The population is shrinking, while it grows 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 Niekerk is €282,000, 15% lower than in Westerkwartier (€330,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 42%, against a rise of 39% in Westerkwartier. 65% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points less than in Westerkwartier (73%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€282,000
▼15% lower than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
65%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (9%)
Built 1965–1974
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (17%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
Average WOZ value
€282,000
▼15% lower than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
65%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (9%)
Built 1965–1974
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (17%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 42% between 2021 and 2025, to €282,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€282,000▼ 15% below Westerkwartier
+42% 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: ~€323 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€323/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
144 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€197
Maintenance reserve€184–
Buildings insurance€13–
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 144 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
Niekerk has the lowest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Oldekerk.
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+
Niekerk
282,000
623
–
Oldekerk
341,000
379
–
Verspreide huizen Oldekerk
416,000
241
–
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 65% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied65%
Social housing25%
Private rent10%
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
85% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes85%
Multi-family homes15%
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
29% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 20% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Before 194522.2%
1945-19649.3%
1965-197421.7%
1975-199128.7%
1992-200511.2%
2006-20155.6%
2016 and later1.3%
Explanation
Based on 623 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, 10 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Niekerk, 50% lower than in Westerkwartier (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 66%, 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
10
▼50% lower than Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
-66%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼6% lower than Westerkwartier (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼50% lower than Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
-66%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼6% lower than Westerkwartier (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Niekerk registered 10 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Niekerk10
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 Niekerk is 'Vandalism and public order': 2.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.3 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
NiekerkWesterkwartier
Vandalism and public order2.9
Westerkwartier 3.3▼ −12% vs Westerkwartier
Fraud and scams2.2
Westerkwartier 3.0▼ −27% vs Westerkwartier
Violence and threats1.5
Westerkwartier 1.9▼ −21% vs Westerkwartier
Traffic1.5
Westerkwartier 4.8▼ −69% vs Westerkwartier
Theft and burglary0.7
Westerkwartier 5.4▼ −87% vs Westerkwartier
Other and withheld0.7
Westerkwartier 1.0▼ −30% vs Westerkwartier
Environmental0.0
Westerkwartier 0.2≈ 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 Niekerk registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 below the Westerkwartier average; green space is above the Westerkwartier average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Niekerk rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Westerkwartier. More adults are overweight (56% against 53%), more drink excessively (7% against 6%) and more feel lonely (44% against 43%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 47%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Niekerk, covering 42% of the area, against 86% in Westerkwartier. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 12% of the area, 9 percentage points above the 3% in Westerkwartier.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Overweight
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (40%)
Lonely
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (43%)
Agriculture, share of the area
42%
▼44 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Built-up, share of the area
41%
▲36 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
12%
▲11 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Overweight
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (40%)
Lonely
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (43%)
Agriculture, share of the area
42%
▼44 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Built-up, share of the area
41%
▲36 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
12%
▲11 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Health
An estimated 74% 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
73.5%
75.8%
Smokes
15.4%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
6.8%
6.2%
Overweight
56.5%
53.3%
Lonely
44.4%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.1%
39.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.6%
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
12% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Traffic2.9%
Built-up41.2%
Other built-up2%
Recreation11.8%
Agriculture42.2%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
0.9
Daycares
–
3
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 shrinking, while it grows in Westerkwartier.
Niekerk has 1,335 inhabitants (2026), or 1,300 per km² (7.3 times as high as in Westerkwartier). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, 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
-2%
▼lower than 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
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (46%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (47%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than 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
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (46%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (47%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,335.
Residents, 2026
1,335
-2% since 2021
Westerkwartier +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,300 residents per km², this buurt is 7.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Residents per km²1,300
Dwellings per km²604.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.4 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15210
15 to 25145
25 to 45290
45 to 65380
65 to 80240
80 and over85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married605
Married555
Divorced90
Widowed80
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,255
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1340
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4440
Higher professional, university230
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
Niekerk has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Westerkwartier (1.3). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points less than in Westerkwartier (25%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (4%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (2%)
Residents per km²
1,300
▲2.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€282,000
▼29% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (4%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (2%)
Residents per km²
1,300
▲2.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€282,000
▼29% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Westerkwartier (2025).
Petrol83.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.8%
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 16% to 17% 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, 775 passenger cars and 100 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars775
Motorcycles100
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (4%).
Residential94.7%
Retail1.7%
Office0.5%
Assembly1.5%
Healthcare4.4%
Industrial1.4%
Education0.2%
Sports0.5%
Other1.5%
Explanation
Based on 658 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
15% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings15%
NL 37%▼ −59% vs NL
Residents per km²1,300
NL 539▲ +141% vs NL
Average WOZ value€282,000
NL €398,000▼ −29% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% vs NL
Single-family dwellings85%
NL 63%▲ +35% 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