The population is growing faster than in Ooststellingwerf. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, and registered crime per resident is about the same.
Homes cost more than the Ooststellingwerf average.
The average WOZ value in Elsloo-Buitengebied is €479,000, 54% higher than in Ooststellingwerf (€312,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 22%, against a rise of 30% in Ooststellingwerf. 85% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points more than in Ooststellingwerf (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€479,000
▲54% higher than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+22%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+30%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲17 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 1975–1991
9%
▼15 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (24%)
Built 1965–1974
13%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built 1945–1964
25%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
Average WOZ value
€479,000
▲54% higher than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+22%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+30%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲17 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 1975–1991
9%
▼15 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (24%)
Built 1965–1974
13%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built 1945–1964
25%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 22% between 2021 and 2025, to €479,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€479,000▲ 54% above Ooststellingwerf
+22% 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: ~€466 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€466/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
251 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €479,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€30€42
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€344
Maintenance reserve€321–
Buildings insurance€23–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Ooststellingwerf's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 33rd 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 251 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €479,000.
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-Buitengebied has the highest 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: €479,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Elsloo-Buitengebied
479,000
120
–
Elsloo
363,000
158
–
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 85% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied85%
Private rent15%
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
38% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 13% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Before 194538.3%
1945-196425%
1965-197413.3%
1975-19919.2%
1992-20057.5%
2006-20152.5%
2016 and later4.2%
Explanation
Based on 120 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 Elsloo-Buitengebied, about the same as in Ooststellingwerf (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 70%, 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
+70%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (20)
Change since 2021
+70%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Elsloo-Buitengebied registered 20 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Elsloo-Buitengebied20
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-Buitengebied is 'Fraud and scams': 8.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.3 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Elsloo-BuitengebiedOoststellingwerf
Fraud and scams8.7
Ooststellingwerf 4.3▲ +102% vs Ooststellingwerf
Theft and burglary5.8
Ooststellingwerf 5.1▲ +14% vs Ooststellingwerf
Violence and threats2.9
Ooststellingwerf 3.0≈ Ooststellingwerf
Traffic2.9
Ooststellingwerf 3.5▼ −17% vs Ooststellingwerf
Vandalism and public order0.0
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'.
In 2024, police in Elsloo-Buitengebied registered 4 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 81% of adults in Elsloo-Buitengebied rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Ooststellingwerf. Fewer adults feel lonely (39% against 45%), fewer are overweight (51% against 55%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (37% against 40%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (48% against 45%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Elsloo-Buitengebied, covering 74% of the area, against 70% in Ooststellingwerf. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 23% of the area, 1 percentage point above the 22% in Ooststellingwerf.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲7 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Lonely
39%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Overweight
51%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (55%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
74%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
22%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (21%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲7 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Lonely
39%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Overweight
51%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (55%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
74%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
22%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ooststellingwerf (21%)
Health
An estimated 81% 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
80.7%
73.6%
Smokes
14.5%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
4.5%
5.7%
Overweight
51%
55.3%
Lonely
38.9%
44.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.2%
40%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.3%
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
23% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 22% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Traffic1.4%
Built-up0.3%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation0.9%
Agriculture74%
Forest and nature22.5%
Water0.9%
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 1800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
7,800 m
–
GP practice
5,200 m
–
Primary school
1,800 m
–
Daycare
1,800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.3
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.
Elsloo-Buitengebied has 395 inhabitants (2026), or 23 per km² (80% lower than in Ooststellingwerf). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 18%, 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
+18%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ooststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (28%)
Never married
55%
▲12 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (43%)
Dutch origin
83%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
60%
▲11 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
+18%
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ooststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (28%)
Never married
55%
▲12 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (43%)
Dutch origin
83%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
60%
▲11 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 18% between 2021 and 2026, to 395.
Residents, 2026
395
+18% since 2021
Ooststellingwerf +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 23 residents per km², this buurt is 80% less densely populated than the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Residents per km²23
Dwellings per km²6.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1575
15 to 2550
25 to 4585
45 to 65120
65 to 8050
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
55% of residents are never married.
Never married215
Married135
Divorced20
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
83% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands325
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)55
Outside Europe10
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, mbo140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4150
Higher professional, university60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2023
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-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
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
36%
▲24 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼8 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
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)
Industrial, share of addresses
17%
▲11 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
81%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€479,000
▲20% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
36%
▲24 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼8 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
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)
Industrial, share of addresses
17%
▲11 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
81%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€479,000
▲20% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
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).
Petrol62.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)37.8%
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 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, 185 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars185
Motorcycles35
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
81% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (17%).
Residential81.1%
Retail1.4%
Office1.4%
Assembly2.7%
Industrial16.9%
Lodging8.1%
Other7.4%
Explanation
Based on 148 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
23 residents per km²: 96% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²23
NL 539▼ −96% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings85%
NL 57%▲ +49% vs NL
Average WOZ value€479,000
NL €398,000▲ +20% vs NL
Private rent15%
NL 14%▲ +7% 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