The population is growing about as fast as in Westerveld. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Westerveld, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Wapserveen is €486,000, 15% higher than in Westerveld (€422,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 67%, the same as in Westerveld. 92% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points more than in Westerveld (76%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€486,000
▲15% higher than Westerveld (€422,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+67%
=about the same as Westerveld (+67%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲16 percentage points higher than Westerveld (76%)
Social housing
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Westerveld (17%)
Private rent
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerveld (8%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerveld (90%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Westerveld (18%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerveld (22%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerveld (5%)
Average WOZ value
€486,000
▲15% higher than Westerveld (€422,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+67%
=about the same as Westerveld (+67%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲16 percentage points higher than Westerveld (76%)
Social housing
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Westerveld (17%)
Private rent
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerveld (8%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerveld (90%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Westerveld (18%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerveld (22%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerveld (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 67% between 2014 and 2025, to €486,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€486,000▲ 15% above Westerveld
+67% since 2014
Westerveld +67%
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: ~€379 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€379/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
185 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €486,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€126NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€40€43
Sewage levy€21€22
Waste levy€20€27
Costs to set aside€253
Maintenance reserve€236–
Buildings insurance€17–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Westerveld's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 52nd 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 185 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €486,000.
Levies: Westerveld'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
Wapserveen has the 7th-highest WOZ value of the 17 wijken in the municipality of Westerveld.
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: €486,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Wapserveen
486,000
338
–
Diever
418,000
1,373
–
Wapse
464,000
297
–
Zorgvlied
478,000
172
–
Dwingeloo
392,000
1,340
–
Lhee
657,000
196
–
Eemster
600,000
145
–
Geeuwenbrug
515,000
188
–
Dieverbrug
497,000
122
–
Havelte
403,000
2,118
–
Uffelte
424,000
616
–
Vledder
383,000
970
–
Frederiksoord
498,000
155
–
Nijensleek
469,000
203
–
Vledderveen
439,000
174
–
Wilhelminaoord
306,000
449
–
Doldersum
606,000
30
–
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 92% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied92%
Social housing3%
Private rent5%
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
95% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes95%
Multi-family homes5%
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
43% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 20% in the municipality of Westerveld.
Before 194542.5%
1945-196411.1%
1965-19748.4%
1975-199116.2%
1992-200518.6%
2006-20152.1%
2016 and later1.2%
Explanation
Based on 334 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 Westerveld average.
In 2025, 12 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Wapserveen, 29% lower than in Westerveld (17). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 2%, against a fall of 13% in Westerveld. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
12
▼29% lower than Westerveld (17)
Change since 2021
-2%
▲higher than Westerveld (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.0
▲30% higher than Westerveld (2.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
12
▼29% lower than Westerveld (17)
Change since 2021
-2%
▲higher than Westerveld (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.0
▲30% higher than Westerveld (2.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Wapserveen registered 12 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 17 in the municipality of Westerveld.
Wapserveen12
The municipality of Westerveld17
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 Wapserveen is 'Traffic': 7.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.2 in the municipality of Westerveld.
