The population is shrinking, while it grows in Ooststellingwerf. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost more than the Ooststellingwerf average.
The average WOZ value in Elsloo is €363,000, 16% higher than in Ooststellingwerf (€312,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 33%, against a rise of 30% in Ooststellingwerf. 84% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points more than in Ooststellingwerf (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€363,000
▲16% higher than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+30%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲16 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
13%
▼14 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 1992–2005
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (14%)
Built 1965–1974
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (5%)
Average WOZ value
€363,000
▲16% higher than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+30%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲16 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
13%
▼14 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 1992–2005
23%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (14%)
Built 1965–1974
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 33% between 2021 and 2025, to €363,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€363,000▲ 16% above Ooststellingwerf
+33% 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: ~€333 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€333/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
162 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €363,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€112NL median
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€24€27
Property tax (OZB)€23€32
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€221
Maintenance reserve€206–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Ooststellingwerf's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 35th 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 162 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €363,000.
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
Elsloo has the lowest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Elsloo.
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: €363,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Elsloo
363,000
158
–
Elsloo-Buitengebied
479,000
120
–
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 84% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied84%
Social housing13%
Private rent3%
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
25% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 24% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Before 194511.4%
1945-196415.2%
1965-197415.8%
1975-199125.3%
1992-200523.4%
2016 and later8.9%
Explanation
Based on 158 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, 9 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Elsloo, 55% lower than in Ooststellingwerf (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 24%, 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
9
▼55% lower than Ooststellingwerf (20)
Change since 2021
-24%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
9
▼55% lower than Ooststellingwerf (20)
Change since 2021
-24%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Elsloo registered 9 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Elsloo9
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 Elsloo is 'Violence and threats': 5.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.0 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
ElslooOoststellingwerf
Violence and threats5.8
Ooststellingwerf 3.0▲ +93% vs Ooststellingwerf
Theft and burglary2.9
Ooststellingwerf 5.1▼ −43% vs Ooststellingwerf
Vandalism and public order0.0
Ooststellingwerf 3.5▼ −100% vs Ooststellingwerf
Fraud and scams0.0
Ooststellingwerf 4.3▼ −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 above the Ooststellingwerf average; green space is below the Ooststellingwerf average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Elsloo rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Ooststellingwerf. Fewer adults smoke (13% against 16%), fewer feel lonely (42% against 45%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (37% against 40%), but more are overweight (56% against 55%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Elsloo, covering 43% of the area, against 4% in Ooststellingwerf. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 10% of the area, 12 percentage points below the 22% in Ooststellingwerf.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▼12 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Smokes
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
Lonely
42%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Overweight
56%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
43%
▲39 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
43%
▼27 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)
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▼12 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Smokes
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
Lonely
42%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Overweight
56%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
43%
▲39 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
43%
▼27 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (70%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (21%)
Health
An estimated 75% 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
75.1%
73.6%
Smokes
13.4%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
5.7%
Overweight
56.1%
55.3%
Lonely
42.2%
44.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
36.7%
40%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.2%
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
10% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 22% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Traffic3.3%
Built-up43.3%
Recreation10%
Agriculture43.3%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
8,200 m
–
GP practice
4,900 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
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 shrinking, while it grows in Ooststellingwerf.
Elsloo has 345 inhabitants (2026), or 1,143 per km² (9.9 times as high as in Ooststellingwerf). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 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%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ooststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (28%)
Married
51%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (42%)
Dutch origin
96%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
72%
▲23 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%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ooststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (28%)
Married
51%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (42%)
Dutch origin
96%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
72%
▲23 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 shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 345.
Residents, 2026
345
-1% since 2021
Ooststellingwerf +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,143 residents per km², this buurt is 9.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Residents per km²1,143
Dwellings per km²526.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 14.5 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 1555
15 to 2515
25 to 4560
45 to 6595
65 to 8085
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are married.
Never married130
Married175
Divorced20
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
96% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands335
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
72% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4130
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
Elsloo has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Ooststellingwerf (1.3). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Ooststellingwerf (27%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
18%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Ooststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲13 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (1%)
Social housing
13%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
1,143
▲2.1 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
18%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Ooststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲13 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (1%)
Social housing
13%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
1,143
▲2.1 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf (2025).
Petrol72.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.1%
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 26% to 27% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%– about the same as Ooststellingwerf (27%)
+1 pp since 2021
Ooststellingwerf +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, 235 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars235
Motorcycles30
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential95.8%
Retail0.6%
Assembly1.8%
Industrial3%
Education0.6%
Other1.8%
Explanation
Based on 165 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
3% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Social housing13%
NL 28%▼ −54% vs NL
Residents per km²1,143
NL 539▲ +112% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings84%
NL 57%▲ +47% 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