The population is shrinking, while it grows in Stadskanaal. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Stadskanaal, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Ceresdorp is €237,000, 16% lower than in Stadskanaal (€282,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 49%, against a rise of 51% in Stadskanaal. 61% of the homes are owner-occupied, about the same as in Stadskanaal (61%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€237,000
▼16% lower than Stadskanaal (€282,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+49%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+51%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
61%
=about the same as Stadskanaal (61%)
Social housing
33%
▲3 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (30%)
Private rent
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (9%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲21 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (79%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼17 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (19%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼15 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (18%)
Built 1975–1991
30%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Average WOZ value
€237,000
▼16% lower than Stadskanaal (€282,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+49%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+51%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
61%
=about the same as Stadskanaal (61%)
Social housing
33%
▲3 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (30%)
Private rent
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (9%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲21 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (79%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼17 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (19%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼15 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (18%)
Built 1975–1991
30%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 49% between 2021 and 2025, to €237,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€237,000▼ 16% below Stadskanaal
+49% since 2021
Stadskanaal +51%
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: ~€271 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€271/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
121 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €237,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€106NL median
Water board levy€38–
Property tax (OZB)€26€21
Waste levy€23€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€165
Maintenance reserve€154–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Stadskanaal's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 142nd 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 121 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €237,000.
Levies: Stadskanaal'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
Ceresdorp has the lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Musselkanaal.
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: €237,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Ceresdorp
237,000
404
–
Musselkanaal Centrum
238,000
1,848
–
Musselkanaal Zuid
297,000
612
–
Musselkanaal Noord
311,000
547
–
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 61% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied61%
Social housing33%
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
39% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Before 194538.9%
1945-196421.2%
1965-19743%
1975-199129.8%
1992-20052.2%
2006-20153.4%
2016 and later1.5%
Explanation
Based on 406 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 Stadskanaal average.
In 2025, 22 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Ceresdorp, 37% lower than in Stadskanaal (35). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 35%, against a rise of 12% in Stadskanaal. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
22
▼37% lower than Stadskanaal (35)
Change since 2021
-35%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.8
▲3.2 times as high as Stadskanaal (1.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
22
▼37% lower than Stadskanaal (35)
Change since 2021
-35%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.8
▲3.2 times as high as Stadskanaal (1.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Ceresdorp registered 22 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 35 in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Ceresdorp22
The municipality of Stadskanaal35
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 Ceresdorp is 'Traffic': 6.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 10.5 in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
CeresdorpStadskanaal
Traffic6.5
Stadskanaal 10.5▼ −38% vs Stadskanaal
Theft and burglary5.4
Stadskanaal 8.2▼ −34% vs Stadskanaal
Violence and threats5.4
Stadskanaal 4.2▲ +29% vs Stadskanaal
Vandalism and public order2.2
Stadskanaal 5.3▼ −58% vs Stadskanaal
Fraud and scams2.2
Stadskanaal 5.0▼ −56% vs Stadskanaal
Environmental0.0
Stadskanaal 0.2≈ Stadskanaal
Other and withheld0.0
Stadskanaal 1.9▼ −100% vs Stadskanaal
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 Ceresdorp registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 below the Stadskanaal average; green space is below the Stadskanaal average.
An estimated 66% of adults in Ceresdorp rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Stadskanaal. More adults smoke (25% against 19%), more feel lonely (54% against 49%), more are overweight (65% against 62%) and more report anxiety or depression (47% against 44%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Ceresdorp, covering 83% of the area, against 77% in Stadskanaal. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 8% in Stadskanaal.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (8%)
More figures
Smokes
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Lonely
54%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (41%)
Agriculture, share of the area
83%
▲6 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (77%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (5%)
Other built-up, share of the area
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (8%)
More figures
Smokes
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Lonely
54%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (41%)
Agriculture, share of the area
83%
▲6 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (77%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (5%)
Other built-up, share of the area
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (1%)
Health
An estimated 66% of adults rate their own health as good, against 68% in the municipality of Stadskanaal (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Stadskanaal
Good self-rated health
65.5%
67.5%
Smokes
24.7%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
7.1%
6.1%
Overweight
64.7%
62.5%
Lonely
53.6%
48.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
47.2%
44.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
38.2%
41%
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 8% in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Traffic1.7%
Built-up9.3%
Recreation4.4%
Agriculture83.3%
Water1.2%
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 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,500 m
–
GP practice
2,300 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.8
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 Stadskanaal.
Ceresdorp has 920 inhabitants (2026), or 229 per km² (16% lower than in Stadskanaal). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 1% in Stadskanaal. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Stadskanaal was 75%, 3 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 26% 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
-2%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Stadskanaal
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Stadskanaal (-0%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (27%)
Never married
50%
▲7 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (43%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲3 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (88%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
52%
▲20 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (32%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Stadskanaal
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Stadskanaal (-0%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (27%)
Never married
50%
▲7 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (43%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲3 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (88%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
52%
▲20 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (32%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 920.
Residents, 2026
920
-2% since 2021
Stadskanaal +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 229 residents per km², this buurt is 16% less densely populated than the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Residents per km²229
Dwellings per km²100.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 16.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.4 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15145
15 to 25100
25 to 45240
45 to 65280
65 to 80130
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married455
Married345
Divorced75
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
91% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands835
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1360
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4330
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Stadskanaal; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 75% of eligible voters in Stadskanaal voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 26% of the valid votes.
Municipality of StadskanaalThe Netherlands
D66
8.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
26.5%
16.7%
VVD
11.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.7%
12.8%
CDA
14.9%
11.8%
JA21
4.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.7%
4.5%
BBB
4.4%
2.6%
Other
14.9%
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
Ceresdorp has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 8% lower than in Stadskanaal (1.3). 13% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points less than in Stadskanaal (21%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼9 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
19%
▲8 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Stadskanaal (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (2%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€237,000
▼40% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼9 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
19%
▲8 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Stadskanaal (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (2%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€237,000
▼40% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
13% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Stadskanaal (2025).
Petrol87.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)12.9%
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 13% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
13%▼ 8 percentage points below Stadskanaal (21%)
-3 pp since 2021
Stadskanaal +2 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, 505 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars505
Motorcycles60
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential96%
Retail0.9%
Office0.5%
Assembly0.9%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial2.6%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other1.4%
Explanation
Based on 423 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
229 residents per km²: 58% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²229
NL 539▼ −57% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Average WOZ value€237,000
NL €398,000▼ −40% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Social housing33%
NL 28%▲ +18% 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