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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 Waterland
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Stadskanaal. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Stadskanaal, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Waterland is €486,000, 72% higher than in Stadskanaal (€282,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 48%, against a rise of 51% in Stadskanaal. 99% of the homes are owner-occupied, 38 percentage points more than in Stadskanaal (61%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€486,000
▲72% higher than Stadskanaal (€282,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+48%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+51%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲38 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (61%)
Social housing
0%
▼30 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (30%)
Private rent
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (9%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲18 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (79%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲7 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (5%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (2%)
Average WOZ value
€486,000
▲72% higher than Stadskanaal (€282,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+48%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+51%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲38 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (61%)
Social housing
0%
▼30 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (30%)
Private rent
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (9%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲18 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (79%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲7 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (5%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (2%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 48% between 2021 and 2025, to €486,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€486,000▲ 72% above Stadskanaal
+48% 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: ~€369 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€369/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
168 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €486,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€140NL median
Property tax (OZB)€53€43
Water board levy€45–
Waste levy€23€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€229
Maintenance reserve€214–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Stadskanaal's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 196th 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 168 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €486,000.
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
Waterland has the highest 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: €486,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Waterland
486,000
453
–
Stadskanaal Centrum
278,000
944
–
Maarsstee
220,000
698
–
Maarswold
221,000
1,190
–
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
–
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 99% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied99%
Private rent1%
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
97% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes97%
Multi-family homes3%
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
84% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 19% in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
1992-200584.3%
2006-201511.9%
2016 and later3.8%
Explanation
Based on 453 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, 6 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Waterland, 83% lower than in Stadskanaal (35). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 52%, 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
6
▼83% lower than Stadskanaal (35)
Change since 2021
-52%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼61% lower than Stadskanaal (1.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
6
▼83% lower than Stadskanaal (35)
Change since 2021
-52%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼61% lower than Stadskanaal (1.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Waterland registered 6 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 35 in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Waterland6
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 Waterland is 'Violence and threats': 2.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.2 in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
WaterlandStadskanaal
Violence and threats2.5
Stadskanaal 4.2▼ −40% vs Stadskanaal
Traffic1.7
Stadskanaal 10.5▼ −84% vs Stadskanaal
Vandalism and public order0.8
Stadskanaal 5.3▼ −85% vs Stadskanaal
Other and withheld0.8
Stadskanaal 1.9▼ −58% vs Stadskanaal
Theft and burglary0.0
Stadskanaal 8.2▼ −100% vs Stadskanaal
Fraud and scams0.0
Stadskanaal 5.0▼ −100% vs Stadskanaal
Environmental0.0
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 2022, police in Waterland registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2022
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) 2022
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Stadskanaal average; green space is below the Stadskanaal average.
An estimated 82% of adults in Waterland rate their own health as good, 14 percentage points more than in Stadskanaal. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (55% against 41%), but fewer feel lonely (37% against 49%), fewer smoke (9% against 19%) and fewer are overweight (53% against 62%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Waterland, covering 76% of the area, against 9% in Stadskanaal. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 8% in Stadskanaal.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲14 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲14 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (41%)
Lonely
37%
▼12 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (49%)
Smokes
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (19%)
Overweight
53%
▼9 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (62%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼77 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (77%)
Built-up, share of the area
76%
▲67 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (9%)
Water, share of the area
13%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲14 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲14 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (41%)
Lonely
37%
▼12 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (49%)
Smokes
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (19%)
Overweight
53%
▼9 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (62%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼77 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (77%)
Built-up, share of the area
76%
▲67 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (9%)
Water, share of the area
13%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (2%)
Health
An estimated 82% 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
81.5%
67.5%
Smokes
9.3%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
6%
6.1%
Overweight
53%
62.5%
Lonely
37.4%
48.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
36.1%
44.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
55.4%
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
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Traffic3.6%
Built-up76.4%
Recreation7.3%
Water12.7%
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 900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,000 m
–
GP practice
1,200 m
–
Primary school
1,000 m
–
Daycare
900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.6
GP practices
–
0.5
Daycares
–
1.1
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.
Waterland has 1,220 inhabitants (2026), or 2,549 per km² (9.3 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
36%
▲9 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (27%)
Married
53%
▲12 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (41%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than 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
36%
▲9 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (27%)
Married
53%
▲12 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (41%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than 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 1,220.
Residents, 2026
1,220
-2% since 2021
Stadskanaal +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,549 residents per km², this buurt is 9.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Residents per km²2,549
Dwellings per km²943.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
36% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15165
15 to 25180
25 to 45195
45 to 65435
65 to 80195
80 and over50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
54% of residents are married.
Never married475
Married650
Divorced40
Widowed50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,135
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe40
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, mbo1170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4470
Higher professional, university310
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
Waterland has an average of 1.7 cars per household, 31% higher than in Stadskanaal (1.3). 31% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 10 percentage points more than in Stadskanaal (21%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲17 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼12 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲31% higher than Stadskanaal (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲10 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Stadskanaal (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲14 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
3%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
2,549
▲4.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲42 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲17 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼12 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲31% higher than Stadskanaal (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲10 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Stadskanaal (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲14 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
3%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
2,549
▲4.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲42 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
31% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Stadskanaal (2025).
Petrol68.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)31.1%
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 25% to 31% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
31%▲ 10 percentage points above Stadskanaal (21%)
+6 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, 755 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars755
Motorcycles55
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (0.2%).
Residential99.3%
Office0.2%
Industrial0.2%
Other0.4%
Explanation
Based on 456 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
1% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent1%
NL 14%▼ −93% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings3%
NL 37%▼ −92% vs NL
Residents per km²2,549
NL 539▲ +373% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings99%
NL 57%▲ +74% vs NL
Single-family dwellings97%
NL 63%▲ +54% 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