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 Ravenswoud is €436,000, 40% higher than in Ooststellingwerf (€312,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 47%, against a rise of 51% in Ooststellingwerf. 84% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points more than in Ooststellingwerf (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€436,000
▲40% higher than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+47%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+51%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲16 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
12%
▼15 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼19 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built before 1945
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (13%)
Built 1945–1964
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
Average WOZ value
€436,000
▲40% higher than Ooststellingwerf (€312,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+47%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+51%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲16 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (68%)
Social housing
12%
▼15 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Private rent
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼19 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (23%)
Built before 1945
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (13%)
Built 1945–1964
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 47% between 2019 and 2025, to €436,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€436,000▲ 40% above Ooststellingwerf
+47% since 2019
Ooststellingwerf +51%
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: ~€291 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€291/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
126 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €436,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€119NL median
Water board levy€44–
Property tax (OZB)€28€38
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€172
Maintenance reserve€161–
Buildings insurance€11–
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 126 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €436,000.
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
Ravenswoud has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 13 wijken in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
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: €436,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Ravenswoud
436,000
162
–
Appelscha
313,000
2,149
–
Donkerbroek
352,000
808
–
Elsloo
412,000
278
–
Fochteloo
449,000
157
–
Haule
418,000
233
–
Haulerwijk
306,000
1,424
–
Langedijke
447,000
123
–
Makkinga
364,000
433
–
Nijeberkoop
428,000
115
–
Oldeberkoop
358,000
663
–
Oosterwolde
267,000
4,629
–
Waskemeer
352,000
332
–
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 housing12%
Private rent4%
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
31% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 24% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Before 194520.9%
1945-196422.1%
1965-19744.3%
1975-199130.7%
1992-200515.3%
2006-20154.3%
2016 and later2.5%
Explanation
Based on 163 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, 10 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Ravenswoud, 50% lower than in Ooststellingwerf (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 40%, 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
10
▼50% lower than Ooststellingwerf (20)
Change since 2021
-40%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼50% lower than Ooststellingwerf (20)
Change since 2021
-40%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Ravenswoud registered 10 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Ravenswoud10
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 Ravenswoud is 'Fraud and scams': 5.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.3 in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
RavenswoudOoststellingwerf
Fraud and scams5.1
Ooststellingwerf 4.3▲ +19% vs Ooststellingwerf
Traffic2.6
Ooststellingwerf 3.5▼ −26% vs Ooststellingwerf
Other and withheld2.6
Ooststellingwerf 0.8▲ +225% vs Ooststellingwerf
Theft and burglary0.0
Ooststellingwerf 5.1▼ −100% vs Ooststellingwerf
Vandalism and public order0.0
Ooststellingwerf 3.5▼ −100% vs Ooststellingwerf
Violence and threats0.0
Ooststellingwerf 3.0▼ −100% vs Ooststellingwerf
Environmental0.0
Ooststellingwerf 0.0
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 2022, police in Ravenswoud registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2021
2022
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) 2022
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Ooststellingwerf average; green space is above the Ooststellingwerf average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Ravenswoud 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 (36% against 40%) and fewer smoke (13% against 16%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 45%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Ravenswoud, covering 52% of the area, against 70% in Ooststellingwerf. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 42% of the area, 20 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)
42%
▲20 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Smokes
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
42%
▲21 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
52%
▼18 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (70%)
Water, share of the area
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
42%
▲20 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (22%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (45%)
Smokes
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (16%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (40%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
42%
▲21 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
52%
▼18 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (70%)
Water, share of the area
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (1%)
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
78.6%
73.6%
Smokes
12.6%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
7.4%
5.7%
Overweight
52.4%
55.3%
Lonely
39.5%
44.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
36.3%
40%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.9%
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
42% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 22% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Traffic0.9%
Built-up1.2%
Recreation0.2%
Agriculture51.6%
Forest and nature41.9%
Water4.2%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Ooststellingwerf.
Ravenswoud has 390 inhabitants (2026), or 31 per km² (73% lower than in Ooststellingwerf). Between 2019 and 2026 the population fell 4%, 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 2019
-4%
▼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%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (28%)
Married
57%
▲15 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (42%)
Dutch origin
90%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▼8 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 2019
-4%
▼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%
▼lower than Ooststellingwerf (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (28%)
Married
57%
▲15 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (42%)
Dutch origin
90%
=about the same as Ooststellingwerf (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▼8 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 shrank 4% between 2019 and 2026, to 390.
Residents, 2026
390
-4% since 2019
Ooststellingwerf +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 31 residents per km², this wijk is 73% less densely populated than the municipality of Ooststellingwerf.
Residents per km²31
Dwellings per km²13
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 12.8 died per 1,000.
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
34% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1535
15 to 2545
25 to 4565
45 to 65135
65 to 8095
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
57% of residents are married.
Never married130
Married220
Divorced20
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands350
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
41% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4130
Higher professional, university100
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
Ravenswoud has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Ooststellingwerf (1.3). 33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points more than in Ooststellingwerf (27%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
27%
▲15 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Ooststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+3 pp
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲12 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (5%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
27%
▲15 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Ooststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+3 pp
▲higher than Ooststellingwerf (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲12 percentage points higher than Ooststellingwerf (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ooststellingwerf (5%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
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 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
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
33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf (2025).
Petrol67.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)32.7%
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 29% to 33% between 2019 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, 245 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars245
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential94.8%
Assembly0.6%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial2.9%
Lodging1.7%
Other3.5%
Explanation
Based on 172 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
31 residents per km²: 94% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²31
NL 539▼ −94% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Social housing12%
NL 28%▼ −57% 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) 2026