The average WOZ value in Niehove is €282,000, 15% lower than in Westerkwartier (€330,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 24%, against a rise of 39% in Westerkwartier. 94% of the homes are owner-occupied, 21 percentage points more than in Westerkwartier (73%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€282,000
▼15% lower than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲21 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
1%
▼19 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Average WOZ value
€282,000
▼15% lower than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲21 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
1%
▼19 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 24% between 2021 and 2025, to €282,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€282,000▼ 15% below Westerkwartier
+24% 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: ~€343 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€343/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
159 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €282,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€126NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€33€27
Property tax (OZB)€27€25
Sewage levy€26€22
Costs to set aside€217
Maintenance reserve€203–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Westerkwartier's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 287th 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 159 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €282,000.
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
Niehove has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in 16.
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: €282,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Niehove
282,000
70
–
Oldehove
245,000
558
–
Saaksum
257,000
47
–
Lauwerzijl
293,000
57
–
Verspr.h. Ruigezand en Nieuwe Ruigezand
445,000
23
–
Overige verspreide huizen
438,000
122
–
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 94% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied94%
Social housing1%
Private rent4%
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
76% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 19% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Before 194575.7%
1945-19648.6%
1965-19741.4%
1975-199112.9%
1992-20051.4%
Explanation
Based on 70 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
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Niehove has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 0 crimes were registered, against 0 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
0
=about the same as 0 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
0
=about the same as 0 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
0 crimes were registered in Niehove in 2025 (0 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
0
same as 0 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
In 2024, police in Niehove registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2022
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 about average; green space is below the Westerkwartier average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Niehove rate their own health as good, about the same as in Westerkwartier. More adults drink excessively (8% against 6%), more feel lonely (45% against 43%) and more report anxiety or depression (42% against 40%), but fewer are overweight (51% against 53%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Niehove, covering 83% of the area, against 86% in Westerkwartier.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (3%)
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Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (6%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (40%)
Overweight
51%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (53%)
Smokes
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (15%)
Built-up, share of the area
13%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
83%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (6%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (40%)
Overweight
51%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (53%)
Smokes
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (15%)
Built-up, share of the area
13%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
83%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (2%)
Health
An estimated 76% 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
76.3%
75.8%
Smokes
13.5%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
8.5%
6.2%
Overweight
51.2%
53.3%
Lonely
44.6%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.9%
39.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.1%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Traffic3.3%
Built-up13.3%
Agriculture83.3%
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 2900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
6,900 m
–
GP practice
3,100 m
–
Primary school
2,900 m
–
Daycare
2,900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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 faster than the Westerkwartier average.
Niehove has 130 inhabitants (2026), or 436 per km² (2.4 times as high as 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
+4%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerkwartier
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Married
58%
▲16 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (42%)
Dutch origin
92%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
+4%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerkwartier
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Married
58%
▲16 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (42%)
Dutch origin
92%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population grew 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 130.
Residents, 2026
130
+4% since 2021
Westerkwartier +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 436 residents per km², this buurt is 2.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Residents per km²436
Dwellings per km²233.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 37.0 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
35% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1515
15 to 255
25 to 4520
45 to 6545
65 to 8045
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
58% of residents are married.
Never married40
Married75
Divorced10
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
92% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands120
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
Niehove has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Westerkwartier (1.3). 30% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Westerkwartier (25%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
▲17 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (16%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
33%
▲16 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▲higher than Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (91%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
▲17 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (16%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
33%
▲16 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▲higher than Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (91%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
94%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 5 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca0
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
30% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Westerkwartier (2025).
Petrol70%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)30%
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 30% between 2021 and 2025.
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, 100 passenger cars and 0 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars100
Motorcycles0
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 assembly (4%).
Residential92.1%
Retail1.3%
Assembly3.9%
Industrial2.6%
Lodging1.3%
Other1.3%
Explanation
Based on 76 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% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing1%
NL 28%▼ −96% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings94%
NL 57%▲ +65% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Average WOZ value€282,000
NL €398,000▼ −29% 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