The population is shrinking, while it grows in Twenterand. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Twenterand, and registered crime per resident is about the same.
The average WOZ value in Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk is €327,000, 8% lower than in Twenterand (€354,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 76%, against a rise of 74% in Twenterand. 53% of the homes are owner-occupied, 14 percentage points less than in Twenterand (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€327,000
▼8% lower than Twenterand (€354,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+76%
▲higher than Twenterand (+74%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
53%
▼14 percentage points lower than Twenterand (67%)
Social housing
41%
▲16 percentage points higher than Twenterand (25%)
Private rent
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than Twenterand (8%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲5 percentage points higher than Twenterand (85%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Twenterand (17%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Twenterand (12%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Twenterand (6%)
Average WOZ value
€327,000
▼8% lower than Twenterand (€354,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+76%
▲higher than Twenterand (+74%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
53%
▼14 percentage points lower than Twenterand (67%)
Social housing
41%
▲16 percentage points higher than Twenterand (25%)
Private rent
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than Twenterand (8%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲5 percentage points higher than Twenterand (85%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Twenterand (17%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Twenterand (12%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Twenterand (6%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 76% between 2014 and 2025, to €327,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€327,000▼ 8% below Twenterand
+76% since 2014
Twenterand +74%
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: ~€318 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€318/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
148 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €327,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€116NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€33€29
Sewage levy€26€22
Waste levy€16€27
Costs to set aside€202
Maintenance reserve€189–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Twenterand's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 111th 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 148 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €327,000.
Levies: Twenterand'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
Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 6 wijken in the municipality of Twenterand.
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: €327,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk
327,000
1,986
–
Vriezenveen (kern)
355,000
5,417
–
Den Ham
399,000
2,384
–
Vroomshoop
326,000
4,000
–
Buitengebied Vriezenveen Noord
473,000
331
–
Buitengebied Vriezenveen Zuid
506,000
74
–
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 53% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied53%
Social housing41%
Private rent6%
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
90% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes90%
Multi-family homes10%
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
31% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 27% in the municipality of Twenterand.
Before 19457.6%
1945-196413.7%
1965-197419.1%
1975-199130.9%
1992-200511.4%
2006-20158.1%
2016 and later9.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,993 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
About as much registered crime per resident as the Twenterand average.
In 2025, 20 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, about the same as in Twenterand (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 22%, against a fall of 19% in Twenterand. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
=about the same as Twenterand (20)
Change since 2021
-22%
▼lower than Twenterand (-19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼7% lower than Twenterand (1.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
=about the same as Twenterand (20)
Change since 2021
-22%
▼lower than Twenterand (-19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼7% lower than Twenterand (1.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk registered 20 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Twenterand.
Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk20
The municipality of Twenterand20
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 Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk is 'Traffic': 5.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.7 in the municipality of Twenterand.
Westerhaar-VriezenveensewijkTwenterand
Traffic5.2
Twenterand 4.7▲ +11% vs Twenterand
Theft and burglary4.8
Twenterand 5.9▼ −19% vs Twenterand
Fraud and scams4.6
Twenterand 3.4▲ +35% vs Twenterand
Vandalism and public order2.0
Twenterand 2.6▼ −23% vs Twenterand
Other and withheld1.7
Twenterand 0.8▲ +112% vs Twenterand
Violence and threats1.3
Twenterand 2.4▼ −46% vs Twenterand
Environmental0.0
Twenterand 0.0
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 Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk registered 21 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 below the Twenterand average; green space is above the Twenterand average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Twenterand. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (42% against 47%), but more are overweight (60% against 56%), more smoke (20% against 17%) and more feel lonely (43% against 41%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, covering 52% of the area, against 70% in Twenterand. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 37% of the area, 22 percentage points above the 15% in Twenterand.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼3 percentage points lower than Twenterand (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
37%
▲22 percentage points higher than Twenterand (15%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Twenterand (47%)
Overweight
60%
▲4 percentage points higher than Twenterand (56%)
Smokes
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than Twenterand (17%)
Lonely
43%
▲2 percentage points higher than Twenterand (41%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
36%
▲23 percentage points higher than Twenterand (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
52%
▼18 percentage points lower than Twenterand (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Twenterand (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼3 percentage points lower than Twenterand (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
37%
▲22 percentage points higher than Twenterand (15%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Twenterand (47%)
Overweight
60%
▲4 percentage points higher than Twenterand (56%)
Smokes
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than Twenterand (17%)
Lonely
43%
▲2 percentage points higher than Twenterand (41%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
36%
▲23 percentage points higher than Twenterand (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
52%
▼18 percentage points lower than Twenterand (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Twenterand (10%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Twenterand (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Twenterand
Good self-rated health
72.6%
75.7%
Smokes
19.5%
16.9%
Excessive drinking
8.8%
8%
Overweight
60%
55.8%
Lonely
43.2%
40.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.5%
40.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
41.5%
46.8%
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
37% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Twenterand.
