Built between 1975 and 1991: 2%, against 19% in the municipality of Meppel.
Key figures
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼17 percentage points lower than Meppel (19%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼14 percentage points lower than Meppel (16%)
Built before 1945
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Meppel (16%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼17 percentage points lower than Meppel (19%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼14 percentage points lower than Meppel (16%)
Built before 1945
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Meppel (16%)
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Oude Vaart has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 14 crimes were registered, against 10 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
14
▲up from 10 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
14
▲up from 10 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
14 crimes were registered in Oude Vaart in 2025 (10 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
14
up from 10 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 Oude Vaart is 'Traffic': 6 in 2025.
Traffic6
Theft and burglary4
Vandalism and public order3
Violence and threats1
Fraud and scams0
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
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 Oude Vaart registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 1 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
Green space is below the Meppel average.
Built-up land is the largest land use in Oude Vaart, covering 62% of the area, against 17% in Meppel.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Meppel (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼61 percentage points lower than Meppel (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
62%
▲45 percentage points higher than Meppel (17%)
Water, share of the area
17%
▲14 percentage points higher than Meppel (3%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Meppel (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼61 percentage points lower than Meppel (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
62%
▲45 percentage points higher than Meppel (17%)
Water, share of the area
17%
▲14 percentage points higher than Meppel (3%)
Land use
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 6% in the municipality of Meppel.
Traffic4.2%
Built-up62.5%
Other built-up8.3%
Agriculture8.3%
Water16.7%
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 200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
200 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.6
GP practices
–
2
Daycares
–
5.3
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 shrinking, while it grows in Meppel.
Oude Vaart has 15 inhabitants (2026), or 92 per km² (86% lower than 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
-25%
▼lower than Meppel (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Meppel
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Meppel (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
50%
▲25 percentage points higher than Meppel (25%)
Never married
60%
▲12 percentage points higher than Meppel (48%)
Dutch origin
50%
▼33 percentage points lower than Meppel (83%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-25%
▼lower than Meppel (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Meppel
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Meppel (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
50%
▲25 percentage points higher than Meppel (25%)
Never married
60%
▲12 percentage points higher than Meppel (48%)
Dutch origin
50%
▼33 percentage points lower than Meppel (83%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 25% between 2021 and 2026, to 15.
Residents, 2026
15
-25% since 2021
Meppel +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 92 residents per km², this buurt is 86% less densely populated than the municipality of Meppel.
Residents per km²92
Dwellings per km²70
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
50% of residents are between 25 and 45.
25 to 4510
45 to 655
65 to 805
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
60% of residents are never married.
Never married15
Married5
Divorced5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
50% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands10
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
29% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Meppel (26%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
43%
▲23 percentage points higher than Meppel (20%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼10 percentage points lower than Meppel (24%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Meppel (7%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
▲3 percentage points higher than Meppel (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+14 pp
▲higher than Meppel (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
49%
▼39 percentage points lower than Meppel (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
33%
▲28 percentage points higher than Meppel (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
16%
▲14 percentage points higher than Meppel (2%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
43%
▲23 percentage points higher than Meppel (20%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼10 percentage points lower than Meppel (24%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Meppel (7%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
▲3 percentage points higher than Meppel (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+14 pp
▲higher than Meppel (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
49%
▼39 percentage points lower than Meppel (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
33%
▲28 percentage points higher than Meppel (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
16%
▲14 percentage points higher than Meppel (2%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Passenger cars by fuel type
29% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of Meppel (2025).
Petrol71.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)28.6%
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 14% to 29% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
29%▲ 3 percentage points above Meppel (26%)
+15 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, 35 passenger cars and 0 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars35
Motorcycles0
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
49% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (33%).
Residential48.8%
Retail16.3%
Office8.1%
Healthcare1.2%
Industrial32.6%
Other2.3%
Explanation
Based on 86 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
92 residents per km²: 83% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²92
NL 539▼ −83% 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