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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
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Neighbourhood · Pekela

Living in Nieuwe Pekela

The population is growing about as fast as in Pekela. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Pekela, and registered crime per resident is lower.

4,005 residents, 1,826 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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At a glance

Compared with the municipality of Pekela · newest year available

Average WOZ value

€219,000

3% higher than the municipality of Pekela (€213,000)

Prices & homes →

Modelled ownership costs

€330 / month

Typical home, excl. mortgage and energy

Prices & homes →

Crimes per 1,000 residents

12% lower than the municipality of Pekela (32)

Safety →

Self-rated health (estimated)

68%

2 percentage points higher than the municipality of Pekela (66%)

Living environment →

Green (parks, sport, nature)

1 percentage point lower than the municipality of Pekela (5%)

Living environment →

Population growth

+4%

2021–2026, against +3% in the municipality of Pekela

Residents →

Turnout, municipality of Pekela

73%

5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)

Residents →

Location

01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Pekela average.

The average WOZ value in Nieuwe Pekela is €219,000, 3% higher than in Pekela (€213,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 43%, against a rise of 44% in Pekela. 69% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points more than in Pekela (65%).

Key figures

Average WOZ value
€219,000
3% higher than Pekela (€213,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
about the same as Pekela (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
4 percentage points higher than Pekela (65%)
Social housing
24%
about the same as Pekela (24%)
Private rent
7%
4 percentage points lower than Pekela (11%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
about the same as Pekela (88%)
Built 1975–1991
26%
4 percentage points higher than Pekela (22%)
Built 1945–1964
13%
3 percentage points lower than Pekela (16%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
2 percentage points lower than Pekela (12%)

Average WOZ value
€219,000
3% higher than Pekela (€213,000)

Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
about the same as Pekela (+44%)

More figures

Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
4 percentage points higher than Pekela (65%)
Social housing
24%
about the same as Pekela (24%)
Private rent
7%
4 percentage points lower than Pekela (11%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
about the same as Pekela (88%)

Built 1975–1991
26%
4 percentage points higher than Pekela (22%)
Built 1945–1964
13%
3 percentage points lower than Pekela (16%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
2 percentage points lower than Pekela (12%)

WOZ value per year

Average WOZ value, 2025

€219,0003% above Pekela

+43% since 2021
Pekela +44%

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

€330/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

156 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €219,000 · average here

Levies you'll be billed€118NL median

Water board levy€38–
Property tax (OZB)€34€19
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€17€22

Costs to set aside€212

Maintenance reserve€198–
Buildings insurance€14–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Pekela's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 284th 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 156 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €219,000.
Levies: Pekela'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

Nieuwe Pekela has the lowest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in 01.

Netherlands€398,000

Pekela€213,000

01€229,000

Boven-Pekela€292,000

Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela€290,000

Nieuwe Pekela€219,000

Explanation

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: €219,000 average WOZ value.

	Value	Dwellings	Aged 65+
Nieuwe Pekela	219,000	1,826	–
Boven-Pekela	292,000	236	–
Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela	290,000	39	–

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 69% of dwellings.

Owner-occupied69%
Social housing24%
Private rent7%

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

88% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

Single-family homes88%
Multi-family homes12%

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

29% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 26% in the municipality of Pekela.

Before 194528.5%
1945-196412.7%
1965-197415.1%
1975-199125.6%
1992-200510.2%
2006-20154.9%
2016 and later3%

Explanation

Based on 1,848 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 Pekela average.

In 2025, 28 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Nieuwe Pekela, 12% lower than in Pekela (32). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 20%, against a fall of 15% in Pekela. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures

Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
12% lower than Pekela (32)
Change since 2021
-20%
lower than Pekela (-15%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
11% higher than Pekela (1.8)

Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
12% lower than Pekela (32)
Change since 2021
-20%
lower than Pekela (-15%)

Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
11% higher than Pekela (1.8)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Nieuwe Pekela registered 28 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 32 in the municipality of Pekela.

Nieuwe Pekela28

The municipality of Pekela32

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

2812% below Pekela

-20% since 2021
Pekela -15%

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 Nieuwe Pekela is 'Vandalism and public order': 7.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.7 in the municipality of Pekela.

Nieuwe PekelaPekela

Vandalism and public order7.8
Traffic7.5
Theft and burglary6.0
Fraud and scams5.0
Other and withheld1.5
Violence and threats0.5
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

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 2.0 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 1.8 in the municipality of Pekela.

Nieuwe Pekela2.01

The municipality of Pekela1.84

Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

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

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Nieuwe Pekela registered 20 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 Pekela average; green space is below the Pekela average.

An estimated 68% of adults in Nieuwe Pekela rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Pekela. Fewer adults feel lonely (49% against 51%), fewer smoke (20% against 21%) and fewer are overweight (68% against 69%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (40% against 38%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Nieuwe Pekela, covering 79% of the area, against 80% in Pekela. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 5% in Pekela.

