The population is growing about as fast as in Veendam. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Veendam, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Ommelanderwijk is €242,000, 1% higher than in Veendam (€239,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 51%, against a rise of 46% in Veendam. 86% of the homes are owner-occupied, 21 percentage points more than in Veendam (65%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▲1% higher than Veendam (€239,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+51%
▲higher than Veendam (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲21 percentage points higher than Veendam (65%)
Social housing
6%
▼18 percentage points lower than Veendam (24%)
Private rent
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Veendam (11%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲18 percentage points higher than Veendam (78%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼16 percentage points lower than Veendam (22%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Veendam (13%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Veendam (4%)
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▲1% higher than Veendam (€239,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+51%
▲higher than Veendam (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
86%
▲21 percentage points higher than Veendam (65%)
Social housing
6%
▼18 percentage points lower than Veendam (24%)
Private rent
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Veendam (11%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲18 percentage points higher than Veendam (78%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼16 percentage points lower than Veendam (22%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Veendam (13%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Veendam (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 51% between 2021 and 2025, to €242,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€242,000▲ 1% above Veendam
+51% since 2021
Veendam +46%
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: ~€335 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€335/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
154 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €242,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€125NL median
Water board levy€38–
Property tax (OZB)€37€21
Waste levy€34€27
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€210
Maintenance reserve€196–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Veendam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 311th 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 154 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €242,000.
Levies: Veendam'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
Ommelanderwijk has the lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Veendam-buitengebied.
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: €242,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Ommelanderwijk
242,000
454
–
Borgercompagnie (gedeeltelijk)
341,000
181
–
Zuidwending
311,000
169
–
Verspreide huizen
368,000
85
–
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 86% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied86%
Social housing6%
Private rent7%
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
96% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes96%
Multi-family homes4%
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
53% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 21% in the municipality of Veendam.
Before 194553.1%
1945-19647.7%
1965-19745.7%
1975-199118.7%
1992-200513.7%
2006-20150.9%
2016 and later0.2%
Explanation
Based on 454 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 Veendam average.
In 2025, 20 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Ommelanderwijk, 41% lower than in Veendam (34). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 9%, against a fall of 8% in Veendam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼41% lower than Veendam (34)
Change since 2021
-9%
=about the same as Veendam (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
=about the same as Veendam (1.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼41% lower than Veendam (34)
Change since 2021
-9%
=about the same as Veendam (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
=about the same as Veendam (1.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Ommelanderwijk registered 20 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 34 in the municipality of Veendam.
Ommelanderwijk20
The municipality of Veendam34
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 Ommelanderwijk is 'Traffic': 6.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.1 in the municipality of Veendam.
OmmelanderwijkVeendam
Traffic6.9
Veendam 7.1≈ Veendam
Theft and burglary4.0
Veendam 10.9▼ −63% vs Veendam
Vandalism and public order4.0
Veendam 5.5▼ −27% vs Veendam
Fraud and scams3.0
Veendam 4.9▼ −39% vs Veendam
Violence and threats1.0
Veendam 4.6▼ −78% vs Veendam
Other and withheld1.0
Veendam 1.3▼ −23% vs Veendam
Environmental0.0
Veendam 0.1≈ Veendam
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 Ommelanderwijk registered 8 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 above the Veendam average; green space is below the Veendam average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Ommelanderwijk rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Veendam. More adults are overweight (66% against 63%) and more drink excessively (7% against 5%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (38% against 41%) and fewer feel lonely (50% against 51%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Ommelanderwijk, covering 75% of the area, against 73% in Veendam. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 1% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 5% in Veendam.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲1 percentage point higher than Veendam (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Veendam (5%)
More figures
Overweight
66%
▲3 percentage points higher than Veendam (63%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Veendam (41%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲2 percentage points higher than Veendam (5%)
Lonely
50%
▼1 percentage point lower than Veendam (51%)
Built-up, share of the area
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than Veendam (13%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Veendam (4%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Veendam (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲1 percentage point higher than Veendam (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Veendam (5%)
More figures
Overweight
66%
▲3 percentage points higher than Veendam (63%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Veendam (41%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲2 percentage points higher than Veendam (5%)
Lonely
50%
▼1 percentage point lower than Veendam (51%)
Built-up, share of the area
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than Veendam (13%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Veendam (4%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Veendam (3%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Veendam (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Veendam
Good self-rated health
70.5%
68.6%
Smokes
19.2%
19.4%
Excessive drinking
7.2%
5.3%
Overweight
66.1%
62.8%
Lonely
50.1%
50.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.8%
45.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
37.6%
40.7%
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
0.7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 5% in the municipality of Veendam.
Traffic4.7%
Built-up17.6%
Other built-up2%
Recreation0.3%
Agriculture74.7%
Forest and nature0.3%
Water0.3%
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 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,800 m
–
GP practice
2,600 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1.5
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 Veendam average.
Ommelanderwijk has 1,015 inhabitants (2026), or 342 per km² (7% lower than in Veendam). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 1% in Veendam. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Veendam was 74%, 4 percentage points below 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 2021
+0%
=about the same as Veendam (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Veendam
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-0%
▼lower than Veendam (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Veendam (28%)
Married
49%
▲8 percentage points higher than Veendam (41%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲6 percentage points higher than Veendam (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Veendam (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
=about the same as Veendam (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Veendam
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-0%
▼lower than Veendam (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Veendam (28%)
Married
49%
▲8 percentage points higher than Veendam (41%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲6 percentage points higher than Veendam (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Veendam (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,015.
Residents, 2026
1,015
+0% since 2021
Veendam +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 342 residents per km², this buurt is 7% less densely populated than the municipality of Veendam.
Residents per km²342
Dwellings per km²153.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.0 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
34% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15120
15 to 25120
25 to 45225
45 to 65340
65 to 80175
80 and over35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are married.
Never married385
Married495
Divorced80
Widowed55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands910
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)50
Outside Europe50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1260
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4400
Higher professional, university160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Veendam; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Veendam voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 25% of the valid votes.
Municipality of VeendamThe Netherlands
D66
12.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
24.7%
16.7%
VVD
14.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.4%
12.8%
CDA
9.4%
11.8%
JA21
4.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.2%
4.5%
BBB
3.8%
2.6%
Other
12.7%
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
Ommelanderwijk has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 25% higher than in Veendam (1.2). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Veendam (22%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
24%
▲6 percentage points higher than Veendam (18%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Veendam (3%)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Veendam (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲25% higher than Veendam (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲1 percentage point higher than Veendam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Veendam (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲4 percentage points higher than Veendam (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
6%
▲3 percentage points higher than Veendam (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Veendam (2%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
24%
▲6 percentage points higher than Veendam (18%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Veendam (3%)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Veendam (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲25% higher than Veendam (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲1 percentage point higher than Veendam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Veendam (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲4 percentage points higher than Veendam (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
6%
▲3 percentage points higher than Veendam (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Veendam (2%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Veendam (2025).
Petrol76.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.1%
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 20% to 23% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▲ 1 percentage point above Veendam (22%)
+3 pp since 2021
Veendam +2 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, 670 passenger cars and 140 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars670
Motorcycles140
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
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (6%).
Residential90.4%
Retail0.6%
Office0.4%
Assembly1%
Industrial6.2%
Education0.4%
Sports0.2%
Other4%
Explanation
Based on 502 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
4% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings4%
NL 37%▼ −89% vs NL
Social housing6%
NL 28%▼ −79% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Average WOZ value€242,000
NL €398,000▼ −39% vs NL
Residents per km²342
NL 539▼ −36% 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