The population is growing faster than in Ooststellingwerf. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, and registered crime per resident is about the same.
Homes cost less than the Ooststellingwerf average.
The average WOZ value in Appelscha-Vaart is €295,000, 5% lower than in Ooststellingwerf (€312,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 29%, against a rise of 30% in Ooststellingwerf. 62% of the homes are owner-occupied, 6 percentage points less than in Ooststellingwerf (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€295,000
▼5% lower than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+29%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+30%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
16%
▼11 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
21%
▲15 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
61%
▼29 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼13 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (14%)
Built before 1945
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (13%)
Average WOZ value
€295,000
▼5% lower than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+29%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+30%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
16%
▼11 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
21%
▲15 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
61%
▼29 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼13 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (14%)
Built before 1945
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 29% between 2021 and 2025, to €295,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€295,000▼ 5% below Ooststellingwerf
+29% 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: ~€275 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€275/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
124 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €295,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€106NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Property tax (OZB)€19€26
Costs to set aside€169
Maintenance reserve€158–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Ooststellingwerf's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 41st 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 124 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €295,000.
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-Vaart has the 5th-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: €295,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Appelscha-Vaart
295,000
312
–
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-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 62% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied62%
Social housing16%
Private rent21%
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
61% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes61%
Multi-family homes39%
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
25% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 24% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Before 194520.8%
1945-196423.6%
1965-197410.2%
1975-199125.2%
1992-20054.2%
2006-201511.5%
2016 and later4.5%
Explanation
Based on 313 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
About as much registered crime per resident as the Ooststellingwerf average.
In 2025, 20 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Appelscha-Vaart, about the same as in Ooststellingwerf (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 14%, 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
20
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (20)
Change since 2021
+14%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▲5% higher than Ooststellingwerf (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (20)
Change since 2021
+14%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▲5% higher than Ooststellingwerf (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Appelscha-Vaart registered 20 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Appelscha-Vaart20
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-Vaart is 'Theft and burglary': 8.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.1 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Appelscha-VaartOoststellingwerf
Theft and burglary8.5
Ooststellingwerf 5.1▲ +67% vs Ooststellingwerf
Traffic5.1
Ooststellingwerf 3.5▲ +46% vs Ooststellingwerf
Vandalism and public order3.4
Ooststellingwerf 3.5≈ Ooststellingwerf
Fraud and scams3.4
Ooststellingwerf 4.3▼ −21% vs Ooststellingwerf
Violence and threats0.0
Ooststellingwerf 3.0▼ −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'.
In 2024, police in Appelscha-Vaart registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 Ooststellingwerf average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Appelscha-Vaart rate their own health as good, about the same as in Ooststellingwerf. More adults smoke (17% against 16%) and more report anxiety or depression (41% against 40%), but fewer feel lonely (44% against 45%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (44% against 45%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Appelscha-Vaart, covering 67% of the area, against 4% in Ooststellingwerf. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 20 percentage points below the 22% in Ooststellingwerf.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼20 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
Overweight
55%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
67%
▲63 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
13%
▼57 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (70%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (21%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼20 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
Overweight
55%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
67%
▲63 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
13%
▼57 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (70%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (21%)
Health
An estimated 74% 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
74.5%
73.6%
Smokes
17.1%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
6.3%
5.7%
Overweight
54.6%
55.3%
Lonely
44.2%
44.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.9%
40%
Meets physical activity guideline
43.8%
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
2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 22% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Traffic11.1%
Built-up66.7%
Recreation2.2%
Agriculture13.3%
Water6.7%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
1,100 m
–
Primary school
900 m
–
Daycare
900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.1
GP practices
–
0.5
Daycares
–
1.7
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 faster than the Ooststellingwerf average.
Appelscha-Vaart has 605 inhabitants (2026), or 1,460 per km² (12.6 times as high as in Ooststellingwerf). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 8%, 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
+8%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ooststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (28%)
Never married
43%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (43%)
Dutch origin
92%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
59%
▲10 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
+8%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ooststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (28%)
Never married
43%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (43%)
Dutch origin
92%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
59%
▲10 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 8% between 2021 and 2026, to 605.
Residents, 2026
605
+8% since 2021
Ooststellingwerf +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,460 residents per km², this buurt is 13 times as densely populated as the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Residents per km²1,460
Dwellings per km²761
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.5 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1575
15 to 2555
25 to 45130
45 to 65170
65 to 80130
80 and over40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
43% of residents are never married.
Never married260
Married240
Divorced60
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
92% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands555
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
Outside Europe25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
60% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4220
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-Vaart has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Ooststellingwerf (1.3). 32% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Ooststellingwerf (27%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
32%
▲13 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (19%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Ooststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
13%
▲7 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
76%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Retail, share of addresses
7%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (1%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
21%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€295,000
▼26% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
32%
▲13 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (19%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Ooststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
13%
▲7 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
76%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Retail, share of addresses
7%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (1%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
21%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€295,000
▼26% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca45
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
32% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf (2025).
Petrol68.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)31.8%
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 33% to 32% 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, 425 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars425
Motorcycles55
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
76% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (13%).
Residential76.3%
Retail7.3%
Office0.7%
Assembly1.2%
Industrial13.2%
Lodging1.2%
Sports0.2%
Other3.4%
Explanation
Based on 410 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
1,460 residents per km²: 2.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,460
NL 539▲ +171% vs NL
Social housing16%
NL 28%▼ −43% vs NL
Private rent21%
NL 14%▲ +50% vs NL
Average WOZ value€295,000
NL €398,000▼ −26% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings62%
NL 57%▲ +9% 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