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Housing marketNVM market overview
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SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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Neighbourhood · Opsterland
Living in Terwispel-Buitengebied
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Opsterland. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Opsterland, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Terwispel-Buitengebied is €477,000, 37% higher than in Opsterland (€347,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 32%, against a rise of 33% in Opsterland. 94% of the homes are owner-occupied, 24 percentage points more than in Opsterland (70%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€477,000
▲37% higher than Opsterland (€347,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
=about the same as Opsterland (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲24 percentage points higher than Opsterland (70%)
Social housing
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Private rent
6%
▼3 percentage points lower 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
4%
▼11 percentage points lower than Opsterland (15%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)
Average WOZ value
€477,000
▲37% higher than Opsterland (€347,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
=about the same as Opsterland (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲24 percentage points higher than Opsterland (70%)
Social housing
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Private rent
6%
▼3 percentage points lower 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
4%
▼11 percentage points lower than Opsterland (15%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 32% between 2021 and 2025, to €477,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€477,000▲ 37% above Opsterland
+32% since 2021
Opsterland +33%
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: ~€483 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€483/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
264 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €477,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€31€42
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€361
Maintenance reserve€337–
Buildings insurance€24–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Opsterland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 31st 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 264 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €477,000.
Levies: Opsterland'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
Terwispel-Buitengebied has the highest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Terwispel.
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: €477,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Terwispel-Buitengebied
477,000
147
–
Terwispel-Kom
336,000
253
–
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 94% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied94%
Private rent6%
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
59% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Opsterland.
Before 194559.5%
1945-196411.5%
1965-19744.1%
1975-19918.1%
1992-20058.1%
2006-20154.7%
2016 and later4.1%
Explanation
Based on 148 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, 70 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Terwispel-Buitengebied, 4.1 times as high as in Opsterland (17). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 61%, 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
70
▲4.1 times as high as Opsterland (17)
Change since 2021
+61%
▲higher than Opsterland (-13%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
70
▲4.1 times as high as Opsterland (17)
Change since 2021
+61%
▲higher than Opsterland (-13%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Terwispel-Buitengebied registered 70 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 17 in the municipality of Opsterland.
Terwispel-Buitengebied70
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.
The largest category in Terwispel-Buitengebied is 'Traffic': 36.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.8 in the municipality of Opsterland.
Terwispel-BuitengebiedOpsterland
Traffic36.4
Opsterland 3.8▲ +858% vs Opsterland
Theft and burglary23.4
Opsterland 4.7▲ +398% vs Opsterland
Vandalism and public order5.2
Opsterland 2.6▲ +100% vs Opsterland
Fraud and scams2.6
Opsterland 3.0▼ −13% vs Opsterland
Other and withheld2.6
Opsterland 0.4▲ +550% vs Opsterland
Violence and threats0.0
Opsterland 2.3▼ −100% vs Opsterland
Environmental0.0
Opsterland 0.1≈ Opsterland
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 Terwispel-Buitengebied registered 37 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 Opsterland average; green space is above the Opsterland average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Terwispel-Buitengebied rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Opsterland. Fewer adults feel lonely (37% against 42%), fewer report anxiety or depression (34% against 39%), fewer are overweight (47% against 51%) and fewer smoke (14% against 15%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Terwispel-Buitengebied, covering 63% of the area, against 75% in Opsterland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 31% of the area, 14 percentage points above the 17% in Opsterland.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
31%
▲14 percentage points higher than Opsterland (17%)
More figures
Lonely
37%
▼5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
34%
▼5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (39%)
Overweight
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Opsterland (48%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
31%
▲15 percentage points higher than Opsterland (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
63%
▼12 percentage points lower than Opsterland (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
31%
▲14 percentage points higher than Opsterland (17%)
More figures
Lonely
37%
▼5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
34%
▼5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (39%)
Overweight
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Opsterland (48%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
31%
▲15 percentage points higher than Opsterland (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
63%
▼12 percentage points lower than Opsterland (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (4%)
Health
An estimated 81% 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
81.1%
76.5%
Smokes
14.5%
14.8%
Excessive drinking
6.8%
5.8%
Overweight
47%
51.3%
Lonely
36.6%
41.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
33.8%
38.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.9%
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
31% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Opsterland.
Traffic3.2%
Built-up0.4%
Agriculture63.3%
Forest and nature30.6%
Water2.5%
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 1900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,800 m
–
GP practice
2,700 m
–
Primary school
2,000 m
–
Daycare
1,900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.2
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.
Terwispel-Buitengebied has 380 inhabitants (2026), or 24 per km² (82% lower than in Opsterland). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 3%, 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
-3%
▼lower than Opsterland (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Opsterland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Opsterland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
36%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (28%)
Never married
45%
=about the same as Opsterland (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than Opsterland (92%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
44%
▲17 percentage points higher than Opsterland (27%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Opsterland (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Opsterland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Opsterland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
36%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (28%)
Never married
45%
=about the same as Opsterland (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than Opsterland (92%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
44%
▲17 percentage points higher than Opsterland (27%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 380.
Residents, 2026
380
-3% since 2021
Opsterland +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 24 residents per km², this buurt is 82% less densely populated than the municipality of Opsterland.
Residents per km²24
Dwellings per km²9.4
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
36% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1545
15 to 2550
25 to 4575
45 to 65135
65 to 8065
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married175
Married165
Divorced30
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands355
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4110
Higher professional, university70
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
Terwispel-Buitengebied has an average of 1.8 cars per household, 29% higher than in Opsterland (1.4). 33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points more than in Opsterland (27%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (10%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.8
▲29% higher than Opsterland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Opsterland (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▲higher than Opsterland (−1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
15%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (7%)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲4 percentage points higher than Opsterland (90%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Opsterland (2%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (10%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.8
▲29% higher than Opsterland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Opsterland (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▲higher than Opsterland (−1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
15%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (7%)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲4 percentage points higher than Opsterland (90%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Opsterland (2%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
34% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Opsterland (2025).
Petrol66%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)34%
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 33% to 34% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
34%▲ 7 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, 270 passenger cars and 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars270
Motorcycles50
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (15%).
Residential93.7%
Retail0.6%
Office1.3%
Industrial14.6%
Other1.3%
Explanation
Based on 158 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
24 residents per km²: 96% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²24
NL 539▼ −95% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings94%
NL 57%▲ +65% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Average WOZ value€477,000
NL €398,000▲ +20% 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