Key figures

Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
2 percentage points higher than Pekela (66%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (5%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
40%
2 percentage points higher than Pekela (38%)
Smokes
20%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (21%)
Lonely
49%
2 percentage points lower than Pekela (51%)
Overweight
68%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
12%
3 percentage points higher than Pekela (9%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
2 percentage points lower than Pekela (3%)
Agriculture, share of the area
79%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (80%)

Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
2 percentage points higher than Pekela (66%)

Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (5%)

More figures

Meets physical activity guideline
40%
2 percentage points higher than Pekela (38%)
Smokes
20%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (21%)
Lonely
49%
2 percentage points lower than Pekela (51%)
Overweight
68%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (69%)

Built-up, share of the area
12%
3 percentage points higher than Pekela (9%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
2 percentage points lower than Pekela (3%)
Agriculture, share of the area
79%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (80%)

Health

An estimated 68% of adults rate their own health as good, against 66% in the municipality of Pekela (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Pekela

Good self-rated health

68%

66.5%

Smokes

19.6%

21.3%

Excessive drinking

6.5%

5.8%

Overweight

67.9%

68.8%

Lonely

49.4%

51%

Anxiety or depression feelings

43.9%

44.6%

Meets physical activity guideline

40%

38.3%

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

4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 5% in the municipality of Pekela.

Traffic3.3%
Built-up12.3%
Other built-up0.4%
Recreation3.4%
Agriculture78.8%
Forest and nature0.6%
Water1.3%

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 800 m.

	Distance	Value
Large supermarket	1,000 m	–
GP practice	900 m	–
Primary school	800 m	–
Daycare	800 m	–
Large supermarkets	–	0.7
GP practices	–	0.7
Daycares	–	1.2

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 growing about as fast as the Pekela average.

Nieuwe Pekela has 4,005 inhabitants (2026), or 361 per km² (40% higher than in Pekela). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 4%, against a rise of 3% in Pekela. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Pekela was 73%, 5 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 36% 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
+4%
about the same as Pekela (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Pekela
73%
5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
lower than Pekela (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (28%)
Never married
45%
about the same as Pekela (45%)
Dutch origin
86%
about the same as Pekela (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
2 percentage points higher than Pekela (49%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
36%
19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population growth since 2021
+4%
about the same as Pekela (+3%)

Turnout, municipality of Pekela
73%
5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)

More figures

Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
lower than Pekela (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (28%)
Never married
45%
about the same as Pekela (45%)

Dutch origin
86%
about the same as Pekela (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
2 percentage points higher than Pekela (49%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
36%
19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

Residents, 2026

4,005

+4% since 2021
Pekela +3%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 361 residents per km², this buurt is 40% more densely populated than the municipality of Pekela.

Residents per km²361

Dwellings per km²164.2

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 10.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.5 died per 1,000.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

27% of residents are between 45 and 65.

0 to 15620
15 to 25435
25 to 45900
45 to 651,095
65 to 80705
80 and over255

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

44% of residents are never married.

Never married1,785
Married1,675
Divorced300
Widowed250

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

86% of residents have Dutch origin.

Netherlands3,460
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)300
Outside Europe250

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

50% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

Primary, vmbo, mbo11,060
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,480
Higher professional, university390

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Pekela; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 73% of eligible voters in Pekela voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 36% of the valid votes.

Municipality of PekelaThe Netherlands

D66

7.6%

16.9%

PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)

36%

16.7%

VVD

9.3%

14.2%

GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)

8.6%

12.8%

CDA

9.6%

11.8%

JA21

5.9%

Forum voor Democratie

4.5%

BBB

4.9%

2.6%

Other

11.9%

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

Nieuwe Pekela has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Pekela (1.3). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Pekela (19%).

Key figures

Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
11%
3 percentage points higher than Pekela (8%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
18%
4 percentage points lower than Pekela (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
3 percentage points higher than Pekela (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
about the same as Pekela (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
1 percentage point higher than Pekela (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
about the same as Pekela (+1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
2 percentage points lower than Pekela (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
1%
about the same as Pekela (1%)
Private rent
7%
7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€219,000
45% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Residents per km²
361
33% lower than the Netherlands (539)

Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
11%
3 percentage points higher than Pekela (8%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
18%
4 percentage points lower than Pekela (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
3 percentage points higher than Pekela (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
about the same as Pekela (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
1 percentage point higher than Pekela (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
about the same as Pekela (+1 pp)

Industrial, share of addresses
2%
2 percentage points lower than Pekela (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
1 percentage point lower than Pekela (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
1%
about the same as Pekela (1%)
Private rent
7%
7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€219,000
45% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Residents per km²
361
33% lower than the Netherlands (539)

Business establishments by sector

Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 80 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij35

Nijverheid en energie80

Handel en horeca60

Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10

Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15

Zakelijke dienstverlening50

Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45

Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten30

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 19% in the municipality of Pekela (2025).

Petrol80%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20%

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

20%1 percentage point above Pekela (19%)

+2 pp since 2021
Pekela +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, 2,375 passenger cars and 290 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars2,375

Motorcycles290

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

88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (2%).

Residential88.2%
Retail1.6%
Office0.4%
Assembly1%
Healthcare2.3%
Industrial2.1%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other7.4%

Explanation

Based on 2,096 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

12% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands

Multi-family dwellings12%
Private rent7%
Average WOZ value€219,000
Residents per km²361
Single-family dwellings88%

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 Pekela

Other neighbourhoods in Pekela

Boven-Pekela	580	€292,000	41
Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela	110	€290,000	–

Living in Nieuwe Pekela (Pekela): WOZ, prices & safety