The population is shrinking, while it grows in Midden-Drenthe. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Westerbork is €367,000, 5% higher than in Midden-Drenthe (€351,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 71%, against a rise of 74% in Midden-Drenthe. 69% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points less than in Midden-Drenthe (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€367,000
▲5% higher than Midden-Drenthe (€351,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+71%
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+74%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▼2 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (71%)
Social housing
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (22%)
Private rent
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (7%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (88%)
Built before 1945
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (16%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (7%)
Built 1992–2005
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (17%)
Average WOZ value
€367,000
▲5% higher than Midden-Drenthe (€351,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+71%
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+74%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▼2 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (71%)
Social housing
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (22%)
Private rent
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (7%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (88%)
Built before 1945
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (16%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (7%)
Built 1992–2005
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 71% between 2014 and 2025, to €367,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€367,000▲ 5% above Midden-Drenthe
+71% since 2014
Midden-Drenthe +74%
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: ~€333 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€333/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
155 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €367,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€121NL median
Water board levy€42–
Property tax (OZB)€35€32
Sewage levy€25€22
Waste levy€19€27
Costs to set aside€212
Maintenance reserve€198–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Midden-Drenthe's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 132nd 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 155 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €367,000.
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
Westerbork has the 6th-lowest WOZ value of the 17 wijken in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
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: €367,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Westerbork
367,000
2,298
–
Beilen
343,000
5,194
–
Hijken
383,000
414
–
Hooghalen
399,000
582
–
Wijster
381,000
425
–
Spier
422,000
98
–
Drijber
438,000
140
–
Smilde
304,000
2,092
–
Bovensmilde
319,000
1,500
–
Hoogersmilde
334,000
698
–
Elp
457,000
199
–
Witteveen
369,000
251
–
Nieuw-Balinge
346,000
402
–
Nieuweroord
513,000
39
–
Zwiggelte
488,000
187
–
Orvelte
448,000
105
–
De Broekstreek
474,000
225
–
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 housing26%
Private rent4%
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
88% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes88%
Multi-family homes12%
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
35% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 25% in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Before 19456.8%
1945-196412.2%
1965-197417.5%
1975-199135.2%
1992-200519%
2006-20154.1%
2016 and later5.2%
Explanation
Based on 2,325 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, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Westerbork, 10% lower than in Midden-Drenthe (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 2%, 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
18
▼10% lower than Midden-Drenthe (20)
Change since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (-28%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.6
▲38% higher than Midden-Drenthe (2.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼10% lower than Midden-Drenthe (20)
Change since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (-28%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.6
▲38% higher than Midden-Drenthe (2.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Westerbork registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Westerbork18
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 Westerbork is 'Theft and burglary': 7.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.7 in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
WesterborkMidden-Drenthe
Theft and burglary7.5
Midden-Drenthe 6.7▲ +12% vs Midden-Drenthe
Fraud and scams4.4
Midden-Drenthe 3.3▲ +33% vs Midden-Drenthe
Traffic3.3
Midden-Drenthe 5.1▼ −35% vs Midden-Drenthe
Violence and threats1.5
Midden-Drenthe 1.7▼ −12% vs Midden-Drenthe
Vandalism and public order1.3
Midden-Drenthe 1.9▼ −32% vs Midden-Drenthe
Other and withheld0.4
Midden-Drenthe 0.9≈ Midden-Drenthe
Environmental0.0
Midden-Drenthe 0.1≈ 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 Westerbork registered 11 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 about average; green space is below the Midden-Drenthe average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Westerbork rate their own health as good, about the same as in Midden-Drenthe. Fewer adults smoke (13% against 15%), fewer are overweight (55% against 56%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 46%), but more report anxiety or depression (40% against 39%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Westerbork, covering 70% of the area, against 72% in Midden-Drenthe. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 14% of the area, 5 percentage points below the 19% in Midden-Drenthe.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (19%)
More figures
Smokes
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (46%)
Overweight
55%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (56%)
Lonely
42%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (42%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (19%)
More figures
Smokes
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (46%)
Overweight
55%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (56%)
Lonely
42%
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (42%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (2%)
Health
An estimated 76% 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
75.5%
75.7%
Smokes
12.8%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
5.8%
Overweight
55.3%
55.7%
Lonely
41.8%
42.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.6%
39.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
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
14% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Traffic2.7%
Built-up11.1%
Other built-up1.2%
Recreation4%
Agriculture70.1%
Forest and nature10.4%
Water0.4%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Midden-Drenthe.
Westerbork has 4,800 inhabitants (2026), or 291 per km² (2.9 times as high as in Midden-Drenthe). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 2%, 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 2014
-2%
▼lower 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
+4%
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (28%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲3 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (49%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-2%
▼lower 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
+4%
▼lower than Midden-Drenthe (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (28%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲3 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▼4 percentage points lower 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 shrank 2% between 2014 and 2026, to 4,800.
Residents, 2026
4,800
-2% since 2014
Midden-Drenthe +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 291 residents per km², this wijk is 2.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Residents per km²291
Dwellings per km²139.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 16.7 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15540
15 to 25460
25 to 45825
45 to 651,300
65 to 801,175
80 and over500
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are married.
Never married1,770
Married2,275
Divorced360
Widowed395
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,455
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)135
Outside Europe205
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1750
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,510
Higher professional, university1,080
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
Westerbork has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Midden-Drenthe (1.3). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Midden-Drenthe (28%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (−1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
83%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (81%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
291
▼46% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Midden-Drenthe (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▲higher than Midden-Drenthe (−1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Midden-Drenthe (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
83%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Drenthe (81%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Drenthe (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
291
▼46% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 135 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij30
Nijverheid en energie55
Handel en horeca100
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed40
Zakelijke dienstverlening135
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg100
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe (2025).
Petrol72.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.4%
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 26% to 27% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▼ 1 percentage point below Midden-Drenthe (28%)
+1 pp since 2014
Midden-Drenthe +0 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, 3,000 passenger cars and 285 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,000
Motorcycles285
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
83% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (10%).
Residential82.9%
Retail1.7%
Office0.7%
Assembly1.1%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial2.7%
Lodging10.2%
Sports0.2%
Other3.1%
Explanation
Based on 2,806 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% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings12%
NL 37%▼ −68% vs NL
Residents per km²291
NL 539▼ −46% vs NL
Single-family dwellings88%
NL 63%▲ +40% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings69%
NL 57%▲ +21% 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