The population is growing about as fast as 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 Ossenzijl is €350,000, 3% higher than in Steenwijkerland (€339,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 35%, against a rise of 38% in Steenwijkerland. 89% of the homes are owner-occupied, 23 percentage points more than in Steenwijkerland (66%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€350,000
▲3% higher than Steenwijkerland (€339,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+35%
▼lower than Steenwijkerland (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲23 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (66%)
Social housing
0%
▼25 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (25%)
Private rent
11%
▲2 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲14 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (85%)
Built 1945–1964
27%
▲15 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (12%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (14%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼7 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (18%)
Average WOZ value
€350,000
▲3% higher than Steenwijkerland (€339,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+35%
▼lower than Steenwijkerland (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲23 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (66%)
Social housing
0%
▼25 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (25%)
Private rent
11%
▲2 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲14 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (85%)
Built 1945–1964
27%
▲15 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (12%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (14%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼7 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (18%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 35% between 2021 and 2025, to €350,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€350,000▲ 3% above Steenwijkerland
+35% 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: ~€309 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€309/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
144 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €350,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€113NL median
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€24€22
Property tax (OZB)€23€31
Costs to set aside€196
Maintenance reserve€183–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Steenwijkerland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 48th 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 144 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €350,000.
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.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Ossenzijl has the lowest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Ossenzijl.
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: €350,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Ossenzijl
350,000
244
–
Buitengebied Ossenzijl
464,000
25
–
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 89% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied89%
Private rent11%
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
27% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 19% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Before 194527.3%
1945-196426.9%
1965-19746.1%
1975-199118.8%
1992-200511.4%
2006-20156.1%
2016 and later3.3%
Explanation
Based on 245 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 Ossenzijl, 10% lower than in Steenwijkerland (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 218%, 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
+218%
▲higher than Steenwijkerland (-1%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
26
▼10% lower than Steenwijkerland (29)
Change since 2021
+218%
▲higher than Steenwijkerland (-1%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Ossenzijl registered 26 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Ossenzijl26
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 Ossenzijl is 'Vandalism and public order': 10.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.8 in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
OssenzijlSteenwijkerland
Vandalism and public order10.1
Steenwijkerland 3.8▲ +166% vs Steenwijkerland
Traffic10.1
Steenwijkerland 7.1▲ +42% vs Steenwijkerland
Fraud and scams4.0
Steenwijkerland 4.4▼ −9% vs Steenwijkerland
Theft and burglary2.0
Steenwijkerland 9.8▼ −80% vs Steenwijkerland
Violence and threats0.0
Steenwijkerland 3.1▼ −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 Ossenzijl registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2021
2022
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 Steenwijkerland average; green space is below the Steenwijkerland average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Ossenzijl rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Steenwijkerland. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 44%), fewer report anxiety or depression (38% against 41%) and fewer smoke (15% against 16%), but more are overweight (56% against 55%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Ossenzijl, covering 48% of the area, against 4% in Steenwijkerland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 22% of the area, 11 percentage points below the 33% in Steenwijkerland.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲1 percentage point higher than Steenwijkerland (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▼11 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (33%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (41%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Steenwijkerland (16%)
Overweight
56%
▲1 percentage point higher than Steenwijkerland (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
4%
▼46 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
48%
▲44 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
4%
▼27 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (31%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲1 percentage point higher than Steenwijkerland (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▼11 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (33%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (41%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Steenwijkerland (16%)
Overweight
56%
▲1 percentage point higher than Steenwijkerland (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
4%
▼46 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
48%
▲44 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
4%
▼27 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (31%)
Health
An estimated 76% 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
75.7%
74.7%
Smokes
14.9%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
6%
6.3%
Overweight
55.8%
54.6%
Lonely
40.2%
43.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.5%
40.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.1%
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
22% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 33% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Traffic2.2%
Built-up47.8%
Recreation17.4%
Agriculture4.3%
Forest and nature4.3%
Water23.9%
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 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
5,400 m
–
GP practice
5,100 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
4,800 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 growing about as fast as the Steenwijkerland average.
Ossenzijl has 505 inhabitants (2026), or 1,444 per km² (9.1 times as high as in Steenwijkerland). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 4%, the same as 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
+4%
=about the same as Steenwijkerland (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Steenwijkerland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-2%
▼lower than Steenwijkerland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (28%)
Married
49%
▲6 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (43%)
Dutch origin
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
66%
▲18 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
+4%
=about the same as Steenwijkerland (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Steenwijkerland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-2%
▼lower than Steenwijkerland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (28%)
Married
49%
▲6 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (43%)
Dutch origin
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
66%
▲18 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 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 505.
Residents, 2026
505
+4% since 2021
Steenwijkerland +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,444 residents per km², this buurt is 9.1 times as densely populated as the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Residents per km²1,444
Dwellings per km²697.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.1 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1565
15 to 2550
25 to 4590
45 to 65155
65 to 80110
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are married.
Never married205
Married245
Divorced30
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
92% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands470
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
66% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4190
Higher professional, university100
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
Ossenzijl has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 23% higher than in Steenwijkerland (1.3). 31% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Steenwijkerland (29%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (10%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
10%
▲5 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (5%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
15%
▲5 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Steenwijkerland (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲2 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Steenwijkerland (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
60%
▼23 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (83%)
Lodging, share of addresses
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Residents per km²
1,444
▲2.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (10%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
10%
▲5 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (5%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
15%
▲5 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Steenwijkerland (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲2 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Steenwijkerland (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
60%
▼23 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (83%)
Lodging, share of addresses
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Residents per km²
1,444
▲2.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
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 29% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland (2025).
Petrol68.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)31.3%
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 34% to 31% 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, 335 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars335
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
60% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (15%).
Residential60.3%
Retail0.7%
Office0.5%
Assembly2%
Industrial1.5%
Lodging15.3%
Education0.5%
Other21.9%
Explanation
Based on 406 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 km²1,444
NL 539▲ +168% vs NL
Single-family dwellings99%
NL 63%▲ +57% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings89%
NL 57%▲ +56% vs NL
Private rent11%
NL 14%▼ −21% 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