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Neighbourhood · Opsterland

Living in Bakkeveen-Buitengebied

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Opsterland. Registered crime per resident is higher than the average in the municipality of Opsterland.

445 residents, 167 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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At a glance

Compared with the municipality of Opsterland · newest year available

Crimes per 1,000 residents

2.8 times as high as the municipality of Opsterland (17)

Safety →

Self-rated health (estimated)

82%

6 percentage points higher than the municipality of Opsterland (76%)

Living environment →

Green (parks, sport, nature)

34%

17 percentage points higher than the municipality of Opsterland (17%)

Living environment →

Population growth

-5%

2021–2026, against +1% in the municipality of Opsterland

Residents →

Turnout, municipality of Opsterland

83%

5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)

Residents →

Location

01 · Prices & homes

Owner-occupied dwellings: 89%, against 70% in the municipality of Opsterland.

89% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Opsterland (70%).

Key figures

Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
19 percentage points higher than Opsterland (70%)
Social housing
1%
20 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Private rent
11%
2 percentage points higher than Opsterland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
15 percentage points higher than Opsterland (85%)
Built 1975–1991
8%
13 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
7 percentage points lower than Opsterland (15%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
6 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)

Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
19 percentage points higher than Opsterland (70%)
Social housing
1%
20 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Private rent
11%
2 percentage points higher than Opsterland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
15 percentage points higher than Opsterland (85%)

Built 1975–1991
8%
13 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
7 percentage points lower than Opsterland (15%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
6 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)

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

48% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Opsterland.

Before 194547.6%
1945-196415.5%
1965-19748.3%
1975-19918.3%
1992-20059.5%
2006-20153.6%
2016 and later7.1%

Explanation

Based on 168 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 Opsterland average.

In 2025, 47 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bakkeveen-Buitengebied, 2.8 times as high as in Opsterland (17). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 46%, against a fall of 13% in Opsterland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures

Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
47
2.8 times as high as Opsterland (17)
Change since 2021
+46%
higher than Opsterland (-13%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025

Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
47
2.8 times as high as Opsterland (17)
Change since 2021
+46%
higher than Opsterland (-13%)

Home burglary
0
2023–2025

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Bakkeveen-Buitengebied registered 47 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 17 in the municipality of Opsterland.

Bakkeveen-Buitengebied47

The municipality of Opsterland17

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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

472.8 times as high as Opsterland

+46% since 2021
Opsterland -13%

Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Bakkeveen-Buitengebied is 'Theft and burglary': 15.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.7 in the municipality of Opsterland.

Bakkeveen-BuitengebiedOpsterland

Theft and burglary15.6
Violence and threats8.9
Traffic6.7
Other and withheld6.7
Vandalism and public order4.4
Fraud and scams4.4
Environmental0.0

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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2023, police in Bakkeveen-Buitengebied registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.

2020

2021

2023

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) 2023

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health above the Opsterland average; green space is above the Opsterland average.

An estimated 82% of adults in Bakkeveen-Buitengebied rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Opsterland. Fewer adults feel lonely (36% against 42%), fewer report anxiety or depression (34% against 39%) and fewer are overweight (48% against 51%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 48%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Bakkeveen-Buitengebied, covering 64% of the area, against 75% in Opsterland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 34% of the area, 17 percentage points above the 17% in Opsterland.

Key figures

Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
6 percentage points higher than Opsterland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
34%
17 percentage points higher than Opsterland (17%)
More figures
Lonely
36%
6 percentage points lower than Opsterland (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
34%
5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (39%)
Overweight
48%
3 percentage points lower than Opsterland (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
2 percentage points higher than Opsterland (48%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
31%
15 percentage points higher than Opsterland (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
64%
11 percentage points lower than Opsterland (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
3 percentage points lower than Opsterland (4%)

Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
6 percentage points higher than Opsterland (76%)

Green (parks, sport, nature)
34%
17 percentage points higher than Opsterland (17%)

More figures

Lonely
36%
6 percentage points lower than Opsterland (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
34%
5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (39%)
Overweight
48%
3 percentage points lower than Opsterland (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
2 percentage points higher than Opsterland (48%)

Forest and nature, share of the area
31%
15 percentage points higher than Opsterland (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
64%
11 percentage points lower than Opsterland (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
3 percentage points lower than Opsterland (4%)

Health

An estimated 82% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Opsterland (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Opsterland

Good self-rated health

82%

76.5%

Smokes

14.7%

14.8%

Excessive drinking

6.5%

5.8%

Overweight

48.2%

51.3%

Lonely

36.2%

41.6%

Anxiety or depression feelings

33.6%

38.6%

Meets physical activity guideline

50.5%

47.8%

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

34% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Opsterland.

