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Residents and householdsCBS
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
Road safety and electionsRijkswaterstaat · Kiesraad
Comparing with the municipality and the countryRankings and comparisons
Neighbourhood · Westerkwartier
Living in Zuidhorn
The population is growing about as fast as in Westerkwartier. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Westerkwartier, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Zuidhorn is €352,000, 7% higher than in Westerkwartier (€330,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 40%, against a rise of 39% in Westerkwartier. 74% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point more than in Westerkwartier (73%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€352,000
▲7% higher than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
74%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built before 1945
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (19%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (10%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (11%)
Average WOZ value
€352,000
▲7% higher than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
74%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built before 1945
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (19%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (10%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 40% between 2021 and 2025, to €352,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€352,000▲ 7% above Westerkwartier
+40% 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: ~€328 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€328/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
141 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €352,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€135NL median
Water board levy€42–
Property tax (OZB)€34€31
Waste levy€33€27
Sewage levy€26€22
Costs to set aside€193
Maintenance reserve€180–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Westerkwartier's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 284th 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 141 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €352,000.
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
Zuidhorn has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in 14.
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: €352,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Zuidhorn
352,000
3,195
–
Noordhorn
306,000
574
–
Niezijl
236,000
202
–
Briltil
441,000
161
–
Verspreide huizen Zuidhorn
479,000
378
–
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 74% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied74%
Social housing19%
Private rent7%
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
84% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes84%
Multi-family homes16%
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
22% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 17% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Before 19459.2%
1945-19645.7%
1965-197422.5%
1975-199118%
1992-200519.1%
2006-201518.3%
2016 and later7.3%
Explanation
Based on 3,217 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, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Zuidhorn, 10% lower than in Westerkwartier (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 1%, 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
18
▼10% lower than Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
+1%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
▲2.0 times as high as Westerkwartier (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼10% lower than Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
+1%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
▲2.0 times as high as Westerkwartier (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Zuidhorn registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Zuidhorn18
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 Zuidhorn is 'Theft and burglary': 8.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.4 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
ZuidhornWesterkwartier
Theft and burglary8.3
Westerkwartier 5.4▲ +54% vs Westerkwartier
Vandalism and public order3.1
Westerkwartier 3.3▼ −6% vs Westerkwartier
Fraud and scams2.7
Westerkwartier 3.0▼ −10% vs Westerkwartier
Traffic1.8
Westerkwartier 4.8▼ −62% vs Westerkwartier
Violence and threats1.5
Westerkwartier 1.9▼ −21% vs Westerkwartier
Other and withheld1.0
Westerkwartier 1.0≈ Westerkwartier
Environmental0.1
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 Zuidhorn registered 13 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 77% of adults in Zuidhorn rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Westerkwartier. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 47%), but fewer smoke (13% against 15%), fewer are overweight (51% against 53%) and fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Zuidhorn, covering 65% of the area, against 5% in Westerkwartier. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 18% of the area, 15 percentage points above the 3% in Westerkwartier.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
18%
▲15 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (47%)
Overweight
51%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (53%)
Smokes
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (15%)
Lonely
42%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (43%)
Agriculture, share of the area
9%
▼77 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Built-up, share of the area
65%
▲60 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
18%
▲17 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
18%
▲15 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (47%)
Overweight
51%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (53%)
Smokes
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (15%)
Lonely
42%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (43%)
Agriculture, share of the area
9%
▼77 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Built-up, share of the area
65%
▲60 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
18%
▲17 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Health
An estimated 77% 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
76.9%
75.8%
Smokes
13%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
5.4%
6.2%
Overweight
50.8%
53.3%
Lonely
41.6%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.7%
39.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.6%
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
18% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Traffic4.8%
Built-up64.6%
Other built-up1%
Recreation18.2%
Agriculture9.3%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,100 m
–
GP practice
1,000 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.1
GP practices
–
1.8
Daycares
–
1.9
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.
Zuidhorn has 7,350 inhabitants (2026), or 2,572 per km² (14.4 times as high as in Westerkwartier). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 2%, the same 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
+2%
=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
+3%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (27%)
Never married
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (46%)
Dutch origin
87%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
43%
▲14 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (29%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
+2%
=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
+3%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (27%)
Never married
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (46%)
Dutch origin
87%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
43%
▲14 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (29%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population grew 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 7,350.
Residents, 2026
7,350
+2% since 2021
Westerkwartier +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,572 residents per km², this buurt is 14 times as densely populated as the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Residents per km²2,572
Dwellings per km²1,117.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 13.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
24% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,315
15 to 25765
25 to 451,540
45 to 651,800
65 to 801,265
80 and over660
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married3,245
Married3,165
Divorced480
Widowed460
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands6,410
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)385
Outside Europe550
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
43% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1900
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,900
Higher professional, university2,120
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
Zuidhorn has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 15% lower than in Westerkwartier (1.3). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Westerkwartier (25%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (9%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼15% lower than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▲higher than Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (9%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼15% lower than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▲higher than Westerkwartier (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 190 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie70
Handel en horeca90
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie60
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed50
Zakelijke dienstverlening190
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg170
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Westerkwartier (2025).
Petrol76%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24%
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 22% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▼ 1 percentage point below Westerkwartier (25%)
+2 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, 3,460 passenger cars and 265 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,460
Motorcycles265
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 (3%).
Residential94.8%
Retail1.9%
Office0.7%
Assembly0.9%
Healthcare2.8%
Industrial0.3%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other1.2%
Explanation
Based on 3,394 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
2,572 residents per km²: 4.8 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,572
NL 539▲ +377% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings16%
NL 37%▼ −57% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Social housing19%
NL 28%▼ −32% vs NL
Single-family dwellings84%
NL 63%▲ +33% 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