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Area and its neighbourhoodsCBS key figures for districts and neighbourhoods
Residents and householdsCBS
Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
Road safety and electionsRijkswaterstaat · Kiesraad
Comparing with the municipality and the countryRankings and comparisons
Neighbourhood · Opmeer
Living in Pastoor Merius
The population is growing slower than in Opmeer. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Opmeer, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Pastoor Merius is €311,000, 22% lower than in Opmeer (€398,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 11%, against a rise of 8% in Opmeer. 73% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point less than in Opmeer (74%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€311,000
▼22% lower than Opmeer (€398,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+11%
▲higher than Opmeer (+8%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▼1 percentage point lower than Opmeer (74%)
Social housing
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opmeer (4%)
Private rent
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opmeer (22%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲18 percentage points higher than Opmeer (82%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Opmeer (17%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼11 percentage points lower than Opmeer (12%)
Built 1945–1964
15%
▲7 percentage points higher than Opmeer (8%)
Average WOZ value
€311,000
▼22% lower than Opmeer (€398,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+11%
▲higher than Opmeer (+8%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▼1 percentage point lower than Opmeer (74%)
Social housing
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opmeer (4%)
Private rent
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opmeer (22%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲18 percentage points higher than Opmeer (82%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Opmeer (17%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼11 percentage points lower than Opmeer (12%)
Built 1945–1964
15%
▲7 percentage points higher than Opmeer (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 11% between 2023 and 2025, to €311,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€311,000▼ 22% below Opmeer
+11% since 2023
Opmeer +8%
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: ~€290 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€290/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
116 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €311,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€132NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€36€27
Property tax (OZB)€35€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€158
Maintenance reserve€148–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Opmeer's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 301st 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 116 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €311,000.
Levies: Opmeer'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
Pastoor Merius has the lowest WOZ value of the 12 buurten in Spanbroek.
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: €311,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Pastoor Merius
311,000
175
–
Kaag
549,000
47
–
Zandwerven
616,000
50
–
Zomerdijk
626,000
34
–
Spanbroekerweg Buiten
514,000
87
–
Spanbroekerweg Kern
507,000
195
–
Slothuis
372,000
108
–
Bonifatius
324,000
140
–
Spanbroek Centrum
341,000
241
–
Wijde Klaver West
419,000
146
–
Wijde Klaver Oost
382,000
317
–
Heerenweide
429,000
479
–
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 73% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied73%
Private rent27%
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
84% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 21% in the municipality of Opmeer.
Before 19450.6%
1945-196414.9%
1965-197484%
1992-20050.6%
Explanation
Based on 175 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
More registered crime per resident than the Opmeer average.
In 2025, 26 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Pastoor Merius, 30% higher than in Opmeer (20). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 40%, against a fall of 16% in Opmeer. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
26
▲30% higher than Opmeer (20)
Change since 2023
-40%
▼lower than Opmeer (-16%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
26
▲30% higher than Opmeer (20)
Change since 2023
-40%
▼lower than Opmeer (-16%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Pastoor Merius registered 26 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Opmeer.
Pastoor Merius26
The municipality of Opmeer20
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 Pastoor Merius is 'Theft and burglary': 12.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.1 in the municipality of Opmeer.
Pastoor MeriusOpmeer
Theft and burglary12.8
Opmeer 8.1▲ +58% vs Opmeer
Fraud and scams7.7
Opmeer 3.6▲ +114% vs Opmeer
Traffic5.1
Opmeer 3.8▲ +34% vs Opmeer
Vandalism and public order0.0
Opmeer 1.9▼ −100% vs Opmeer
Violence and threats0.0
Opmeer 2.2▼ −100% vs Opmeer
Environmental0.0
Opmeer 0.1≈ Opmeer
Other and withheld0.0
Opmeer 0.6≈ Opmeer
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 Pastoor Merius registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
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 below the Opmeer average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Pastoor Merius rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Opmeer. More adults feel lonely (46% against 42%), more smoke (17% against 14%) and more are overweight (53% against 51%), but fewer drink excessively (5% against 7%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼2 percentage points lower than Opmeer (76%)
More figures
Lonely
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than Opmeer (42%)
Smokes
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Opmeer (14%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Opmeer (42%)
Overweight
53%
▲2 percentage points higher than Opmeer (51%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼2 percentage points lower than Opmeer (76%)
More figures
Lonely
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than Opmeer (42%)
Smokes
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Opmeer (14%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Opmeer (42%)
Overweight
53%
▲2 percentage points higher than Opmeer (51%)
Health
An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Opmeer (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Opmeer
Good self-rated health
73.7%
75.8%
Smokes
16.8%
14.1%
Excessive drinking
5.3%
6.8%
Overweight
53.3%
51%
Lonely
45.9%
42.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.3%
41.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.7%
49.5%
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
Distance to amenities
A large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
1.1
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 slower than the Opmeer average.
Pastoor Merius has 395 inhabitants (2026), or 6,407 per km² (20.9 times as high as in Opmeer). Between 2023 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 4% in Opmeer. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Opmeer was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2023
+0%
▼lower than Opmeer (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Opmeer
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Opmeer (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
=about the same as Opmeer (26%)
Never married
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Opmeer (48%)
Dutch origin
87%
=about the same as Opmeer (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
58%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opmeer (50%)
VVD, share of the vote
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2023
+0%
▼lower than Opmeer (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Opmeer
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Opmeer (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
=about the same as Opmeer (26%)
Never married
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Opmeer (48%)
Dutch origin
87%
=about the same as Opmeer (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
58%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opmeer (50%)
VVD, share of the vote
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2023 and 2026, at 395.
Residents, 2026
395
+0% since 2023
Opmeer +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,407 residents per km², this buurt is 21 times as densely populated as the municipality of Opmeer.
Residents per km²6,407
Dwellings per km²2,916.7
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.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1550
15 to 2560
25 to 4590
45 to 65100
65 to 8070
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married190
Married150
Divorced30
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands340
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
58% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1100
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Opmeer; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Opmeer voted. The largest party was VVD with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of OpmeerThe Netherlands
D66
15.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.8%
16.7%
VVD
18%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.1%
12.8%
CDA
14.9%
11.8%
JA21
7.4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7%
4.5%
BBB
6.5%
2.6%
Other
6.6%
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
Pastoor Merius has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 8% lower than in Opmeer (1.3). 12% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 9 percentage points less than in Opmeer (21%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
40%
▲15 percentage points higher than Opmeer (25%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Opmeer (9%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Opmeer (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Opmeer (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
12%
▼9 percentage points lower than Opmeer (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
0 pp
▼lower than Opmeer (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲12 percentage points higher than Opmeer (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Opmeer (7%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Opmeer (2%)
Private rent
27%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
40%
▲15 percentage points higher than Opmeer (25%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Opmeer (9%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Opmeer (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Opmeer (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
12%
▼9 percentage points lower than Opmeer (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
0 pp
▼lower than Opmeer (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲12 percentage points higher than Opmeer (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Opmeer (7%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Opmeer (2%)
Private rent
27%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
12% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Opmeer (2025).
Petrol87.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)12.5%
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 12% to 12% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
12%▼ 9 percentage points below Opmeer (21%)
+0 pp since 2023
Opmeer +3 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, 200 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars200
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.6%).
Residential98.9%
Retail0.6%
Industrial0.6%
Other0.6%
Explanation
Based on 177 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
6,407 residents per km²: 12 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,407
NL 539▲ +1089% vs NL
Private rent27%
NL 14%▲ +93% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings73%
NL 57%▲ +28% vs NL
Average WOZ value€311,000
NL €398,000▼ −22% 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