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Living in Midwolda

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Oldambt. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Oldambt, and registered crime per resident is lower.

2,095 residents, 1,885 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Oldambt average.

The average WOZ value in Midwolda is €344,000, 26% higher than in Oldambt (€272,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 132%, against a rise of 105% in Oldambt. 78% of the homes are owner-occupied, 14 percentage points more than in Oldambt (64%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €344,000
    26% higher than Oldambt (€272,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +132%
    higher than Oldambt (+105%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    78%
    14 percentage points higher than Oldambt (64%)
  • Social housing
    16%
    9 percentage points lower than Oldambt (25%)
  • Private rent
    5%
    6 percentage points lower than Oldambt (11%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    96%
    15 percentage points higher than Oldambt (81%)
  • Built 2016 and later
    13%
    8 percentage points higher than Oldambt (5%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    10%
    6 percentage points lower than Oldambt (16%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    10%
    4 percentage points lower than Oldambt (14%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 132% between 2014 and 2025, to €344,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€344,00026% above Oldambt
  • +132% since 2014
  • Oldambt +105%
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: ~€328 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€328/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 146 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €344,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€129NL median
  • Property tax (OZB)€45€30
  • Water board levy€41–
  • Sewage levy€22€22
  • Waste levy€21€27
Costs to set aside€199
  • Maintenance reserve€186–
  • Buildings insurance€13–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Oldambt's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 257th 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 146 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €344,000.
  • Levies: Oldambt'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

Midwolda has the highest WOZ value of the 10 wijken in the municipality of Oldambt.

Netherlands€398,000
Oldambt€272,000
Midwolda€344,000

Westerlee€333,000
Finsterwolde€320,000
Scheemda€281,000
Nieuwolda€278,000
Winschoten€254,000
Beerta€248,000
Explanation

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: €344,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Midwolda344,0001,885–
Winschoten254,0009,583–
Finsterwolde320,0001,207–
Drieborg-Nieuw-Beerta230,000228–
Beerta248,0001,095–
Bad Nieuweschans185,000721–
Scheemda281,0003,034–
Westerlee333,000614–
Nieuw-Scheemda-'t Waar294,000273–
Nieuwolda278,000636–
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 housing16%
  • Private rent5%
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

96% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes96%
  • Multi-family homes4%
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

27% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 26% in the municipality of Oldambt.

  • Before 194527.3%
  • 1945-196410.4%
  • 1965-197410.1%
  • 1975-199119%
  • 1992-200513.1%
  • 2006-20156.8%
  • 2016 and later13.3%
Explanation

Based on 1,909 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 Oldambt average.

In 2025, 19 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Midwolda, 56% lower than in Oldambt (43). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 6%, against a rise of 10% in Oldambt. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    19
    56% lower than Oldambt (43)
  • Change since 2021
    +6%
    lower than Oldambt (+10%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    4.6
    21% higher than Oldambt (3.8)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Midwolda registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 43 in the municipality of Oldambt.

Midwolda19
The municipality of Oldambt43
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Midwolda registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 43 in the municipality of Oldambt.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1956% below Oldambt
  • +6% since 2021
  • Oldambt +10%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Midwolda is 'Theft and burglary': 5.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.4 in the municipality of Oldambt.

MidwoldaOldambt
  • Theft and burglary5.1
  • Traffic5.1
  • Fraud and scams3.5
  • Violence and threats2.6
  • Other and withheld1.6
  • Vandalism and public order0.5
  • Environmental0.2
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 4.6 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 3.8 in the municipality of Oldambt.

Midwolda4.6
The municipality of Oldambt3.79
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Midwolda registered 12 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 Oldambt average; green space is below the Oldambt average.