Traffic1.5%
Built-up0.6%
Recreation2.8%
Agriculture63.6%
Forest and nature31.1%
Water0.4%

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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 1700 m.

	Distance	Value
Large supermarket	2,500 m	–
GP practice	2,500 m	–
Primary school	1,800 m	–
Daycare	1,700 m	–
Large supermarkets	–	0.1
GP practices	–	0.1
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 shrinking, while it grows in Opsterland.

Bakkeveen-Buitengebied has 445 inhabitants (2026), or 23 per km² (83% lower than in Opsterland). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 5%, against a rise of 1% in Opsterland. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Opsterland was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 16% 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
-5%
lower than Opsterland (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Opsterland
83%
5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
lower than Opsterland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
36%
8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (28%)
Married
47%
5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (42%)
Dutch origin
94%
2 percentage points higher than Opsterland (92%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)

Population growth since 2021
-5%
lower than Opsterland (+1%)

Turnout, municipality of Opsterland
83%
5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)

More figures

Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
lower than Opsterland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
36%
8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (28%)
Married
47%
5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (42%)

Dutch origin
94%
2 percentage points higher than Opsterland (92%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

Residents, 2026

445

-5% since 2021
Opsterland +1%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 23 residents per km², this buurt is 83% less densely populated than the municipality of Opsterland.

Residents per km²23

Dwellings per km²8.5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, almost no children were born; 11.1 died per 1,000.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

36% of residents are between 45 and 65.

0 to 1560
15 to 2550
25 to 4595
45 to 65160
65 to 8070
80 and over15

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

47% of residents are married.

Never married205
Married210
Divorced20
Widowed10

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

94% of residents have Dutch origin.

Netherlands420
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Outside Europe10

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

Primary, vmbo, mbo170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4180
Higher professional, university120

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Opsterland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Opsterland voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 16% of the valid votes.

Municipality of OpsterlandThe Netherlands

D66

12.5%

16.9%

PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)

16.2%

16.7%

VVD

11.9%

14.2%

GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)

12.2%

12.8%

CDA

14.4%

11.8%

JA21

5.6%

5.9%

Forum voor Democratie

7.2%

4.5%

BBB

6.5%

2.6%

Other

13.6%

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

Bakkeveen-Buitengebied has an average of 2.0 cars per household, 43% higher than in Opsterland (1.4). 38% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 11 percentage points more than in Opsterland (27%).

Key figures

Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
20%
10 percentage points higher than Opsterland (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
8 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
4%
6 percentage points lower than Opsterland (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
2.0
43% higher than Opsterland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
38%
11 percentage points higher than Opsterland (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
higher than Opsterland (−1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
67%
23 percentage points lower than Opsterland (90%)
Lodging, share of addresses
18%
17 percentage points higher than Opsterland (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
21%
14 percentage points higher than Opsterland (7%)
Residents per km²
23
96% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
100%
37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
20%
10 percentage points higher than Opsterland (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
8 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
4%
6 percentage points lower than Opsterland (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
2.0
43% higher than Opsterland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
38%
11 percentage points higher than Opsterland (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
higher than Opsterland (−1 pp)

Residential, share of addresses
67%
23 percentage points lower than Opsterland (90%)
Lodging, share of addresses
18%
17 percentage points higher than Opsterland (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
21%
14 percentage points higher than Opsterland (7%)
Residents per km²
23
96% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
100%
37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25

Nijverheid en energie20

Handel en horeca25

Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5

Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5

Zakelijke dienstverlening30

Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10

Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5

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 Opsterland (2025).

Petrol62.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)37.7%

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

Share on other fuel, 2025

38%11 percentage points above Opsterland (27%)

+1 pp since 2021
Opsterland -1 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, 340 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars340

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

67% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (21%).

Residential66.7%
Retail1.2%
Office2%
Assembly3.2%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial21%
Lodging17.9%
Sports0.4%
Other1.2%

Explanation

Based on 252 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% social housing, against 28% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands

Social housing1%
Residents per km²23
Single-family dwellings100%
Owner-occupied dwellings89%
Private rent11%

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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Opsterland

Other neighbourhoods in Opsterland

Bakkeveen-De Kampen	1,085	–	9
Bakkeveen-Centrum	360	–	14

Living in Bakkeveen-Buitengebied (Opsterland): WOZ, prices & safety