The population is growing about as fast as in Midden-Drenthe. Homes cost about the same as the average in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost about the same as the Midden-Drenthe average.
The average WOZ value in Hooghalen is €353,000, about the same as in Midden-Drenthe (€351,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 54%, against a rise of 44% in Midden-Drenthe. 78% of the homes are owner-occupied, 7 percentage points more than in Midden-Drenthe (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€353,000
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (€351,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+54%
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (71%)
Social housing
14%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (22%)
Private rent
8%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Drenthe (7%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (88%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (7%)
Built 1945–1964
17%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (13%)
Built 1975–1991
22%
▼3 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (25%)
Average WOZ value
€353,000
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (€351,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+54%
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (71%)
Social housing
14%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (22%)
Private rent
8%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Drenthe (7%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (88%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (7%)
Built 1945–1964
17%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (13%)
Built 1975–1991
22%
▼3 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (25%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 54% between 2021 and 2025, to €353,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€353,000– about the same as Midden-Drenthe
+54% since 2021
Midden-Drenthe +44%
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: ~€335 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€335/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
158 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €353,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€120NL median
Water board levy€42–
Property tax (OZB)€34€31
Sewage levy€25€22
Waste levy€19€27
Costs to set aside€215
Maintenance reserve€201–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Midden-Drenthe's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 129th 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 158 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €353,000.
Levies: Midden-Drenthe'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
Hooghalen has the lowest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Hooghalen.
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: €353,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hooghalen
353,000
385
–
Laaghalen
512,000
34
–
Verspreide huizen Hooghalen
485,000
163
–
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 78% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied78%
Social housing14%
Private rent8%
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
92% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes92%
Multi-family homes8%
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
26% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 16% in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Before 194514.6%
1945-196417.2%
1965-197426.3%
1975-199121.6%
1992-200514.6%
2006-20151.3%
2016 and later4.4%
Explanation
Based on 384 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 Midden-Drenthe average.
In 2025, 8 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hooghalen, 60% lower than in Midden-Drenthe (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 58%, against a fall of 28% in Midden-Drenthe. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
8
▼60% lower than Midden-Drenthe (20)
Change since 2021
-58%
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (-28%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.9
▼65% lower than Midden-Drenthe (2.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
8
▼60% lower than Midden-Drenthe (20)
Change since 2021
-58%
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (-28%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.9
▼65% lower than Midden-Drenthe (2.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hooghalen registered 8 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Hooghalen8
The municipality of Midden-Drenthe20
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 Hooghalen is 'Traffic': 3.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.1 in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
HooghalenMidden-Drenthe
Traffic3.4
Midden-Drenthe 5.1▼ −33% vs Midden-Drenthe
Theft and burglary2.3
Midden-Drenthe 6.7▼ −66% vs Midden-Drenthe
Vandalism and public order1.1
Midden-Drenthe 1.9▼ −42% vs Midden-Drenthe
Violence and threats1.1
Midden-Drenthe 1.7▼ −35% vs Midden-Drenthe
Fraud and scams0.0
Midden-Drenthe 3.3▼ −100% vs Midden-Drenthe
Environmental0.0
Midden-Drenthe 0.1≈ Midden-Drenthe
Other and withheld0.0
Midden-Drenthe 0.9≈ Midden-Drenthe
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 Hooghalen registered 3 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
Residents rate their health above the Midden-Drenthe average; green space is about the Midden-Drenthe average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Hooghalen rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Midden-Drenthe. More adults are overweight (57% against 56%), but fewer feel lonely (41% against 42%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 46%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Hooghalen, covering 63% of the area, against 4% in Midden-Drenthe. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 19% of the area, in line with the 19% in Midden-Drenthe.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Drenthe (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
19%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (19%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (42%)
Overweight
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Drenthe (56%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (39%)
Agriculture, share of the area
10%
▼62 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (72%)
Built-up, share of the area
63%
▲59 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (18%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Drenthe (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
19%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (19%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (42%)
Overweight
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Drenthe (56%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (39%)
Agriculture, share of the area
10%
▼62 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (72%)
Built-up, share of the area
63%
▲59 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (18%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Midden-Drenthe
Good self-rated health
77.2%
75.7%
Smokes
14.9%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
6.3%
5.8%
Overweight
56.8%
55.7%
Lonely
41%
42.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
38.8%
39.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.8%
45.7%
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
19% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Traffic8.5%
Built-up62.7%
Recreation8.5%
Agriculture10.2%
Forest and nature10.2%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
7,400 m
–
GP practice
7,300 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1
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 about as fast as the Midden-Drenthe average.
Hooghalen has 875 inhabitants (2026), or 1,442 per km² (14.3 times as high as in Midden-Drenthe). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, the same as in Midden-Drenthe. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) 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
+3%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Midden-Drenthe
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (28%)
Married
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Drenthe (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲3 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
57%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (49%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Midden-Drenthe
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (28%)
Married
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Drenthe (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲3 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
57%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (49%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 875.
Residents, 2026
875
+3% since 2021
Midden-Drenthe +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,442 residents per km², this buurt is 14 times as densely populated as the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Residents per km²1,442
Dwellings per km²631.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.6 died per 1,000.
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 15125
15 to 2590
25 to 45185
45 to 65245
65 to 80180
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married375
Married400
Divorced60
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands815
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)30
Outside Europe30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
57% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1130
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4380
Higher professional, university160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Midden-Drenthe; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Midden-Drenthe voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Midden-DrentheThe Netherlands
D66
12.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.7%
16.7%
VVD
15%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.1%
12.8%
CDA
14.2%
11.8%
JA21
5.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.6%
4.5%
BBB
8.3%
2.6%
Other
10.3%
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
Hooghalen has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Midden-Drenthe (1.3). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Midden-Drenthe (28%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲12 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (81%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (10%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (5%)
Residents per km²
1,442
▲2.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
14%
▼14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲12 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (81%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (10%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (5%)
Residents per km²
1,442
▲2.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
14%
▼14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
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 28% in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe (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 24% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
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, 525 passenger cars and 100 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars525
Motorcycles100
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (2%).
Residential93%
Retail1.5%
Office0.5%
Assembly1.7%
Industrial2.2%
Lodging1.7%
Education0.2%
Other2.9%
Explanation
Based on 413 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
8% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings8%
NL 37%▼ −78% vs NL
Residents per km²1,442
NL 539▲ +168% vs NL
Social housing14%
NL 28%▼ −50% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Single-family dwellings92%
NL 63%▲ +46% 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