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Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
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SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
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Neighbourhood · Ooststellingwerf
Living in Appelscha-Buitengebied
The population is growing slower than in Ooststellingwerf. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, and registered crime per resident is higher.
Homes cost more than the Ooststellingwerf average.
The average WOZ value in Appelscha-Buitengebied is €455,000, 46% higher than in Ooststellingwerf (€312,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 24%, against a rise of 30% in Ooststellingwerf. 87% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Ooststellingwerf (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€455,000
▲46% higher than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+30%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲19 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
2%
▼25 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (24%)
Built 1965–1974
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (14%)
Average WOZ value
€455,000
▲46% higher than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+30%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲19 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
2%
▼25 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (24%)
Built 1965–1974
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 24% between 2021 and 2025, to €455,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€455,000▲ 46% above Ooststellingwerf
+24% since 2021
Ooststellingwerf +30%
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: ~€379 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€379/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
189 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €455,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€121NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€29€40
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€258
Maintenance reserve€241–
Buildings insurance€17–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Ooststellingwerf's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 34th 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 189 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €455,000.
Levies: Ooststellingwerf'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
Appelscha-Buitengebied has the highest WOZ value of the 11 buurten in Appelscha.
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: €455,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Appelscha-Buitengebied
455,000
305
–
Appelscha-Bruggelaan
377,000
98
–
Appelscha-De Valouwe
448,000
34
–
Appelscha-Drentseweg
381,000
114
–
Appelscha-Midden Oost
221,000
405
–
Appelscha-Midden West
200,000
182
–
Appelscha-Noord
358,000
192
–
Appelscha-Steegdenhal
273,000
188
–
Appelscha-Toogwijk
288,000
176
–
Appelscha-Vaart
295,000
312
–
Appelscha-Van Emstweg
339,000
143
–
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 87% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied87%
Social housing2%
Private rent10%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
33% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 13% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Before 194532.8%
1945-196415.4%
1965-197415.8%
1975-199115.1%
1992-200512.2%
2006-20154.2%
2016 and later4.5%
Explanation
Based on 311 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 Ooststellingwerf average.
In 2025, 28 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Appelscha-Buitengebied, 40% higher than in Ooststellingwerf (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 13%, against a fall of 11% in Ooststellingwerf. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
▲40% higher than Ooststellingwerf (20)
Change since 2021
+13%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.4
▲2.2 times as high as Ooststellingwerf (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
▲40% higher than Ooststellingwerf (20)
Change since 2021
+13%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.4
▲2.2 times as high as Ooststellingwerf (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Appelscha-Buitengebied registered 28 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Appelscha-Buitengebied28
The municipality of Ooststellingwerf20
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 Appelscha-Buitengebied is 'Traffic': 9.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.5 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Appelscha-BuitengebiedOoststellingwerf
Traffic9.8
Ooststellingwerf 3.5▲ +180% vs Ooststellingwerf
Violence and threats8.9
Ooststellingwerf 3.0▲ +197% vs Ooststellingwerf
Theft and burglary3.6
Ooststellingwerf 5.1▼ −29% vs Ooststellingwerf
Fraud and scams3.6
Ooststellingwerf 4.3▼ −16% vs Ooststellingwerf
Vandalism and public order1.8
Ooststellingwerf 3.5▼ −49% vs Ooststellingwerf
Environmental0.0
Ooststellingwerf 0.0
Other and withheld0.0
Ooststellingwerf 0.8≈ Ooststellingwerf
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 Appelscha-Buitengebied registered 23 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 Ooststellingwerf average; green space is above the Ooststellingwerf average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Appelscha-Buitengebied rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Ooststellingwerf. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 45%), fewer report anxiety or depression (35% against 40%) and fewer smoke (12% against 16%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 45%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Appelscha-Buitengebied, covering 46% of the area, against 21% in Ooststellingwerf. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 50% of the area, 28 percentage points above the 22% in Ooststellingwerf.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
50%
▲28 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼5 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Lonely
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Overweight
51%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (55%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
46%
▲25 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
46%
▼24 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
50%
▲28 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼5 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Lonely
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Overweight
51%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (55%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
46%
▲25 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
46%
▼24 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Ooststellingwerf
Good self-rated health
78.8%
73.6%
Smokes
12.5%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
6.1%
5.7%
Overweight
51.2%
55.3%
Lonely
39.8%
44.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
40%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.1%
44.6%
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
50% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 22% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Traffic1.7%
Built-up1.2%
Other built-up0.8%
Recreation3.9%
Agriculture45.7%
Forest and nature46.4%
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
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 1900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,800 m
–
GP practice
2,800 m
–
Primary school
2,600 m
–
Daycare
1,900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.2
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 slower than the Ooststellingwerf average.
Appelscha-Buitengebied has 1,065 inhabitants (2026), or 29 per km² (75% lower than in Ooststellingwerf). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 2% in Ooststellingwerf. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 19% 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
+0%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ooststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (28%)
Never married
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (43%)
Dutch origin
89%
▼1 percentage point lower than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (49%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ooststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (28%)
Never married
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (43%)
Dutch origin
89%
▼1 percentage point lower than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (49%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,065.
Residents, 2026
1,065
+0% since 2021
Ooststellingwerf +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 29 residents per km², this buurt is 75% less densely populated than the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Residents per km²29
Dwellings per km²8.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 26.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15100
15 to 2555
25 to 45250
45 to 65355
65 to 80245
80 and over70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married515
Married425
Divorced65
Widowed60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands950
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)50
Outside Europe65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
47% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1200
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4410
Higher professional, university270
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Ooststellingwerf; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Ooststellingwerf voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of OoststellingwerfThe Netherlands
D66
11.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
18.9%
16.7%
VVD
12.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.1%
12.8%
CDA
13%
11.8%
JA21
5.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
8.3%
4.5%
BBB
7.6%
2.6%
Other
11.5%
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
Appelscha-Buitengebied has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Ooststellingwerf (1.3). 38% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 11 percentage points more than in Ooststellingwerf (27%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Ooststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
38%
▲11 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
47%
▲42 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
43%
▼40 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Social housing
2%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Ooststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
38%
▲11 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
47%
▲42 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
43%
▼40 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Social housing
2%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij30
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening45
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
38% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf (2025).
Petrol62.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)37.7%
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 35% to 38% 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, 570 passenger cars and 75 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars570
Motorcycles75
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
43% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (47%).
Residential43.1%
Retail0.3%
Office0.4%
Assembly2.9%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial10.4%
Lodging46.5%
Education0.3%
Other2.5%
Explanation
Based on 722 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
29 residents per km²: 95% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²29
NL 539▼ −95% vs NL
Social housing2%
NL 28%▼ −93% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings87%
NL 57%▲ +53% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% 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