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Area and its neighbourhoodsCBS key figures for districts and neighbourhoods
Residents and householdsCBS
Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
Road safety and electionsRijkswaterstaat · Kiesraad
Comparing with the municipality and the countryRankings and comparisons
Neighbourhood · Meppel
Living in Nieuwveenselanden
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 Nieuwveenselanden is €345,000, 11% higher than in Meppel (€310,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 61%, against a rise of 37% in Meppel. 69% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points more than in Meppel (58%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€345,000
▲11% higher than Meppel (€310,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+61%
▲higher than Meppel (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲11 percentage points higher than Meppel (58%)
Social housing
19%
▼12 percentage points lower than Meppel (31%)
Private rent
13%
▲2 percentage points higher than Meppel (11%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲27 percentage points higher than Meppel (73%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Meppel (12%)
Built before 1945
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Meppel (16%)
Average WOZ value
€345,000
▲11% higher than Meppel (€310,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+61%
▲higher than Meppel (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲11 percentage points higher than Meppel (58%)
Social housing
19%
▼12 percentage points lower than Meppel (31%)
Private rent
13%
▲2 percentage points higher than Meppel (11%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲27 percentage points higher than Meppel (73%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Meppel (12%)
Built before 1945
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Meppel (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 61% between 2021 and 2025, to €345,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€345,000▲ 11% above Meppel
+61% 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: ~€270 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€270/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
116 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €345,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€112NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€34€30
Waste levy€20€27
Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€158
Maintenance reserve€148–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Meppel's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 53rd 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 116 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €345,000.
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
Nieuwveenselanden has the lowest 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: €345,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Nieuwveenselanden
345,000
329
–
Drukkersbuurt
397,000
488
–
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 housing19%
Private rent13%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
78% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 11% in the municipality of Meppel.
Before 194522.2%
1945-19640.2%
2016 and later77.6%
Explanation
Based on 536 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, 15 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Nieuwveenselanden, 53% lower than in Meppel (32). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 66%, 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
15
▼53% lower than Meppel (32)
Change since 2021
-66%
▼lower than Meppel (+11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼58% lower than Meppel (2.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼53% lower than Meppel (32)
Change since 2021
-66%
▼lower than Meppel (+11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼58% lower than Meppel (2.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Nieuwveenselanden registered 15 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 32 in the municipality of Meppel.
Nieuwveenselanden15
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 Nieuwveenselanden is 'Traffic': 5.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.8 in the municipality of Meppel.
NieuwveenselandenMeppel
Traffic5.4
Meppel 5.8▼ −7% vs Meppel
Theft and burglary3.2
Meppel 11.9▼ −73% vs Meppel
Vandalism and public order2.2
Meppel 4.1▼ −46% vs Meppel
Fraud and scams2.2
Meppel 4.5▼ −51% vs Meppel
Violence and threats1.1
Meppel 4.5▼ −76% vs Meppel
Other and withheld1.1
Meppel 1.5▼ −27% vs Meppel
Environmental0.0
Meppel 0.1≈ 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 Nieuwveenselanden registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 above the Meppel average; green space is below the Meppel average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Nieuwveenselanden rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Meppel. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 46%), fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 44%) and fewer smoke (16% against 17%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (51% against 49%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Nieuwveenselanden, covering 81% of the area, against 69% in Meppel. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 1% of the area, 5 percentage points below the 6% in Meppel.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than Meppel (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meppel (6%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meppel (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲2 percentage points higher than Meppel (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meppel (44%)
Smokes
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than Meppel (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Meppel (17%)
Agriculture, share of the area
81%
▲12 percentage points higher than Meppel (69%)
Other built-up, share of the area
13%
▲11 percentage points higher than Meppel (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than Meppel (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meppel (6%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meppel (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲2 percentage points higher than Meppel (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meppel (44%)
Smokes
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than Meppel (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Meppel (17%)
Agriculture, share of the area
81%
▲12 percentage points higher than Meppel (69%)
Other built-up, share of the area
13%
▲11 percentage points higher than Meppel (2%)
Health
An estimated 79% 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
78.6%
74%
Smokes
16%
17%
Excessive drinking
6.1%
6%
Overweight
52.8%
53.4%
Lonely
40.6%
45.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.3%
43.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.2%
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
1% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 6% in the municipality of Meppel.
Traffic2.7%
Built-up2.7%
Other built-up12.6%
Recreation1.1%
Agriculture80.8%
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 1500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,900 m
–
GP practice
1,500 m
–
Primary school
2,000 m
–
Daycare
1,500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0.5
Daycares
–
0.5
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.
Nieuwveenselanden has 1,205 inhabitants (2026), or 665 per km² (about the same as in Meppel). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 316%, 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
+316%
▲higher than Meppel (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Meppel
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+165%
▲higher than Meppel (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
41%
▲16 percentage points higher than Meppel (25%)
Never married
54%
▲6 percentage points higher than Meppel (48%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Meppel (83%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Meppel (43%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+316%
▲higher than Meppel (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Meppel
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+165%
▲higher than Meppel (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
41%
▲16 percentage points higher than Meppel (25%)
Never married
54%
▲6 percentage points higher than Meppel (48%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Meppel (83%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Meppel (43%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 316% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,205.
Residents, 2026
1,205
+316% since 2021
Meppel +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 665 residents per km², this buurt is 1% more densely populated than the municipality of Meppel.
Residents per km²665
Dwellings per km²180.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 26.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.4 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
41% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15245
15 to 25120
25 to 45490
45 to 65260
65 to 8075
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
54% of residents are never married.
Never married650
Married465
Divorced75
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
84% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,015
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe150
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4290
Higher professional, university220
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
Nieuwveenselanden 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
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Meppel (20%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
13%
▲2 percentage points higher than Meppel (11%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Meppel (2%)
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
▲higher than Meppel (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Meppel (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meppel (5%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meppel (3%)
Social housing
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
665
▲23% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Meppel (20%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
13%
▲2 percentage points higher than Meppel (11%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Meppel (2%)
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
▲higher than Meppel (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Meppel (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meppel (5%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meppel (3%)
Social housing
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
665
▲23% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
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).
Petrol74.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.3%
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 21% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▼ 1 percentage point below Meppel (26%)
+4 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, 475 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars475
Motorcycles60
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 industrial (0.4%).
Residential99.4%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.2%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial0.4%
Other0.4%
Explanation
Based on 539 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
100% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Social housing19%
NL 28%▼ −32% vs NL
Residents per km²665
NL 539▲ +23% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings69%
NL 57%▲ +21% vs NL
Average WOZ value€345,000
NL €398,000▼ −13% 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