The population is growing faster than in Noordoostpolder. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Ens is €332,000, 2% lower than in Noordoostpolder (€340,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 79%, against a rise of 93% in Noordoostpolder. 68% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Noordoostpolder (66%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€332,000
▼2% lower than Noordoostpolder (€340,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+79%
▼lower than Noordoostpolder (+93%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
68%
▲2 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (66%)
Social housing
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (23%)
Private rent
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (12%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noordoostpolder (85%)
Built 2016 and later
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (12%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (7%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼5 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (20%)
Average WOZ value
€332,000
▼2% lower than Noordoostpolder (€340,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+79%
▼lower than Noordoostpolder (+93%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
68%
▲2 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (66%)
Social housing
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (23%)
Private rent
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (12%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noordoostpolder (85%)
Built 2016 and later
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (12%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (7%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼5 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 79% between 2014 and 2025, to €332,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€332,000▼ 2% below Noordoostpolder
+79% since 2014
Noordoostpolder +93%
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: ~€299 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€299/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
134 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €332,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€116NL median
Water board levy€41–
Waste levy€31€27
Property tax (OZB)€29€29
Sewage levy€15€22
Costs to set aside€183
Maintenance reserve€171–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Noordoostpolder's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 107th 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 134 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €332,000.
Levies: Noordoostpolder'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
Ens has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 11 wijken in the municipality of Noordoostpolder.
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: €332,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Ens
332,000
1,469
–
Emmeloord
319,000
12,092
–
Bant
408,000
625
–
Luttelgeest
275,000
1,119
–
Marknesse
356,000
1,689
–
Kraggenburg
398,000
640
–
Nagele
368,000
868
–
Tollebeek
423,000
845
–
Espel
403,000
639
–
Creil
407,000
700
–
Rutten
405,000
673
–
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 68% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied68%
Social housing16%
Private rent16%
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
84% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes84%
Multi-family homes16%
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
34% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 27% in the municipality of Noordoostpolder.
Before 19450.5%
1945-196434.1%
1965-197410.9%
1975-199114.8%
1992-200518.1%
2006-20151.5%
2016 and later20.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,477 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 Noordoostpolder average.
In 2025, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Ens, 47% lower than in Noordoostpolder (30). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 31%, against a fall of 7% in Noordoostpolder. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼47% lower than Noordoostpolder (30)
Change since 2021
-31%
▼lower than Noordoostpolder (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼4% lower than Noordoostpolder (2.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼47% lower than Noordoostpolder (30)
Change since 2021
-31%
▼lower than Noordoostpolder (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼4% lower than Noordoostpolder (2.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Ens registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 30 in the municipality of Noordoostpolder.
Ens16
The municipality of Noordoostpolder30
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 Ens is 'Theft and burglary': 6.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.0 in the municipality of Noordoostpolder.
EnsNoordoostpolder
Theft and burglary6.0
Noordoostpolder 11.0▼ −45% vs Noordoostpolder
Fraud and scams4.3
Noordoostpolder 4.0▲ +7% vs Noordoostpolder
Traffic3.7
Noordoostpolder 5.3▼ −30% vs Noordoostpolder
Vandalism and public order1.2
Noordoostpolder 4.6▼ −74% vs Noordoostpolder
Other and withheld0.3
Noordoostpolder 1.2▼ −75% vs Noordoostpolder
Violence and threats0.0
Noordoostpolder 3.3▼ −100% vs Noordoostpolder
Environmental0.0
Noordoostpolder 0.2≈ Noordoostpolder
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 Ens registered 34 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 above the Noordoostpolder average; green space is below the Noordoostpolder average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Ens rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Noordoostpolder. Fewer adults feel lonely (45% against 46%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (44% against 45%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Ens, covering 91% of the area, against 68% in Noordoostpolder. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 2 percentage points below the 5% in Noordoostpolder.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (5%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noordoostpolder (45%)
Lonely
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noordoostpolder (46%)
Overweight
54%
=about the same as Noordoostpolder (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
=about the same as Noordoostpolder (41%)
Agriculture, share of the area
91%
▲23 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (68%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (23%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noordoostpolder (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (5%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noordoostpolder (45%)
Lonely
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noordoostpolder (46%)
Overweight
54%
=about the same as Noordoostpolder (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
=about the same as Noordoostpolder (41%)
Agriculture, share of the area
91%
▲23 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (68%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (23%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noordoostpolder (4%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Noordoostpolder (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Noordoostpolder
Good self-rated health
77%
75%
Smokes
18.1%
18.1%
Excessive drinking
5.2%
5.2%
Overweight
53.5%
54.1%
Lonely
44.6%
45.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.4%
40.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
43.9%
45.2%
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
3% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 5% in the municipality of Noordoostpolder.
