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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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District · Westerkwartier
Living in Midwolde
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 Midwolde is €504,000, 53% higher than in Westerkwartier (€330,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 45%, against a rise of 54% in Westerkwartier. 91% of the homes are owner-occupied, 18 percentage points more than in Westerkwartier (73%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€504,000
▲53% higher than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+45%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+54%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲18 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
9%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (10%)
Average WOZ value
€504,000
▲53% higher than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+45%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+54%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲18 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
9%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (17%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 45% between 2019 and 2025, to €504,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€504,000▲ 53% above Westerkwartier
+45% since 2019
Westerkwartier +54%
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: ~€378 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€378/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
164 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €504,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€154NL median
Property tax (OZB)€49€44
Water board levy€46–
Waste levy€33€27
Sewage levy€26€22
Costs to set aside€224
Maintenance reserve€209–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Westerkwartier's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 276th 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 164 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €504,000.
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
Midwolde has the highest WOZ value of the 18 wijken in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
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: €504,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Midwolde
504,000
163
–
Grootegast
312,000
2,368
–
Lutjegast
352,000
440
–
Opende
355,000
1,213
–
Oldekerk
325,000
1,243
–
Leek
314,000
5,316
–
Zevenhuizen
400,000
1,279
–
Tolbert
291,000
2,126
–
Lettelbert
460,000
64
–
Oostwold
338,000
293
–
Enumatil
304,000
133
–
Marum
359,000
3,502
–
De Wilp
369,000
987
–
13
272,000
736
–
14
355,000
4,510
–
15
280,000
1,740
–
16
284,000
877
–
17
308,000
1,242
–
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 91% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied91%
Private rent9%
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
50% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 19% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Before 194550%
1945-196412.8%
1965-19747.3%
1975-199111.6%
1992-200513.4%
2006-20152.4%
2016 and later2.4%
Explanation
Based on 164 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, 113 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Midwolde, 5.7 times as high as in Westerkwartier (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 6%, 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
113
▲5.7 times as high as Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
+6%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
113
▲5.7 times as high as Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
+6%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Midwolde registered 113 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Midwolde113
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 Midwolde is 'Traffic': 62.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.8 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
MidwoldeWesterkwartier
Traffic62.1
Westerkwartier 4.8▲ +1194% vs Westerkwartier
Theft and burglary20.7
Westerkwartier 5.4▲ +283% vs Westerkwartier
Other and withheld11.5
Westerkwartier 1.0▲ +1050% vs Westerkwartier
Fraud and scams9.2
Westerkwartier 3.0▲ +207% vs Westerkwartier
Vandalism and public order6.9
Westerkwartier 3.3▲ +109% vs Westerkwartier
Violence and threats2.3
Westerkwartier 1.9▲ +21% 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 Midwolde registered 27 traffic accidents, of which 5 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 below the Westerkwartier average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Midwolde rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Westerkwartier. Fewer adults are overweight (50% against 53%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (37% against 40%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 47%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Midwolde, covering 86% of the area, against 86% in Westerkwartier. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 3% in Westerkwartier.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (40%)
Excessive drinking
6%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (6%)
Traffic, share of the area
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (2%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (1%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (40%)
Excessive drinking
6%
=about the same as Westerkwartier (6%)
Traffic, share of the area
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (2%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (1%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (2%)
Health
An estimated 78% 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
78.1%
75.8%
Smokes
15.3%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
6.2%
Overweight
50%
53.3%
Lonely
43.1%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.3%
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
2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Traffic3.9%
Built-up5%
Other built-up1.8%
Recreation0.1%
Agriculture86.5%
Forest and nature2.2%
Water0.6%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Westerkwartier average.
Midwolde has 435 inhabitants (2026), or 50 per km² (72% lower than in Westerkwartier). Between 2019 and 2026 the population rose 12%, against a rise of 3% 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 2019
+12%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerkwartier
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Married
48%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (42%)
Dutch origin
79%
▼11 percentage points lower 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 2019
+12%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerkwartier
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (27%)
Married
48%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (42%)
Dutch origin
79%
▼11 percentage points lower 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 grew 12% between 2019 and 2026, to 435.
Residents, 2026
435
+12% since 2019
Westerkwartier +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 50 residents per km², this wijk is 72% less densely populated than the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Residents per km²50
Dwellings per km²18.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1550
15 to 2555
25 to 4590
45 to 65135
65 to 8080
80 and over25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are married.
Never married180
Married210
Divorced20
Widowed25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
79% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands345
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)80
Outside Europe10
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, mbo180
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4150
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
Midwolde has an average of 1.8 cars per household, 38% higher than in Westerkwartier (1.3). 31% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points more than in Westerkwartier (25%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
29%
▲12 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.8
▲38% higher than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
−11 pp
▼lower than Westerkwartier (−1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
44%
▼47 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
43%
▲37 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (6%)
Office, share of addresses
24%
▲23 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Residents per km²
50
▼91% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
29%
▲12 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (16%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.8
▲38% higher than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
−11 pp
▼lower than Westerkwartier (−1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
44%
▼47 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
43%
▲37 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (6%)
Office, share of addresses
24%
▲23 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Residents per km²
50
▼91% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 60 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca60
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
31% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Westerkwartier (2025).
Petrol69.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)30.6%
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 41% to 31% between 2019 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, 360 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars360
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
44% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (43%).
Residential43.5%
Retail4.5%
Office23.9%
Assembly0.8%
Healthcare0.8%
Industrial43%
Lodging0.5%
Sports0.3%
Other3.4%
Explanation
Based on 377 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%
NL 37%▼ −97% vs NL
Residents per km²50
NL 539▼ −91% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings91%
NL 57%▲ +60% vs NL
Single-family dwellings99%
NL 63%▲ +57% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% 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