The population is shrinking about as fast as 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 Alteveer is €345,000, 22% higher than in Stadskanaal (€282,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 103%, against a rise of 93% in Stadskanaal. 82% of the homes are owner-occupied, 21 percentage points more than in Stadskanaal (61%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€345,000
▲22% higher than Stadskanaal (€282,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+103%
▲higher than Stadskanaal (+93%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲21 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (61%)
Social housing
15%
▼15 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (30%)
Private rent
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (9%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲20 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (79%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼11 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (18%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (16%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (19%)
Average WOZ value
€345,000
▲22% higher than Stadskanaal (€282,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+103%
▲higher than Stadskanaal (+93%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲21 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (61%)
Social housing
15%
▼15 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (30%)
Private rent
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (9%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲20 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (79%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼11 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (18%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (16%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 103% between 2014 and 2025, to €345,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€345,000▲ 22% above Stadskanaal
+103% since 2014
Stadskanaal +93%
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: ~€288 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€288/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
122 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €345,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€121NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€38€30
Waste levy€23€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€167
Maintenance reserve€156–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Stadskanaal's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 172nd 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 122 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €345,000.
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
Alteveer has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 5 wijken in the municipality of 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: €345,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Alteveer
345,000
514
–
Stadskanaal
273,000
9,375
–
Musselkanaal
260,000
3,411
–
Onstwedde
339,000
1,285
–
Mussel
357,000
605
–
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 82% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied82%
Social housing15%
Private rent4%
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
99% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes99%
Multi-family homes1%
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 22% in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Before 194545.2%
1945-19648%
1965-19747%
1975-199114.6%
1992-200512%
2006-201510.7%
2016 and later2.5%
Explanation
Based on 515 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, 14 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Alteveer, 60% lower than in Stadskanaal (35). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 18%, 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
14
▼60% lower than Stadskanaal (35)
Change since 2021
-18%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.6
▲44% higher than Stadskanaal (1.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
14
▼60% lower than Stadskanaal (35)
Change since 2021
-18%
▼lower than Stadskanaal (+12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.6
▲44% higher than Stadskanaal (1.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Alteveer registered 14 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 35 in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Alteveer14
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 Alteveer is 'Fraud and scams': 3.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.0 in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
AlteveerStadskanaal
Fraud and scams3.4
Stadskanaal 5.0▼ −32% vs Stadskanaal
Traffic3.4
Stadskanaal 10.5▼ −68% vs Stadskanaal
Vandalism and public order2.5
Stadskanaal 5.3▼ −53% vs Stadskanaal
Theft and burglary1.7
Stadskanaal 8.2▼ −79% vs Stadskanaal
Violence and threats1.7
Stadskanaal 4.2▼ −60% vs Stadskanaal
Environmental0.8
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 Alteveer registered 9 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 Stadskanaal average; green space is below the Stadskanaal average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Alteveer rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Stadskanaal. Fewer adults smoke (17% against 19%), fewer feel lonely (47% against 49%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 44%), but more drink excessively (8% against 6%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Alteveer, covering 90% 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)
70%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (8%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (44%)
Lonely
47%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (49%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (6%)
Smokes
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
90%
▲13 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (77%)
Built-up, share of the area
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (9%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (8%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (44%)
Lonely
47%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (49%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (6%)
Smokes
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
90%
▲13 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (77%)
Built-up, share of the area
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (9%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (3%)
Health
An estimated 70% 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
70.1%
67.5%
Smokes
17.4%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
7.8%
6.1%
Overweight
61.7%
62.5%
Lonely
46.9%
48.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.7%
44.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
39.7%
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
4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Traffic2%
Built-up3.5%
Other built-up0.6%
Recreation0.8%
Agriculture89.9%
Forest and nature2.9%
Water0.3%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking about as fast as the Stadskanaal average.
Alteveer has 1,175 inhabitants (2026), or 82 per km² (70% lower than in Stadskanaal). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 2%, the same as 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 2014
-2%
=about the same as Stadskanaal (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Stadskanaal
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▲higher than Stadskanaal (-1%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (27%)
Married
43%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (41%)
Dutch origin
92%
▲4 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
58%
▲7 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (51%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-2%
=about the same as Stadskanaal (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Stadskanaal
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▲higher than Stadskanaal (-1%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (27%)
Married
43%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (41%)
Dutch origin
92%
▲4 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
58%
▲7 percentage points higher 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 2014 and 2026, to 1,175.
Residents, 2026
1,175
-2% since 2014
Stadskanaal -2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 82 residents per km², this wijk is 70% less densely populated than the municipality of Stadskanaal.
Residents per km²82
Dwellings per km²35.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.5 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15160
15 to 25145
25 to 45245
45 to 65385
65 to 80205
80 and over50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
43% of residents are married.
Never married505
Married510
Divorced85
Widowed75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
92% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,080
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
58% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1230
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4530
Higher professional, university160
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
Alteveer has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Stadskanaal (1.3). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Stadskanaal (21%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
15%
▲10 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (5%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (15%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Stadskanaal (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Stadskanaal (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (85%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (2%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (1%)
Residents per km²
82
▼85% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
15%
▲10 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (5%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (15%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Stadskanaal (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Stadskanaal (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Stadskanaal (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stadskanaal (85%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (2%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stadskanaal (1%)
Residents per km²
82
▼85% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij20
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Stadskanaal (2025).
Petrol79.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.4%
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 22% to 20% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 1 percentage point below Stadskanaal (21%)
-2 pp since 2014
Stadskanaal +0 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, 785 passenger cars and 140 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars785
Motorcycles140
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%).
Residential95.5%
Retail0.9%
Office1.3%
Assembly0.4%
Industrial3.3%
Lodging0.4%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other1.1%
Explanation
Based on 539 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% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings1%
NL 37%▼ −97% vs NL
Residents per km²82
NL 539▼ −85% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Social housing15%
NL 28%▼ −46% vs NL
Single-family dwellings99%
NL 63%▲ +57% 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