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Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
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Neighbourhood · Westerkwartier
Living in Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten
The population is growing faster than in Westerkwartier. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Westerkwartier, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten is €420,000, 27% higher than in Westerkwartier (€330,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 25%, against a rise of 39% in Westerkwartier. 82% of the homes are owner-occupied, 9 percentage points more than in Westerkwartier (73%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€420,000
▲27% higher than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
18%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 2006–2015
24%
▲14 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (10%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Average WOZ value
€420,000
▲27% higher than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
18%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 2006–2015
24%
▲14 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (10%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 25% between 2021 and 2025, to €420,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€420,000▲ 27% above Westerkwartier
+25% 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: ~€520 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€520/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
275 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €420,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€144NL median
Water board levy€44–
Property tax (OZB)€41€37
Waste levy€33€27
Sewage levy€26€22
Costs to set aside€376
Maintenance reserve€351–
Buildings insurance€25–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Westerkwartier's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 281st 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 275 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €420,000.
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
Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten has the 4th-highest 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: €420,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten
420,000
84
–
Marum
339,000
2,379
–
Nuis
380,000
280
–
Niebert
405,000
204
–
Boerakker
346,000
153
–
Lucaswolde
471,000
71
–
Noordwijk
322,000
100
–
De Haar
453,000
65
–
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 82% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied82%
Private rent18%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes98%
Multi-family homes2%
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
42% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 19% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Before 194541.7%
1945-19647.1%
1965-19748.3%
1975-199113.1%
1992-20056%
2006-201523.8%
Explanation
Based on 84 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
More registered crime per resident than the Westerkwartier average.
In 2025, 121 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten, 6.0 times as high as in Westerkwartier (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 202%, 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
121
▲6.0 times as high as Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
+202%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
121
▲6.0 times as high as Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
+202%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten registered 121 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten121
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 Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten is 'Traffic': 93.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.8 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Verspreide huizen in het noordwestenWesterkwartier
Traffic93.0
Westerkwartier 4.8▲ +1838% vs Westerkwartier
Theft and burglary18.6
Westerkwartier 5.4▲ +244% vs Westerkwartier
Violence and threats4.7
Westerkwartier 1.9▲ +147% vs Westerkwartier
Fraud and scams4.7
Westerkwartier 3.0▲ +57% 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 Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten registered 29 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 81% of adults in Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Westerkwartier. Fewer adults feel lonely (37% against 43%), fewer report anxiety or depression (35% against 40%) and fewer are overweight (50% against 53%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (53% against 47%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten, covering 88% 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)
81%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
53%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (47%)
Lonely
37%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (40%)
Overweight
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (5%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (2%)
Agriculture, share of the area
88%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (86%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
53%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (47%)
Lonely
37%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (40%)
Overweight
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (5%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (2%)
Agriculture, share of the area
88%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (86%)
Health
An estimated 81% 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
80.9%
75.8%
Smokes
15.4%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
6.2%
Overweight
49.5%
53.3%
Lonely
37.4%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
34.8%
39.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.7%
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.
Traffic2.5%
Built-up0.2%
Other built-up0.6%
Recreation1.1%
Agriculture87.8%
Forest and nature5.7%
Water2.1%
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 3300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
4,000 m
–
GP practice
3,600 m
–
Primary school
3,300 m
–
Daycare
3,500 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.
Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten has 215 inhabitants (2026), or 17 per km² (91% lower than in Westerkwartier). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 7%, 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
+7%
▲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
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (46%)
Dutch origin
89%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
71%
▲24 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (47%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
+7%
▲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
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (46%)
Dutch origin
89%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
71%
▲24 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 8% between 2021 and 2026, to 215.
Residents, 2026
215
+7% since 2021
Westerkwartier +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 17 residents per km², this buurt is 91% less densely populated than the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Residents per km²17
Dwellings per km²6.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 23.3 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
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1530
15 to 2525
25 to 4540
45 to 6565
65 to 8050
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married100
Married90
Divorced20
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands195
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Outside Europe10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
71% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4100
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
Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 23% higher than in Westerkwartier (1.3). 33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points more than in Westerkwartier (25%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
44%
▲35 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
11%
▼10 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−5 pp
▼lower than Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
18%
▲18 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (0%)
Industrial, share of addresses
22%
▲16 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (91%)
Multi-family dwellings
2%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
44%
▲35 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
11%
▼10 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−5 pp
▼lower than Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
18%
▲18 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (0%)
Industrial, share of addresses
22%
▲16 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (91%)
Multi-family dwellings
2%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij20
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
35% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Westerkwartier (2025).
Petrol65.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)34.6%
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 40% to 35% 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, 135 passenger cars and 10 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars135
Motorcycles10
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
84% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (22%).
Residential84%
Assembly2%
Industrial22%
Lodging18%
Other7%
Explanation
Based on 100 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
17 residents per km²: 97% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²17
NL 539▼ −97% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings82%
NL 57%▲ +44% vs NL
Private rent18%
NL 14%▲ +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) 2026