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Area and its neighbourhoodsCBS key figures for districts and neighbourhoods
Residents and householdsCBS
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
Comparing with the municipality and the countryRankings and comparisons
Neighbourhood · Stadskanaal
Living in Maarswold
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 Maarswold is €221,000, 22% lower than in Stadskanaal (€282,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 60%, against a rise of 51% in Stadskanaal. 22% of the homes are owner-occupied, 39 percentage points less than in Stadskanaal (61%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€221,000
▼22% lower than Stadskanaal (€282,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+60%
▲higher than Stadskanaal (+51%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼39 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (61%)
Social housing
58%
▲28 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (30%)
Private rent
20%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (9%)
Single-family dwellings
59%
▼20 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (79%)
Built 1992–2005
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (5%)
Built 1965–1974
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (18%)
Average WOZ value
€221,000
▼22% lower than Stadskanaal (€282,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+60%
▲higher than Stadskanaal (+51%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼39 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (61%)
Social housing
58%
▲28 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (30%)
Private rent
20%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (9%)
Single-family dwellings
59%
▼20 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (79%)
Built 1992–2005
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (5%)
Built 1965–1974
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (18%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 60% between 2021 and 2025, to €221,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€221,000▼ 22% below Stadskanaal
+60% 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: ~€226 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€226/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
90 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €221,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€104NL median
Water board levy€38–
Property tax (OZB)€24€19
Waste levy€23€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€122
Maintenance reserve€114–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Stadskanaal's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 137th 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 90 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €221,000.
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
Maarswold has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 13 buurten in Stadskanaal.
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: €221,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Maarswold
221,000
1,190
–
Stadskanaal Centrum
278,000
944
–
Maarsstee
220,000
698
–
Maarsveld
214,000
1,236
–
De Hagen
223,000
610
–
Vogelwijk en De Borgen
327,000
1,098
–
Industriegebied Vleddermond
298,000
149
–
Dideldom
299,000
141
–
Parkwijk
274,000
1,349
–
Stadskanaal Noord Landskant
328,000
409
–
Stadskanaal Noord Centrum
259,000
736
–
Stadskanaal Noord
324,000
362
–
Waterland
486,000
453
–
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 social housing, at 58% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied22%
Social housing58%
Private rent20%
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
59% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes59%
Multi-family homes41%
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
58% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 16% in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
1945-196457.6%
1965-197415.5%
1992-200524.9%
2006-20152%
Explanation
Based on 1,190 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, 32 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Maarswold, 9% lower than in Stadskanaal (35). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 10%, 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
32
▼9% lower than Stadskanaal (35)
Change since 2021
+10%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.5
▲39% higher than Stadskanaal (1.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
32
▼9% lower than Stadskanaal (35)
Change since 2021
+10%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.5
▲39% higher than Stadskanaal (1.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Maarswold registered 32 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 35 in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Maarswold32
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 Maarswold is 'Vandalism and public order': 7.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.3 in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
MaarswoldStadskanaal
Vandalism and public order7.6
Stadskanaal 5.3▲ +43% vs Stadskanaal
Traffic7.6
Stadskanaal 10.5▼ −28% vs Stadskanaal
Fraud and scams5.2
Stadskanaal 5.0≈ Stadskanaal
Theft and burglary4.7
Stadskanaal 8.2▼ −43% vs Stadskanaal
Violence and threats4.7
Stadskanaal 4.2▲ +12% vs Stadskanaal
Other and withheld1.9
Stadskanaal 1.9≈ Stadskanaal
Environmental0.5
Stadskanaal 0.2≈ 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 Maarswold registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 above the Stadskanaal average.
An estimated 57% of adults in Maarswold rate their own health as good, 11 percentage points less than in Stadskanaal. More adults feel lonely (57% against 49%), more report anxiety or depression (52% against 44%), more smoke (24% against 19%) and more are overweight (66% against 62%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Maarswold, covering 82% of the area, against 9% in Stadskanaal. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 12% of the area, 4 percentage points above the 8% in Stadskanaal.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
57%
▼11 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (8%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲8 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (44%)
Lonely
57%
▲8 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (49%)
Smokes
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (41%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼77 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (77%)
Built-up, share of the area
82%
▲73 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (9%)
Recreation, share of the area
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
57%
▼11 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (8%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲8 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (44%)
Lonely
57%
▲8 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (49%)
Smokes
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (41%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼77 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (77%)
Built-up, share of the area
82%
▲73 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (9%)
Recreation, share of the area
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (3%)
Health
An estimated 57% 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
57.4%
67.5%
Smokes
24%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
4%
6.1%
Overweight
65.5%
62.5%
Lonely
56.9%
48.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
52.4%
44.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
37.7%
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
12% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Traffic4%
Built-up82%
Recreation12%
Water2%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
600 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2.7
GP practices
–
1.7
Daycares
–
2.1
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.
Maarswold has 2,110 inhabitants (2026), or 4,295 per km² (15.7 times as high as 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
21%
▼6 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (27%)
Never married
43%
=about the same as Stadskanaal (43%)
Dutch origin
82%
▼6 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
=about the same as Stadskanaal (51%)
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
21%
▼6 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (27%)
Never married
43%
=about the same as Stadskanaal (43%)
Dutch origin
82%
▼6 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
=about the same as Stadskanaal (51%)
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 2,110.
Residents, 2026
2,110
-2% since 2021
Stadskanaal +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,295 residents per km², this buurt is 16 times as densely populated as the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Residents per km²4,295
Dwellings per km²2,428.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 4.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 40.3 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
21% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15305
15 to 25195
25 to 45430
45 to 65440
65 to 80410
80 and over330
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
43% of residents are never married.
Never married915
Married630
Divorced260
Widowed305
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,730
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)90
Outside Europe290
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
51% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1510
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4660
Higher professional, university120
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
Maarswold has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 31% lower than in Stadskanaal (1.3). 12% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 9 percentage points less than in Stadskanaal (21%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼31% lower than Stadskanaal (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
12%
▼9 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
82%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (85%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (2%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
58%
▲30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€221,000
▼44% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼31% lower than Stadskanaal (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
12%
▼9 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
82%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (85%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (2%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
58%
▲30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€221,000
▼44% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
12% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Stadskanaal (2025).
Petrol87.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)12.5%
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 12% to 12% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
12%▼ 9 percentage points below Stadskanaal (21%)
+0 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, 880 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars880
Motorcycles65
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
82% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.4%).
Residential82.3%
Retail0.4%
Office0.1%
Assembly0.1%
Healthcare0.1%
Education0.3%
Other16.8%
Explanation
Based on 1,446 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
4,295 residents per km²: 8.0 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,295
NL 539▲ +697% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings22%
NL 57%▼ −61% vs NL
Social housing58%
NL 28%▲ +107% vs NL
Average WOZ value€221,000
NL €398,000▼ −44% vs NL
Private rent20%
NL 14%▲ +43% 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