The population is growing about as fast as in Westerkwartier. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Westerkwartier, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Garnwerd is €249,000, 25% lower than in Westerkwartier (€330,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 38%, against a rise of 39% in Westerkwartier. 67% of the homes are owner-occupied, 6 percentage points less than in Westerkwartier (73%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€249,000
▼25% lower than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
67%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
30%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
Built 2006–2015
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (10%)
Built 1975–1991
26%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (20%)
Average WOZ value
€249,000
▼25% lower than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
67%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
30%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
Built 2006–2015
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (10%)
Built 1975–1991
26%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 38% between 2021 and 2025, to €249,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€249,000▼ 25% below Westerkwartier
+38% 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: ~€303 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€303/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
133 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €249,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€33€27
Sewage levy€26€22
Property tax (OZB)€24€22
Costs to set aside€181
Maintenance reserve€169–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Westerkwartier's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 292nd 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 133 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €249,000.
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
Garnwerd has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in 13.
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: €249,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Garnwerd
249,000
168
–
Ezinge
233,000
351
–
Feerwerd
263,000
80
–
Verspreide huizen Ezinge
405,000
137
–
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 67% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied67%
Social housing30%
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
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
35% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 19% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Before 194534.5%
1945-196414.3%
1965-197414.3%
1975-199125.6%
1992-20058.3%
2006-20153%
Explanation
Based on 168 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, 15 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Garnwerd, 25% lower than in Westerkwartier (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 50%, 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
15
▼25% lower than Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
-50%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼25% lower than Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
-50%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Garnwerd registered 15 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Garnwerd15
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 Garnwerd is 'Vandalism and public order': 6.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.3 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
GarnwerdWesterkwartier
Vandalism and public order6.0
Westerkwartier 3.3▲ +82% vs Westerkwartier
Theft and burglary3.0
Westerkwartier 5.4▼ −44% vs Westerkwartier
Violence and threats3.0
Westerkwartier 1.9▲ +58% vs Westerkwartier
Fraud and scams3.0
Westerkwartier 3.0≈ Westerkwartier
Traffic0.0
Westerkwartier 4.8▼ −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'.
Residents rate their health below the Westerkwartier average; green space is above the Westerkwartier average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Garnwerd rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Westerkwartier. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (43% against 47%), but more are overweight (56% against 53%), more feel lonely (46% against 43%) and more report anxiety or depression (43% against 40%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Garnwerd, covering 57% of the area, against 5% in Westerkwartier. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 14% of the area, 11 percentage points above the 3% in Westerkwartier.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
14%
▲11 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
43%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (47%)
Lonely
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (40%)
Overweight
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
14%
▼72 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲52 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
14%
▲13 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
14%
▲11 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
43%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (47%)
Lonely
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (40%)
Overweight
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
14%
▼72 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲52 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
14%
▲13 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Health
An estimated 73% 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
72.7%
75.8%
Smokes
16.5%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
6.2%
Overweight
56.2%
53.3%
Lonely
46.4%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.8%
39.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
42.7%
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
14% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Traffic4.8%
Built-up57.1%
Recreation14.3%
Agriculture14.3%
Water9.5%
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
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
4,100 m
–
GP practice
5,300 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1
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.
Garnwerd has 340 inhabitants (2026), or 1,851 per km² (10.3 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
+1%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Never married
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (46%)
Dutch origin
88%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲5 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
+1%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Never married
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (46%)
Dutch origin
88%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲5 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 340.
Residents, 2026
340
+1% since 2021
Westerkwartier +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,851 residents per km², this buurt is 10 times as densely populated as the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Residents per km²1,851
Dwellings per km²933.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 14.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 14.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1555
15 to 2520
25 to 4560
45 to 65110
65 to 8075
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married160
Married135
Divorced30
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
88% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands300
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
Outside Europe20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4120
Higher professional, university110
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
Garnwerd has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 8% lower than in Westerkwartier (1.3). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Westerkwartier (25%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
▲17 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲12 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (91%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
1,851
▲3.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€249,000
▼37% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
▲17 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲12 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (91%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
1,851
▲3.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€249,000
▼37% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Westerkwartier (2025).
Petrol75%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25%
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 24% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%– about the same as Westerkwartier (25%)
+1 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, 200 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars200
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (3%).
Residential93.3%
Retail1.1%
Assembly3.3%
Industrial2.2%
Education0.6%
Sports0.6%
Other1.1%
Explanation
Based on 180 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
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Residents per km²1,851
NL 539▲ +243% vs NL
Average WOZ value€249,000
NL €398,000▼ −37% vs NL
Single-family dwellings99%
NL 63%▲ +57% 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