An estimated 72% of adults in Midwolda rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Oldambt. Fewer adults feel lonely (47% against 51%), fewer smoke (16% against 19%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (43% against 45%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (44% against 42%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Midwolda, covering 73% of the area, against 62% in Oldambt. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 6% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 7% in Oldambt.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    72%
    4 percentage points higher than Oldambt (68%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    6%
    1 percentage point lower than Oldambt (7%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    47%
    4 percentage points lower than Oldambt (51%)
  • Smokes
    16%
    3 percentage points lower than Oldambt (19%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    43%
    2 percentage points lower than Oldambt (45%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    44%
    2 percentage points higher than Oldambt (42%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    73%
    11 percentage points higher than Oldambt (62%)
  • Water, share of the area
    14%
    9 percentage points lower than Oldambt (23%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    4%
    1 percentage point lower than Oldambt (5%)

Health

An estimated 72% of adults rate their own health as good, against 68% in the municipality of Oldambt (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Oldambt
Good self-rated health
71.8%
67.7%
Smokes
16.4%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
7.4%
6%
Overweight
60.8%
62.3%
Lonely
47.3%
50.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
45.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
43.9%
42.3%
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

6% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 7% in the municipality of Oldambt.

  • Traffic1.7%
  • Built-up3.7%
  • Other built-up1%
  • Recreation2%
  • Agriculture73.3%
  • Forest and nature3.9%
  • Water14.5%
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 Oldambt.

Midwolda has 2,095 inhabitants (2026), or 112 per km² (36% lower than in Oldambt). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 46%, against a rise of 3% in Oldambt. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Oldambt was 75%, 3 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 27% 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
    -46%
    lower than Oldambt (+3%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Oldambt
    75%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +11%
    higher than Oldambt (+7%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    29%
    about the same as Oldambt (29%)
  • Never married
    45%
    1 percentage point higher than Oldambt (44%)
  • Dutch origin
    92%
    7 percentage points higher than Oldambt (85%)
  • PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
    27%
    10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population shrank 46% between 2014 and 2026, to 2,095.

Residents, 2026
2,095
  • -46% since 2014
  • Oldambt +3%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 112 residents per km², this wijk is 36% less densely populated than the municipality of Oldambt.

Residents per km²112
Dwellings per km²101.3

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 10.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.1 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

29% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15275
  • 15 to 25255
  • 25 to 45445
  • 45 to 65605
  • 65 to 80400
  • 80 and over115

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

45% of residents are never married.

  • Never married940
  • Married860
  • Divorced160
  • Widowed135

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

92% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands1,915
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)100
  • Outside Europe75

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Oldambt; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 75% of eligible voters in Oldambt voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 27% of the valid votes.

Municipality of OldambtThe Netherlands
D66
11.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
27.2%
16.7%
VVD
13%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.7%
12.8%
CDA
9.2%
11.8%
JA21
4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7%
4.5%
BBB
4.3%
2.6%
Other
12.2%
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

Midwolda has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Oldambt (1.2). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Oldambt (22%).

Key figures
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    20%
    4 percentage points higher than Oldambt (16%)
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    19%
    3 percentage points lower than Oldambt (22%)
  • Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
    10%
    2 percentage points lower than Oldambt (12%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.4
    17% higher than Oldambt (1.2)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    25%
    3 percentage points higher than Oldambt (22%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +4 pp
    higher than Oldambt (0 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    94%
    7 percentage points higher than Oldambt (87%)
  • Retail, share of addresses
    1%
    1 percentage point lower than Oldambt (2%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    1%
    1 percentage point higher than Oldambt (0%)
  • Residents per km²
    112
    79% lower than the Netherlands (539)
  • Private rent
    5%
    9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Social housing
    16%
    12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)

Business establishments by sector

Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 90 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25
Nijverheid en energie90
Handel en horeca85
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie30
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening85
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg70
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Oldambt (2025).

  • Petrol75.4%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.6%
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 21% to 25% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
25%3 percentage points above Oldambt (22%)
  • +4 pp since 2014
  • Oldambt +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, 2,660 passenger cars and 380 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars2,660
Motorcycles380
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

94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).

  • Residential93.6%
  • Retail1%
  • Office0.5%
  • Assembly1.7%
  • Healthcare0.9%
  • Industrial3.4%
  • Lodging1.1%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.2%
  • Other2.2%
Explanation

Based on 2,040 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% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Multi-family dwellings4%
  • Residents per km²112
  • Private rent5%
  • Social housing16%
  • Single-family dwellings96%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of Midwolda

Compare the neighbourhoods of Midwolda
Verspreide huizen Midwolda165–
Midwolda1,930–

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole district.

How we calculate
Living in Midwolda (Oldambt): WOZ, prices & areas