WapserveenWesterveld
Traffic7.4
Westerveld 4.2▲ +76% vs Westerveld
Fraud and scams2.5
Westerveld 3.8▼ −34% vs Westerveld
Theft and burglary1.2
Westerveld 4.5▼ −73% vs Westerveld
Vandalism and public order1.2
Westerveld 2.0▼ −40% vs Westerveld
Violence and threats0.0
Westerveld 2.1▼ −100% vs Westerveld
Environmental0.0
Westerveld 0.0
Other and withheld0.0
Westerveld 0.6≈ Westerveld
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 Wapserveen registered 8 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 Westerveld average; green space is below the Westerveld average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Wapserveen rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Westerveld. More adults smoke (14% against 13%) and more drink excessively (7% against 6%), but fewer feel lonely (41% against 42%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (37% against 38%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Wapserveen, covering 88% of the area, against 51% in Westerveld. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 9% of the area, 34 percentage points below the 43% in Westerveld.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerveld (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼34 percentage points lower than Westerveld (43%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerveld (38%)
Overweight
52%
=about the same as Westerveld (52%)
Lonely
41%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerveld (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerveld (46%)
Agriculture, share of the area
88%
▲37 percentage points higher than Westerveld (51%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
9%
▼32 percentage points lower than Westerveld (41%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerveld (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerveld (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼34 percentage points lower than Westerveld (43%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerveld (38%)
Overweight
52%
=about the same as Westerveld (52%)
Lonely
41%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerveld (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerveld (46%)
Agriculture, share of the area
88%
▲37 percentage points higher than Westerveld (51%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
9%
▼32 percentage points lower than Westerveld (41%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerveld (2%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Westerveld (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Westerveld
Good self-rated health
79.7%
76.3%
Smokes
14%
13.3%
Excessive drinking
6.7%
6.4%
Overweight
51.5%
52.5%
Lonely
41%
41.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
36.6%
37.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.1%
46%
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
9% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 43% in the municipality of Westerveld.
Traffic1.7%
Built-up0.5%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation0.4%
Agriculture88.1%
Forest and nature9.1%
Water0.2%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing about as fast as the Westerveld average.
Wapserveen has 825 inhabitants (2026), or 43 per km² (40% lower than in Westerveld). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 6%, the same as in Westerveld. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Westerveld was 87%, 9 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 16% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+6%
=about the same as Westerveld (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerveld
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Westerveld (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
=about the same as Westerveld (29%)
Never married
45%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerveld (39%)
Dutch origin
90%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerveld (91%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerveld (44%)
VVD, share of the vote
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2014
+6%
=about the same as Westerveld (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerveld
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Westerveld (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
=about the same as Westerveld (29%)
Never married
45%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerveld (39%)
Dutch origin
90%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerveld (91%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerveld (44%)
VVD, share of the vote
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population grew 6% between 2014 and 2026, to 825.
Residents, 2026
825
+6% since 2014
Westerveld +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 43 residents per km², this wijk is 40% less densely populated than the municipality of Westerveld.
Residents per km²43
Dwellings per km²17.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.2 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15140
15 to 2580
25 to 45150
45 to 65240
65 to 80175
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married375
Married355
Divorced60
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands750
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)50
Outside Europe30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
51% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4300
Higher professional, university200
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Westerveld; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 87% of eligible voters in Westerveld voted. The largest party was VVD with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of WesterveldThe Netherlands
D66
14.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.5%
16.7%
VVD
16.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.3%
12.8%
CDA
11.9%
11.8%
JA21
4.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.6%
4.5%
BBB
7.9%
2.6%
Other
10.5%
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
Wapserveen has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 7% lower than in Westerveld (1.4). 33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Westerveld (31%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
20%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerveld (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerveld (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerveld (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼7% lower than Westerveld (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerveld (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Westerveld (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerveld (82%)
Industrial, share of addresses
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerveld (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
3%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerveld (11%)
Social housing
3%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
5%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
20%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerveld (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerveld (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerveld (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼7% lower than Westerveld (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerveld (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Westerveld (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerveld (82%)
Industrial, share of addresses
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Westerveld (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
3%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerveld (11%)
Social housing
3%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
5%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij30
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 31% in the municipality of Westerveld (2025).
Petrol67%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)33%
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 34% to 33% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
33%▲ 2 percentage points above Westerveld (31%)
-1 pp since 2014
Westerveld +1 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, 470 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars470
Motorcycles65
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
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (15%).
Residential90.5%
Assembly1.9%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial14.6%
Lodging3%
Education0.5%
Other1.6%
Explanation
Based on 369 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
43 residents per km²: 92% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²43
NL 539▼ −92% vs NL
Social housing3%
NL 28%▼ −89% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings5%
NL 37%▼ −86% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings92%
NL 57%▲ +61% 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