Traffic1.7%
Built-up2.4%
Other built-up0.8%
Recreation0.4%
Agriculture91.1%
Forest and nature2.5%
Water1.1%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Noordoostpolder average.
Ens has 3,495 inhabitants (2026), or 83 per km² (27% lower than in Noordoostpolder). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 17%, against a rise of 12% in Noordoostpolder. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Noordoostpolder was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+17%
▲higher than Noordoostpolder (+12%)
Turnout, municipality of Noordoostpolder
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+21%
▲higher than Noordoostpolder (+10%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noordoostpolder (26%)
Never married
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noordoostpolder (49%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲3 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (77%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲3 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2014
+17%
▲higher than Noordoostpolder (+12%)
Turnout, municipality of Noordoostpolder
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+21%
▲higher than Noordoostpolder (+10%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noordoostpolder (26%)
Never married
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noordoostpolder (49%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲3 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (77%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲3 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population grew 17% between 2014 and 2026, to 3,495.
Residents, 2026
3,495
+17% since 2014
Noordoostpolder +12%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 83 residents per km², this wijk is 27% less densely populated than the municipality of Noordoostpolder.
Residents per km²83
Dwellings per km²34.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.3 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 25 and 45.
0 to 15565
15 to 25440
25 to 45940
45 to 65915
65 to 80520
80 and over110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married1,745
Married1,470
Divorced165
Widowed120
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
80% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,815
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)520
Outside Europe165
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1690
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,350
Higher professional, university580
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Noordoostpolder; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Noordoostpolder voted. The largest party was CDA with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of NoordoostpolderThe Netherlands
D66
9.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.2%
16.7%
VVD
13.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.6%
12.8%
CDA
17.4%
11.8%
JA21
6.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.2%
4.5%
BBB
5.9%
2.6%
Other
16%
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
Ens has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Noordoostpolder (1.3). 31% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Noordoostpolder (30%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
24%
▲6 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Noordoostpolder (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noordoostpolder (30%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−3 pp
▼lower than Noordoostpolder (−1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲4 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noordoostpolder (10%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noordoostpolder (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
24%
▲6 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Noordoostpolder (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Noordoostpolder (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noordoostpolder (30%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−3 pp
▼lower than Noordoostpolder (−1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲4 percentage points higher than Noordoostpolder (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noordoostpolder (10%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noordoostpolder (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 120 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij120
Nijverheid en energie85
Handel en horeca80
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening90
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg55
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
31% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 30% in the municipality of Noordoostpolder (2025).
Petrol68.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)31.4%
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 34% to 31% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
31%▲ 1 percentage point above Noordoostpolder (30%)
-3 pp since 2014
Noordoostpolder +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, 1,940 passenger cars and 245 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,940
Motorcycles245
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
89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (11%).
Residential88.8%
Retail0.5%
Office0.6%
Assembly0.7%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial11.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other7.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,664 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
83 residents per km²: 85% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²83
NL 539▼ −85% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings16%
NL 37%▼ −57% vs NL
Social housing16%
NL 28%▼ −43% vs NL
Single-family dwellings84%
NL 63%▲ +33% vs NL
Average WOZ value€332,000
NL €398,000▼ −17% 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