Built between 1965 and 1974: 17%, against 14% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Key figures
Built 1965–1974
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (14%)
Built 1992–2005
17%
▼1 percentage point lower than Steenwijkerland (18%)
Built 2006–2015
8%
=about the same as Steenwijkerland (8%)
Built 1965–1974
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (14%)
Built 1992–2005
17%
▼1 percentage point lower than Steenwijkerland (18%)
Built 2006–2015
8%
=about the same as Steenwijkerland (8%)
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Roekebos has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 8 crimes were registered, against 0 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
8
▲up from 0 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
8
▲up from 0 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
8 crimes were registered in Roekebos in 2025 (0 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
8
up from 0 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Roekebos is 'Traffic': 6 in 2025.
Traffic6
Vandalism and public order1
Violence and threats1
Theft and burglary0
Fraud and scams0
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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 Roekebos registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
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
Green space is above the Steenwijkerland average.
Agricultural land is the largest land use in Roekebos, covering 59% of the area, against 50% in Steenwijkerland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 37% of the area, 4 percentage points above the 33% in Steenwijkerland.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
37%
▲4 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (33%)
Agriculture, share of the area
59%
▲9 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (50%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (10%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
37%
▲6 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (31%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
37%
▲4 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (33%)
Agriculture, share of the area
59%
▲9 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (50%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (10%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
37%
▲6 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (31%)
Land use
37% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 33% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Traffic1.4%
Built-up0.7%
Agriculture58.6%
Forest and nature37.1%
Water2.1%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 2300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,100 m
–
GP practice
2,300 m
–
Primary school
2,400 m
–
Daycare
2,400 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.
Roekebos has 35 inhabitants (2026), or 13 per km² (92% 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
-12%
▼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
38%
▲10 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (28%)
Never married
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (44%)
Dutch origin
86%
▼1 percentage point lower 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
-12%
▼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
38%
▲10 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (28%)
Never married
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (44%)
Dutch origin
86%
▼1 percentage point lower 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 12% between 2021 and 2026, to 35.
Residents, 2026
35
-12% since 2021
Steenwijkerland +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 13 residents per km², this buurt is 92% less densely populated than the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Residents per km²13
Dwellings per km²4.4
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
38% of residents are between 45 and 65.
15 to 2510
25 to 455
45 to 6515
65 to 805
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married20
Married15
Divorced5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands30
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
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
67% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 38 percentage points more than in Steenwijkerland (29%).
Key figures
Cars not on petrol (2025)
67%
▲38 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
33%
▲27 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼3 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (83%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
67%
▲38 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
33%
▲27 percentage points higher than Steenwijkerland (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼3 percentage points lower than Steenwijkerland (83%)
Passenger cars by fuel type
67% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Steenwijkerland (2025).
Petrol33.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)66.7%
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 67% to 67% 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, 15 passenger cars and 0 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars15
Motorcycles0
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
80% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (33%).
Residential80%
Industrial33.3%
Other20%
Explanation
Based on 15 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
13 residents per km²: 98% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²13
NL 539▼ −98% 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