8%
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
20% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 6% in the municipality of Meppel.
Traffic3.3%
Built-up56.7%
Other built-up3.3%
Recreation20%
Agriculture16.7%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 1300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,700 m
–
GP practice
1,300 m
–
Primary school
1,800 m
–
Daycare
1,300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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 Meppel average.
Drukkersbuurt has 1,265 inhabitants (2026), or 4,166 per km² (6.3 times as high as in Meppel). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 22%, against a rise of 6% in Meppel. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Meppel was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+22%
▲higher than Meppel (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Meppel
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+33%
▲higher than Meppel (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
39%
▲14 percentage points higher than Meppel (25%)
Never married
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Meppel (48%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲3 percentage points higher than Meppel (83%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲57 percentage points higher than Meppel (43%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+22%
▲higher than Meppel (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Meppel
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+33%
▲higher than Meppel (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
39%
▲14 percentage points higher than Meppel (25%)
Never married
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Meppel (48%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲3 percentage points higher than Meppel (83%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲57 percentage points higher than Meppel (43%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 22% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,265.
Residents, 2026
1,265
+22% since 2021
Meppel +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,166 residents per km², this buurt is 6.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Meppel.
Residents per km²4,166
Dwellings per km²1,626.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 15.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
39% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15330
15 to 25145
25 to 45490
45 to 65220
65 to 8075
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
55% of residents are never married.
Never married695
Married480
Divorced80
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,095
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)70
Outside Europe110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
100% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4320
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Meppel; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Meppel voted. The largest party was D66 with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of MeppelThe Netherlands
D66
16.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.2%
16.7%
VVD
14.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.8%
12.8%
CDA
13.1%
11.8%
JA21
6.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.8%
4.5%
BBB
3.7%
2.6%
Other
12.6%
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
Drukkersbuurt has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in Meppel (1.1). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Meppel (26%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Meppel (24%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meppel (19%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲3 percentage points higher than Meppel (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Meppel (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼1 percentage point lower than Meppel (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−5 pp
▼lower than Meppel (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Meppel (88%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Meppel (1%)
Social housing
5%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
27%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
21%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Meppel (24%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meppel (19%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲3 percentage points higher than Meppel (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Meppel (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼1 percentage point lower than Meppel (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−5 pp
▼lower than Meppel (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Meppel (88%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Meppel (1%)
Social housing
5%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
27%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
21%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of Meppel (2025).
Petrol75%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25%
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 30% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▼ 1 percentage point below Meppel (26%)
-5 pp since 2021
Meppel +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, 600 passenger cars and 45 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars600
Motorcycles45
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (0.2%).
Residential99.4%
Office0.2%
Other0.4%
Explanation
Based on 494 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
4,166 residents per km²: 7.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,166
NL 539▲ +673% vs NL
Social housing5%
NL 28%▼ −82% vs NL
Private rent27%
NL 14%▲ +93% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings21%
NL 37%▼ −43% vs NL
Single-family dwellings79%
NL 63%▲ +25% 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