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Living in Garnwerd

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.

340 residents, 168 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost less than the Westerkwartier average.

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%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 38% between 2021 and 2025, to €249,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€249,00025% 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.

Netherlands€398,000
Westerkwartier€330,000
13€272,000
Feerwerd€263,000
Garnwerd€249,000

Ezinge€233,000
Explanation

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.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Garnwerd249,000168–
Ezinge233,000351–
Feerwerd263,00080–
Verspreide huizen Ezinge405,000137–
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

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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Garnwerd registered 15 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1525% below Westerkwartier
  • -50% since 2021
  • Westerkwartier -13%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

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
  • Theft and burglary3.0
  • Violence and threats3.0
  • Fraud and scams3.0
  • Traffic0.0
  • Environmental0.0
  • Other and withheld0.0
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

03 · Living environment

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%)

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.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket4,100 m–
GP practice5,300 m–
Primary school300 m–
Daycare300 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 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)

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%
  • Private rent2%
  • Residents per km²1,851
  • Average WOZ value€249,000
  • Single-family dwellings99%
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 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier

Other neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
Verspreide huizen Ezinge340€405,00015
Feerwerd155€263,000–
Ezinge655€233,0005

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

How we calculate
Living in Garnwerd (Westerkwartier): WOZ, prices & safety