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SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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Neighbourhood · Midden-Drenthe
Living in Verspreide huizen Hijken
The population is growing faster than in Midden-Drenthe. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Verspreide huizen Hijken is €426,000, 21% higher than in Midden-Drenthe (€351,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 31%, against a rise of 44% in Midden-Drenthe. 86% of the homes are owner-occupied, 15 percentage points more than in Midden-Drenthe (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€426,000
▲21% higher than Midden-Drenthe (€351,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲15 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (71%)
Social housing
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (22%)
Private rent
14%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (7%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲10 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (88%)
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼15 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (25%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼14 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (16%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼11 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (17%)
Average WOZ value
€426,000
▲21% higher than Midden-Drenthe (€351,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲15 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (71%)
Social housing
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (22%)
Private rent
14%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (7%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲10 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (88%)
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼15 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (25%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼14 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (16%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼11 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 31% between 2021 and 2025, to €426,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€426,000▲ 21% above Midden-Drenthe
+31% 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: ~€458 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€458/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
241 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €426,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€129NL median
Water board levy€44–
Property tax (OZB)€41€37
Sewage levy€25€22
Waste levy€19€27
Costs to set aside€329
Maintenance reserve€307–
Buildings insurance€22–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Midden-Drenthe's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 141st 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 241 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €426,000.
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
Verspreide huizen Hijken has the highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Hijken.
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: €426,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Verspreide huizen Hijken
426,000
97
–
Hijken
385,000
269
–
Oranje
288,000
48
–
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 86% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied86%
Private rent14%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes98%
Multi-family homes2%
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
47% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 16% in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Before 194547.4%
1945-196422.7%
1965-19742.1%
1975-199110.3%
1992-20056.2%
2006-20156.2%
2016 and later5.2%
Explanation
Based on 97 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 Midden-Drenthe average.
In 2025, 43 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Verspreide huizen Hijken, 2.1 times as high as in Midden-Drenthe (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 5%, 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
43
▲2.1 times as high as Midden-Drenthe (20)
Change since 2021
-5%
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (-28%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
43
▲2.1 times as high as Midden-Drenthe (20)
Change since 2021
-5%
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (-28%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Verspreide huizen Hijken registered 43 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Verspreide huizen Hijken43
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 Verspreide huizen Hijken is 'Traffic': 29.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.1 in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Verspreide huizen HijkenMidden-Drenthe
Traffic29.5
Midden-Drenthe 5.1▲ +478% vs Midden-Drenthe
Theft and burglary9.8
Midden-Drenthe 6.7▲ +46% vs Midden-Drenthe
Fraud and scams3.3
Midden-Drenthe 3.3≈ Midden-Drenthe
Vandalism and public order0.0
Midden-Drenthe 1.9▼ −100% vs Midden-Drenthe
Violence and threats0.0
Midden-Drenthe 1.7▼ −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 Verspreide huizen Hijken registered 14 traffic accidents, of which 6 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 above the Midden-Drenthe average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Verspreide huizen Hijken rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Midden-Drenthe. More adults smoke (19% against 15%), more meet the physical activity guideline (48% against 46%) and more feel lonely (43% against 42%), but fewer are overweight (52% against 56%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Verspreide huizen Hijken, covering 66% of the area, against 72% in Midden-Drenthe. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 27% of the area, 8 percentage points above the 19% in Midden-Drenthe.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲3 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (19%)
More figures
Overweight
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (56%)
Smokes
19%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (46%)
Lonely
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Drenthe (42%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (18%)
Agriculture, share of the area
66%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (72%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲3 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (19%)
More figures
Overweight
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (56%)
Smokes
19%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (46%)
Lonely
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Drenthe (42%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (18%)
Agriculture, share of the area
66%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (72%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (4%)
Health
An estimated 79% 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
79%
75.7%
Smokes
18.9%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
5.8%
Overweight
51.8%
55.7%
Lonely
43%
42.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.2%
39.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.1%
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
27% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Traffic1.4%
Built-up0.4%
Other built-up0.7%
Recreation0.9%
Agriculture66.5%
Forest and nature26%
Water4.1%
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 2400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
5,600 m
–
GP practice
5,800 m
–
Primary school
2,400 m
–
Daycare
2,400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.1
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 faster than the Midden-Drenthe average.
Verspreide huizen Hijken has 295 inhabitants (2026), or 11 per km² (89% lower than in Midden-Drenthe). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 20%, against a rise of 3% 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
+20%
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Midden-Drenthe
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (21%)
Never married
53%
▲11 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (42%)
Dutch origin
84%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (90%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+20%
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Midden-Drenthe
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (21%)
Never married
53%
▲11 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (42%)
Dutch origin
84%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (90%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 20% between 2021 and 2026, to 295.
Residents, 2026
295
+20% since 2021
Midden-Drenthe +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 11 residents per km², this buurt is 89% less densely populated than the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Residents per km²11
Dwellings per km²3.7
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
27% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1560
15 to 2535
25 to 4580
45 to 6575
65 to 8045
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are never married.
Never married155
Married130
Divorced5
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
84% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands255
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)35
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
Verspreide huizen Hijken has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Midden-Drenthe (1.3). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Midden-Drenthe (28%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
38%
▲24 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
8%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Midden-Drenthe (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+1 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
69%
▲59 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (10%)
Residential, share of addresses
27%
▼54 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (81%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (5%)
Multi-family dwellings
2%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
38%
▲24 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
8%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Midden-Drenthe (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+1 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
69%
▲59 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (10%)
Residential, share of addresses
27%
▼54 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (81%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (5%)
Multi-family dwellings
2%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe (2025).
Petrol72.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.8%
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 31% to 28% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
28%– about the same as Midden-Drenthe (28%)
-3 pp since 2021
Midden-Drenthe +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, 180 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars180
Motorcycles15
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
27% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (69%).
Residential26.6%
Retail0.3%
Office0.3%
Assembly0.5%
Industrial6.6%
Lodging69%
Other2.5%
Explanation
Based on 365 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
11 residents per km²: 98% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²11
NL 539▼ −98% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings86%
NL 57%▲ +51% vs NL
Average WOZ value€426,000
NL €398,000▲ +7% 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