Built between 1945 and 1964: 27%, against 12% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Key figures
Built 1945–1964
27%
▲15 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (12%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (7%)
Built 2006–2015
9%
▲1 percentage point higher than Steenwijkerland (8%)
Built 1945–1964
27%
▲15 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (12%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (7%)
Built 2006–2015
9%
▲1 percentage point higher than Steenwijkerland (8%)
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Buitengebied Blankenham has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 0 crimes were registered, against 0 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
0
=about the same as 0 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
0
=about the same as 0 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
0 crimes were registered in Buitengebied Blankenham in 2025 (0 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
0
same as 0 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
In 2024, police in Buitengebied Blankenham registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
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
Green space is below the Steenwijkerland average.
Agricultural land is the largest land use in Buitengebied Blankenham, covering 76% of the area, against 50% in Steenwijkerland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 20% of the area, 13 percentage points below the 33% in Steenwijkerland.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▼13 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (33%)
Agriculture, share of the area
76%
▲26 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
20%
▼11 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (31%)
Water, share of the area
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (10%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▼13 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (33%)
Agriculture, share of the area
76%
▲26 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
20%
▼11 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (31%)
Water, share of the area
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (10%)
Land use
20% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 33% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Traffic0.2%
Agriculture75.7%
Forest and nature20.3%
Water3.8%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 2700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,700 m
–
GP practice
3,000 m
–
Primary school
2,800 m
–
Daycare
2,800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
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 shrinking, while it grows in Steenwijkerland.
Buitengebied Blankenham has 25 inhabitants (2026), or 3 per km² (98% lower than in Steenwijkerland). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Steenwijkerland was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 19% 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
-17%
▼lower than Steenwijkerland (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Steenwijkerland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Steenwijkerland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (28%)
Married
67%
▲24 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (43%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲13 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (87%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-17%
▼lower than Steenwijkerland (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Steenwijkerland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Steenwijkerland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (28%)
Married
67%
▲24 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (43%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲13 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (87%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 17% between 2021 and 2026, to 25.
Residents, 2026
25
-17% since 2021
Steenwijkerland +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3 residents per km², this buurt is 98% less densely populated than the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Residents per km²3
Dwellings per km²1.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
15 to 255
25 to 455
45 to 6510
65 to 805
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
67% of residents are married.
Never married10
Married20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
100% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Steenwijkerland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Steenwijkerland voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of SteenwijkerlandThe Netherlands
D66
11.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
18.9%
16.7%
VVD
14.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.1%
12.8%
CDA
14.4%
11.8%
JA21
6.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.8%
4.5%
BBB
6.6%
2.6%
Other
11.8%
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
50% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 21 percentage points more than in Steenwijkerland (29%).
Key figures
Cars not on petrol (2025)
50%
▲21 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
=about the same as Steenwijkerland (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▲2 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (83%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
50%
▲21 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
=about the same as Steenwijkerland (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▲2 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (83%)
Passenger cars by fuel type
50% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland (2025).
Petrol50%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)50%
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 50% to 50% between 2021 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, 30 passenger cars and 10 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars30
Motorcycles10
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
85% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (15%).
Residential84.6%
Industrial15.4%
Other15.4%
Explanation
Based on 13 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
3 residents per km²: 99% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3
NL 539▼ −99% 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