The population is shrinking, while it grows in Smallingerland. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Smallingerland, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Folgeren centrum is €244,000, 16% lower than in Smallingerland (€291,000). Between 2024 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 3%, against a rise of 2% in Smallingerland. 72% of the homes are owner-occupied, 12 percentage points more than in Smallingerland (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼16% lower than Smallingerland (€291,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
+3%
=about the same as Smallingerland (+2%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲12 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (60%)
Social housing
23%
▼7 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (30%)
Private rent
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (10%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲16 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (78%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (15%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼13 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (16%)
Built before 1945
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (9%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼16% lower than Smallingerland (€291,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
+3%
=about the same as Smallingerland (+2%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲12 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (60%)
Social housing
23%
▼7 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (30%)
Private rent
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (10%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲16 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (78%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (15%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼13 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (16%)
Built before 1945
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 3% between 2024 and 2025, to €244,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€244,000▼ 16% below Smallingerland
+3% since 2024
Smallingerland +2%
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: ~€276 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€276/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
116 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €244,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€118NL median
Water board levy€39–
Sewage levy€33€22
Waste levy€24€27
Property tax (OZB)€22€21
Costs to set aside€158
Maintenance reserve€148–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Smallingerland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 260th 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, €244,000.
Levies: Smallingerland'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
De Folgeren centrum has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in De Folgeren.
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: €244,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Folgeren centrum
244,000
611
–
De Folgeren zuidwest
240,000
503
–
De Folgeren noord
386,000
314
–
Fennepark
448,000
568
–
Burmaniapark
378,000
348
–
Vrijburgh
432,000
220
–
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 72% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied72%
Social housing23%
Private rent5%
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
94% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes94%
Multi-family homes6%
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
91% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 24% in the municipality of Smallingerland.
Before 19455.6%
1945-19640.5%
1975-199191.2%
1992-20052.8%
Explanation
Based on 611 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 Smallingerland average.
In 2025, 33 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Folgeren centrum, 11% lower than in Smallingerland (37). Since 2024 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 34%, against a fall of 6% in Smallingerland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
33
▼11% lower than Smallingerland (37)
Change since 2024
+34%
▲higher than Smallingerland (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼15% lower than Smallingerland (1.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
33
▼11% lower than Smallingerland (37)
Change since 2024
+34%
▲higher than Smallingerland (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼15% lower than Smallingerland (1.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Folgeren centrum registered 33 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Smallingerland.
De Folgeren centrum33
The municipality of Smallingerland37
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 De Folgeren centrum is 'Vandalism and public order': 17.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.9 in the municipality of Smallingerland.
De Folgeren centrumSmallingerland
Vandalism and public order17.2
Smallingerland 5.9▲ +192% vs Smallingerland
Traffic7.9
Smallingerland 7.4▲ +7% vs Smallingerland
Theft and burglary3.3
Smallingerland 12.8▼ −74% vs Smallingerland
Violence and threats3.3
Smallingerland 5.3▼ −38% vs Smallingerland
Fraud and scams1.3
Smallingerland 4.2▼ −69% vs Smallingerland
Environmental0.0
Smallingerland 0.1≈ Smallingerland
Other and withheld0.0
Smallingerland 1.2▼ −100% vs Smallingerland
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 2021, police in De Folgeren centrum registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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) 2021
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Smallingerland average.
An estimated 73% of adults in De Folgeren centrum rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Smallingerland. More adults feel lonely (52% against 46%), more meet the physical activity guideline (52% against 49%), more smoke (19% against 17%) and more are overweight (56% against 54%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲1 percentage point higher than Smallingerland (72%)
More figures
Lonely
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲3 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (42%)
Smokes
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (17%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲1 percentage point higher than Smallingerland (72%)
More figures
Lonely
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲3 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (42%)
Smokes
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (17%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Smallingerland (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Smallingerland
Good self-rated health
72.6%
72.3%
Smokes
19.1%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
6.6%
5.8%
Overweight
55.5%
53.8%
Lonely
51.5%
45.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.1%
41.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.4%
48.9%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,200 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.2
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
3.5
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 Smallingerland.
De Folgeren centrum has 1,320 inhabitants (2026), or 4,124 per km² (8.4 times as high as in Smallingerland). Between 2024 and 2026 the population fell 12%, against a rise of 1% in Smallingerland. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Smallingerland was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2024
-12%
▼lower than Smallingerland (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Smallingerland
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Smallingerland (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (27%)
Never married
50%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (48%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲5 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2024
-12%
▼lower than Smallingerland (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Smallingerland
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Smallingerland (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (27%)
Never married
50%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (48%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲5 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 12% between 2024 and 2026, to 1,320.
Residents, 2026
1,320
-12% since 2024
Smallingerland +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,124 residents per km², this buurt is 8.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Smallingerland.
Residents per km²4,124
Dwellings per km²1,909.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.6 died per 1,000.
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15205
15 to 25145
25 to 45340
45 to 65390
65 to 80195
80 and over40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married660
Married515
Divorced110
Widowed30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,170
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1350
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4570
Higher professional, university260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Smallingerland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Smallingerland voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of SmallingerlandThe Netherlands
D66
13%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
18.4%
16.7%
VVD
10.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
12.3%
12.8%
CDA
15.9%
11.8%
JA21
4.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.5%
4.5%
BBB
2.9%
2.6%
Other
15.8%
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
De Folgeren centrum has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 36% lower than in Smallingerland (1.4). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 15 percentage points less than in Smallingerland (31%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
38%
▲19 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲9 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼36% lower than Smallingerland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼15 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
0 pp
▼lower than Smallingerland (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲12 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (86%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (3%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
6%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
38%
▲19 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲9 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼36% lower than Smallingerland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼15 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
0 pp
▼lower than Smallingerland (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲12 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (86%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (3%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
6%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
16% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 31% in the municipality of Smallingerland (2025).
Petrol84%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16%
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 16% to 16% between 2024 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, 660 passenger cars and 70 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars660
Motorcycles70
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
98% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is education (0.5%).
Residential97.8%
Office0.3%
Healthcare0.2%
Education0.5%
Sports0.2%
Other1.1%
Explanation
Based on 625 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
4,124 residents per km²: 7.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,124
NL 539▲ +665% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings6%
NL 37%▼ −84% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Average WOZ value€244,000
NL €398,000▼ −39% vs NL
Single-family dwellings94%
NL 63%▲ +49% 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