The population is growing about as fast as in Westerkwartier. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Westerkwartier, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Boerakker is €346,000, 5% higher than in Westerkwartier (€330,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 48%, against a rise of 39% in Westerkwartier. 91% of the homes are owner-occupied, 18 percentage points more than in Westerkwartier (73%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€346,000
▲5% higher than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+48%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲18 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
7%
▼13 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 1945–1964
18%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (11%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
Built 1965–1974
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Average WOZ value
€346,000
▲5% higher than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+48%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲18 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
7%
▼13 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 1945–1964
18%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (11%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
Built 1965–1974
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 48% between 2021 and 2025, to €346,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€346,000▲ 5% above Westerkwartier
+48% since 2021
Westerkwartier +39%
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: ~€370 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€370/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
173 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €346,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€134NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€34€30
Waste levy€33€27
Sewage levy€26€22
Costs to set aside€236
Maintenance reserve€220–
Buildings insurance€16–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Westerkwartier's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 283rd 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 173 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €346,000.
Levies: Westerkwartier'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
Boerakker has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Marum.
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: €346,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Boerakker
346,000
153
–
Marum
339,000
2,379
–
Nuis
380,000
280
–
Niebert
405,000
204
–
Lucaswolde
471,000
71
–
Noordwijk
322,000
100
–
De Haar
453,000
65
–
Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten
420,000
84
–
Verspreide huizen in het noordoosten
463,000
166
–
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 91% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied91%
Social housing7%
Private rent2%
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
26% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 19% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Before 194526.5%
1945-196418.1%
1965-197412.9%
1975-199116.8%
1992-20059.7%
2006-20157.7%
2016 and later8.4%
Explanation
Based on 155 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 Westerkwartier average.
In 2025, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Boerakker, 20% lower than in Westerkwartier (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 26%, against a fall of 13% in Westerkwartier. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼20% lower than Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
-26%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼20% lower than Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
-26%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Boerakker registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Boerakker16
The municipality of Westerkwartier20
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 Boerakker is 'Fraud and scams': 8.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.0 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
BoerakkerWesterkwartier
Fraud and scams8.0
Westerkwartier 3.0▲ +167% vs Westerkwartier
Theft and burglary2.7
Westerkwartier 5.4▼ −50% vs Westerkwartier
Violence and threats2.7
Westerkwartier 1.9▲ +42% vs Westerkwartier
Traffic2.7
Westerkwartier 4.8▼ −44% vs Westerkwartier
Vandalism and public order0.0
Westerkwartier 3.3▼ −100% vs Westerkwartier
Environmental0.0
Westerkwartier 0.2≈ Westerkwartier
Other and withheld0.0
Westerkwartier 1.0▼ −100% vs Westerkwartier
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 Boerakker registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
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 Westerkwartier average; green space is above the Westerkwartier average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Boerakker rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Westerkwartier. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 43%), but more smoke (16% against 15%), more drink excessively (7% against 6%) and more are overweight (54% against 53%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Boerakker, covering 67% of the area, against 86% in Westerkwartier. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 4 percentage points above the 3% in Westerkwartier.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (40%)
Smokes
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (15%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
67%
▼19 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Built-up, share of the area
21%
▲16 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (40%)
Smokes
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (15%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
67%
▼19 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Built-up, share of the area
21%
▲16 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Westerkwartier (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Westerkwartier
Good self-rated health
76.8%
75.8%
Smokes
16.2%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
6.6%
6.2%
Overweight
53.5%
53.3%
Lonely
40.4%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
38.7%
39.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.7%
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
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Traffic5.3%
Built-up21.1%
Recreation5.3%
Agriculture66.7%
Forest and nature1.8%
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 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,500 m
–
GP practice
3,400 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
2
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 Westerkwartier average.
Boerakker has 375 inhabitants (2026), or 667 per km² (3.7 times as high as in Westerkwartier). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 1%, against a rise of 2% in Westerkwartier. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Westerkwartier was 84%, 6 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+1%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerkwartier
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (42%)
Dutch origin
96%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
62%
▲15 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (47%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
+1%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerkwartier
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (42%)
Dutch origin
96%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
62%
▲15 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (47%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population grew 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 375.
Residents, 2026
375
+1% since 2021
Westerkwartier +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 667 residents per km², this buurt is 3.7 times as densely populated as the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Residents per km²667
Dwellings per km²273.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 13.3 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
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1550
15 to 2545
25 to 4590
45 to 65120
65 to 8055
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married165
Married170
Divorced20
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
96% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands360
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
Outside Europe10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
62% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo180
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Westerkwartier; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 84% of eligible voters in Westerkwartier voted. The largest party was CDA with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of WesterkwartierThe Netherlands
D66
13.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.5%
16.7%
VVD
11.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.5%
12.8%
CDA
16.8%
11.8%
JA21
4.4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.6%
4.5%
BBB
6.5%
2.6%
Other
14.9%
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
Boerakker has an average of 1.8 cars per household, 38% higher than in Westerkwartier (1.3). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Westerkwartier (25%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
31%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (4%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
8%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.8
▲38% higher than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (2%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business services, share of businesses
31%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (4%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
8%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.8
▲38% higher than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (2%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Westerkwartier (2025).
Petrol75.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.1%
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 26% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▼ 1 percentage point below Westerkwartier (25%)
-2 pp since 2021
Westerkwartier +0 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, 270 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars270
Motorcycles25
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 industrial (2%).
Residential95.7%
Office0.6%
Assembly1.2%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial1.9%
Education0.6%
Sports0.6%
Other1.2%
Explanation
Based on 162 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
2% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Social housing7%
NL 28%▼ −75% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings91%
NL 57%▲ +60% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Residents per km²667
NL 539▲ +24% 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