Traffic1.4%
Built-up5.4%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation1.1%
Agriculture52.4%
Forest and nature36%
Water3.5%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Twenterand.
Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk has 4,670 inhabitants (2026), or 171 per km² (47% lower than in Twenterand). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 3%, against a rise of 1% in Twenterand. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Twenterand 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: 25% 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
-3%
▼lower than Twenterand (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Twenterand
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Twenterand (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Twenterand (26%)
Never married
45%
=about the same as Twenterand (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than Twenterand (92%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Twenterand (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-3%
▼lower than Twenterand (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Twenterand
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Twenterand (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Twenterand (26%)
Never married
45%
=about the same as Twenterand (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than Twenterand (92%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Twenterand (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2014 and 2026, to 4,670.
Residents, 2026
4,670
-3% since 2014
Twenterand +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 171 residents per km², this wijk is 47% less densely populated than the municipality of Twenterand.
Residents per km²171
Dwellings per km²72.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 14.1 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
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15745
15 to 25595
25 to 451,085
45 to 651,285
65 to 80750
80 and over205
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married2,105
Married1,950
Divorced330
Widowed280
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,325
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)150
Outside Europe190
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,530
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,620
Higher professional, university350
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Twenterand; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Twenterand voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 25% of the valid votes.
Municipality of TwenterandThe Netherlands
D66
6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
25.3%
16.7%
VVD
10.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
3.3%
12.8%
CDA
20.5%
11.8%
JA21
6.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7%
4.5%
BBB
6.3%
2.6%
Other
14.7%
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
Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk has an average of 1.4 cars per household, about the same as in Twenterand (1.4). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Twenterand (21%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
29%
▲8 percentage points higher than Twenterand (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Twenterand (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Twenterand (6%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
=about the same as Twenterand (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼2 percentage points lower than Twenterand (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−4 pp
▼lower than Twenterand (−1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲4 percentage points higher than Twenterand (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Twenterand (7%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Twenterand (2%)
Residents per km²
171
▼68% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
41%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
29%
▲8 percentage points higher than Twenterand (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Twenterand (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Twenterand (6%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
=about the same as Twenterand (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼2 percentage points lower than Twenterand (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−4 pp
▼lower than Twenterand (−1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲4 percentage points higher than Twenterand (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Twenterand (7%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Twenterand (2%)
Residents per km²
171
▼68% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
41%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 130 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij35
Nijverheid en energie130
Handel en horeca80
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening65
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg55
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Twenterand (2025).
Petrol80.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.5%
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 23% to 19% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 2 percentage points below Twenterand (21%)
-4 pp since 2014
Twenterand -1 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, 2,565 passenger cars and 230 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,565
Motorcycles230
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
92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).
Residential92.1%
Retail1.2%
Office0.5%
Assembly1.2%
Healthcare2.2%
Industrial4.1%
Lodging1%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other2.4%
Explanation
Based on 2,165 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
10% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings10%
NL 37%▼ −73% vs NL
Residents per km²171
NL 539▼ −68% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Social housing41%
NL 28%▲ +46% vs NL
Single-family dwellings90%
NL 63%▲ +43% 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
06 · Neighbourhoods
Compare the neighbourhoods of Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk
Compare the neighbourhoods of Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk