The population is growing faster than in Steenwijkerland. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Pol is €487,000, 44% higher than in Steenwijkerland (€339,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 40%, against a rise of 38% in Steenwijkerland. 92% of the homes are owner-occupied, 26 percentage points more than in Steenwijkerland (66%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€487,000
▲44% higher than Steenwijkerland (€339,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
▲higher than Steenwijkerland (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲26 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (66%)
Social housing
5%
▼20 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (25%)
Private rent
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲15 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (85%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼15 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (18%)
Built 1975–1991
9%
▼12 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (21%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (14%)
Average WOZ value
€487,000
▲44% higher than Steenwijkerland (€339,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
▲higher than Steenwijkerland (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲26 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (66%)
Social housing
5%
▼20 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (25%)
Private rent
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲15 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (85%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼15 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (18%)
Built 1975–1991
9%
▼12 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (21%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 40% between 2021 and 2025, to €487,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€487,000▲ 44% above Steenwijkerland
+40% since 2021
Steenwijkerland +38%
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: ~€347 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€347/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
162 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €487,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€125NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€32€43
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€24€22
Costs to set aside€222
Maintenance reserve€207–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Steenwijkerland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 38th 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 162 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €487,000.
Levies: Steenwijkerland'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.
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)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 92% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied92%
Social housing5%
Private rent3%
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
75% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 19% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Before 194575%
1945-19643.1%
1965-19744.7%
1975-19919.4%
1992-20053.1%
2006-20151.6%
2016 and later3.1%
Explanation
Based on 64 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 Steenwijkerland average.
In 2025, 26 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Pol, 10% lower than in Steenwijkerland (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 99%, against a fall of 1% in Steenwijkerland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
26
▼10% lower than Steenwijkerland (29)
Change since 2021
+99%
▲higher than Steenwijkerland (-1%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
26
▼10% lower than Steenwijkerland (29)
Change since 2021
+99%
▲higher than Steenwijkerland (-1%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Pol registered 26 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
De Pol26
The municipality of Steenwijkerland29
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 De Pol is 'Traffic': 11.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.1 in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
De PolSteenwijkerland
Traffic11.1
Steenwijkerland 7.1▲ +56% vs Steenwijkerland
Theft and burglary7.4
Steenwijkerland 9.8▼ −24% vs Steenwijkerland
Violence and threats3.7
Steenwijkerland 3.1▲ +19% vs Steenwijkerland
Fraud and scams3.7
Steenwijkerland 4.4▼ −16% vs Steenwijkerland
Vandalism and public order0.0
Steenwijkerland 3.8▼ −100% vs Steenwijkerland
Environmental0.0
Steenwijkerland 0.1≈ Steenwijkerland
Other and withheld0.0
Steenwijkerland 0.9≈ Steenwijkerland
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 De Pol registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 Steenwijkerland average; green space is below the Steenwijkerland average.
An estimated 74% of adults in De Pol rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Steenwijkerland. More adults smoke (23% against 16%), more drink excessively (10% against 6%) and more meet the physical activity guideline (48% against 45%), but fewer are overweight (53% against 55%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in De Pol, covering 68% of the area, against 50% in Steenwijkerland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 27% of the area, 6 percentage points below the 33% in Steenwijkerland.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than Steenwijkerland (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▼6 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (33%)
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Smokes
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (16%)
Excessive drinking
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (45%)
Lonely
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
68%
▲18 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
19%
▼12 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (31%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than Steenwijkerland (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▼6 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (33%)
More figures
Smokes
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (16%)
Excessive drinking
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (45%)
Lonely
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
68%
▲18 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
19%
▼12 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (31%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (10%)
Health
An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Steenwijkerland
Good self-rated health
74.2%
74.7%
Smokes
23.2%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
10%
6.3%
Overweight
52.6%
54.6%
Lonely
46%
43.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.5%
40.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.9%
45.3%
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
27% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 33% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Traffic4.7%
Recreation8.1%
Agriculture67.8%
Forest and nature19%
Water0.5%
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 1900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,700 m
–
GP practice
4,100 m
–
Primary school
1,900 m
–
Daycare
1,900 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 growing faster than the Steenwijkerland average.
De Pol has 305 inhabitants (2026), or 145 per km² (9% lower than in Steenwijkerland). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 33%, against a rise of 4% 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
+33%
▲higher than Steenwijkerland (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Steenwijkerland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
=about the same as Steenwijkerland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
39%
▲11 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (28%)
Never married
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (44%)
Dutch origin
82%
▼5 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
59%
▲11 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+33%
▲higher than Steenwijkerland (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Steenwijkerland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
=about the same as Steenwijkerland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
39%
▲11 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (28%)
Never married
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (44%)
Dutch origin
82%
▼5 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
59%
▲11 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 33% between 2021 and 2026, to 305.
Residents, 2026
305
+33% since 2021
Steenwijkerland +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 145 residents per km², this buurt is 9% less densely populated than the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Residents per km²145
Dwellings per km²30.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 18.5 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
39% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1540
15 to 2530
25 to 4555
45 to 65120
65 to 8050
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
39% of residents are never married.
Never married120
Married115
Divorced60
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands250
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)30
Outside Europe25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
59% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
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
De Pol has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 8% lower than in Steenwijkerland (1.3). 33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Steenwijkerland (29%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (17%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (19%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Steenwijkerland (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Steenwijkerland (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲13 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (83%)
Lodging, share of addresses
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
145
▼73% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (17%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (19%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Steenwijkerland (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Steenwijkerland (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲13 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (83%)
Lodging, share of addresses
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
145
▼73% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland (2025).
Petrol66.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)33.3%
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 31% to 33% 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, 180 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars180
Motorcycles30
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 lodging (10%).
Residential95.5%
Assembly4.5%
Industrial3%
Lodging10.4%
Other3%
Explanation
Based on 67 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
5% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing5%
NL 28%▼ −82% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Residents per km²145
NL 539▼ −73% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings92%
NL 57%▲ +61% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% 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
Living in De Pol (Steenwijkerland): WOZ, prices & safety