The population is growing about as fast as in Ooststellingwerf. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost less than the Ooststellingwerf average.
The average WOZ value in Appelscha-Steegdenhal is €273,000, 12% lower than in Ooststellingwerf (€312,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 36%, against a rise of 30% in Ooststellingwerf. 52% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points less than in Ooststellingwerf (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€273,000
▼12% lower than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+36%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+30%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▼16 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
23%
▲17 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 2016 and later
31%
▲26 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (5%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (14%)
Average WOZ value
€273,000
▼12% lower than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+36%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+30%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▼16 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
23%
▲17 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 2016 and later
31%
▲26 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (5%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼22 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 36% between 2021 and 2025, to €273,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€273,000▼ 12% below Ooststellingwerf
+36% 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: ~€256 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€256/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
112 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €273,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€103NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Property tax (OZB)€17€24
Costs to set aside€153
Maintenance reserve€143–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Ooststellingwerf's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 44th 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 112 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €273,000.
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-Steegdenhal has the 3rd-lowest 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: €273,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Appelscha-Steegdenhal
273,000
188
–
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-Toogwijk
288,000
176
–
Appelscha-Vaart
295,000
312
–
Appelscha-Van Emstweg
339,000
143
–
Appelscha-Buitengebied
455,000
305
–
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 52% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied52%
Social housing25%
Private rent23%
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
99% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes99%
Multi-family homes1%
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
58% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 24% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
1965-19741.1%
1975-199158%
1992-200510.1%
2016 and later30.9%
Explanation
Based on 188 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 Ooststellingwerf average.
In 2025, 13 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Appelscha-Steegdenhal, 35% lower than in Ooststellingwerf (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 71%, 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
13
▼35% lower than Ooststellingwerf (20)
Change since 2021
-71%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼35% lower than Ooststellingwerf (20)
Change since 2021
-71%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Appelscha-Steegdenhal registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Appelscha-Steegdenhal13
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-Steegdenhal is 'Vandalism and public order': 5.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.5 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Appelscha-SteegdenhalOoststellingwerf
Vandalism and public order5.1
Ooststellingwerf 3.5▲ +46% vs Ooststellingwerf
Violence and threats5.1
Ooststellingwerf 3.0▲ +70% vs Ooststellingwerf
Fraud and scams2.5
Ooststellingwerf 4.3▼ −42% vs Ooststellingwerf
Theft and burglary0.0
Ooststellingwerf 5.1▼ −100% vs Ooststellingwerf
Traffic0.0
Ooststellingwerf 3.5▼ −100% 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'.
Residents rate their health below the Ooststellingwerf average; green space is above the Ooststellingwerf average.
An estimated 72% of adults in Appelscha-Steegdenhal rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Ooststellingwerf. More adults report anxiety or depression (44% against 40%), more smoke (18% against 16%) and more are overweight (57% against 55%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (41% against 45%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Appelscha-Steegdenhal, covering 60% of the area, against 4% in Ooststellingwerf. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 40% of the area, 18 percentage points above the 22% in Ooststellingwerf.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
40%
▲18 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
41%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Overweight
57%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (55%)
Smokes
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼70 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
60%
▲56 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
40%
▲38 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
40%
▲18 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
41%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Overweight
57%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (55%)
Smokes
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼70 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
60%
▲56 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
40%
▲38 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (2%)
Health
An estimated 72% 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
71.9%
73.6%
Smokes
18.3%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
6%
5.7%
Overweight
57.3%
55.3%
Lonely
45.5%
44.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.7%
40%
Meets physical activity guideline
41.4%
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
40% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 22% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Built-up60%
Recreation40%
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 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,200 m
–
GP practice
1,200 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.1
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
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 about as fast as the Ooststellingwerf average.
Appelscha-Steegdenhal has 370 inhabitants (2026), or 2,351 per km² (20.3 times as high as in Ooststellingwerf). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 1%, 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
+1%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ooststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (21%)
Never married
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (43%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
68%
▲19 percentage points higher 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
+1%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ooststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (21%)
Never married
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (43%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
68%
▲19 percentage points higher 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 grew 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 370.
Residents, 2026
370
+1% since 2021
Ooststellingwerf +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,351 residents per km², this buurt is 20 times as densely populated as the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Residents per km²2,351
Dwellings per km²1,175
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 12.7 died per 1,000.
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 1550
15 to 2535
25 to 45100
45 to 65100
65 to 8075
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married180
Married130
Divorced45
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands340
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Outside Europe10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
68% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4150
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-Steegdenhal has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Ooststellingwerf (1.3). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Ooststellingwerf (27%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
38%
▲23 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲10 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Ooststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲7 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (1%)
Education, share of addresses
0%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (0%)
Residents per km²
2,351
▲4.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
38%
▲23 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲10 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Ooststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲7 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (1%)
Education, share of addresses
0%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (0%)
Residents per km²
2,351
▲4.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf (2025).
Petrol76.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.6%
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 24% to 24% 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, 275 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars275
Motorcycles25
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
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (2%).
Residential89.5%
Assembly2.4%
Education0.5%
Other7.6%
Explanation
Based on 210 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
1% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings1%
NL 37%▼ −97% vs NL
Residents per km²2,351
NL 539▲ +336% vs NL
Private rent23%
NL 14%▲ +64% vs NL
Single-family dwellings99%
NL 63%▲ +57% vs NL
Average WOZ value€273,000
NL €398,000▼ −31% 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