The population is growing faster than in Smallingerland. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Smallingerland, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Kortehemmen is €592,000, 2.0 times as high as in Smallingerland (€291,000). Between 2024 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 14%, against a rise of 2% in Smallingerland. 90% of the homes are owner-occupied, 30 percentage points more than in Smallingerland (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€592,000
▲2.0 times as high as Smallingerland (€291,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
+14%
▲higher than Smallingerland (+2%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
90%
▲30 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (60%)
Social housing
0%
▼30 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (30%)
Private rent
10%
=about the same as Smallingerland (10%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲16 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (78%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼16 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (23%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (16%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼12 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (24%)
Average WOZ value
€592,000
▲2.0 times as high as Smallingerland (€291,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
+14%
▲higher than Smallingerland (+2%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
90%
▲30 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (60%)
Social housing
0%
▼30 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (30%)
Private rent
10%
=about the same as Smallingerland (10%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲16 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (78%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼16 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (23%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (16%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼12 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (24%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 14% between 2024 and 2025, to €592,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€592,000▲ 2.0 times as high as Smallingerland
+14% 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: ~€462 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€462/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
223 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €592,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€158NL median
Property tax (OZB)€53€52
Water board levy€48–
Sewage levy€33€22
Waste levy€24€27
Costs to set aside€304
Maintenance reserve€284–
Buildings insurance€20–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Smallingerland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 243rd 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 223 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €592,000.
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
Kortehemmen has the 4th-lowest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Buitengebied West.
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: €592,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Kortehemmen
592,000
69
–
Buitengebied west
626,000
88
–
De Wilgen
528,000
104
–
De Wilgen, Sanding
787,000
173
–
Boornbergum
378,000
751
–
Smalle Ee
640,000
22
–
Goengahuizen
648,000
26
–
De Veenhoop
488,000
102
–
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 90% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied90%
Private rent10%
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
45% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 9% in the municipality of Smallingerland.
Before 194545.2%
1945-196423.3%
1965-19746.8%
1975-199112.3%
1992-20054.1%
2006-20156.8%
2016 and later1.4%
Explanation
Based on 73 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 Smallingerland average.
In 2025, 46 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Kortehemmen, 24% higher than in Smallingerland (37). Since 2024 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 13%, 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
46
▲24% higher than Smallingerland (37)
Change since 2024
-13%
▼lower than Smallingerland (-6%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
46
▲24% higher than Smallingerland (37)
Change since 2024
-13%
▼lower than Smallingerland (-6%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Kortehemmen registered 46 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Smallingerland.
Kortehemmen46
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 Kortehemmen is 'Violence and threats': 17.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.3 in the municipality of Smallingerland.
KortehemmenSmallingerland
Violence and threats17.1
Smallingerland 5.3▲ +223% vs Smallingerland
Traffic17.1
Smallingerland 7.4▲ +131% vs Smallingerland
Fraud and scams5.7
Smallingerland 4.2▲ +36% vs Smallingerland
Other and withheld5.7
Smallingerland 1.2▲ +375% vs Smallingerland
Theft and burglary0.0
Smallingerland 12.8▼ −100% vs Smallingerland
Vandalism and public order0.0
Smallingerland 5.9▼ −100% vs Smallingerland
Environmental0.0
Smallingerland 0.1≈ 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 2024, police in Kortehemmen registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 Smallingerland average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Kortehemmen rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Smallingerland. Fewer adults are overweight (43% against 54%), fewer feel lonely (37% against 46%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (35% against 42%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (55% against 49%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲9 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (72%)
More figures
Overweight
43%
▼11 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (54%)
Lonely
37%
▼9 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼7 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲6 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (49%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲9 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (72%)
More figures
Overweight
43%
▼11 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (54%)
Lonely
37%
▼9 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼7 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲6 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (49%)
Health
An estimated 81% 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
80.9%
72.3%
Smokes
14.7%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
6.7%
5.8%
Overweight
43.3%
53.8%
Lonely
37.1%
45.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
35.2%
41.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
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 1700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,200 m
–
GP practice
1,800 m
–
Primary school
1,900 m
–
Daycare
1,700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0.1
Daycares
–
0
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 faster than the Smallingerland average.
Kortehemmen has 355 inhabitants (2026), or 147 per km² (70% lower than in Smallingerland). Between 2024 and 2026 the population rose 87%, 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
+87%
▲higher 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 25 to 45
25%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (23%)
Never married
62%
▲14 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (48%)
European origin (not Dutch)
51%
▲46 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (5%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲54 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
+87%
▲higher 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 25 to 45
25%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (23%)
Never married
62%
▲14 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (48%)
European origin (not Dutch)
51%
▲46 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (5%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲54 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 grew 87% between 2024 and 2026, to 355.
Residents, 2026
355
+87% since 2024
Smallingerland +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 147 residents per km², this buurt is 70% less densely populated than the municipality of Smallingerland.
Residents per km²147
Dwellings per km²28.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 28.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
25% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1560
15 to 2575
25 to 4590
45 to 6580
65 to 8035
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
62% of residents are never married.
Never married220
Married115
Divorced10
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
51% of residents have European origin (outside the Netherlands).
Netherlands160
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)180
Outside Europe10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
100% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-460
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
Kortehemmen has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 7% higher than in Smallingerland (1.4). 32% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Smallingerland (31%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (16%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
17%
▲14 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (3%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Smallingerland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
+1 pp
=about the same as Smallingerland (+1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (86%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (3%)
Residents per km²
147
▼73% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
90%
▲33 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (16%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
17%
▲14 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (3%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Smallingerland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
+1 pp
=about the same as Smallingerland (+1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▲2 percentage points higher than Smallingerland (86%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Smallingerland (3%)
Residents per km²
147
▼73% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
90%
▲33 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie0
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 31% in the municipality of Smallingerland (2025).
Petrol66.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)33.3%
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 32% to 33% 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, 125 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars125
Motorcycles15
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 industrial (11%).
Residential88%
Retail1.2%
Assembly2.4%
Healthcare1.2%
Industrial10.8%
Other3.6%
Explanation
Based on 83 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% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings6%
NL 37%▼ −84% vs NL
Residents per km²147
NL 539▼ −73% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings90%
NL 57%▲ +58% vs NL
Single-family dwellings94%
NL 63%▲ +49% vs NL
Average WOZ value€592,000
NL €398,000▲ +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) 2025