The population is shrinking faster than in Westerwolde. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Westerwolde, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Vriescheloo-Zuid is €279,000, 4% lower than in Westerwolde (€292,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 59%, against a rise of 43% in Westerwolde. 70% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Westerwolde (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€279,000
▼4% lower than Westerwolde (€292,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+59%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (68%)
Social housing
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (22%)
Private rent
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (10%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲15 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (85%)
Built 1945–1964
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (16%)
Built 1965–1974
20%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (13%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (13%)
Average WOZ value
€279,000
▼4% lower than Westerwolde (€292,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+59%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (68%)
Social housing
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (22%)
Private rent
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (10%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲15 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (85%)
Built 1945–1964
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (16%)
Built 1965–1974
20%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (13%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 59% between 2021 and 2025, to €279,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€279,000▼ 4% below Westerwolde
+59% since 2021
Westerwolde +43%
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: ~€372 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€372/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
172 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €279,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€138NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€34€27
Property tax (OZB)€32€24
Sewage levy€32€22
Costs to set aside€234
Maintenance reserve€219–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Westerwolde's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 322nd 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 172 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €279,000.
Levies: Westerwolde'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
Vriescheloo-Zuid has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Bellingwolde.
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: €279,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Vriescheloo-Zuid
279,000
207
–
Bellingwolde
283,000
1,036
–
Vriescheloo
321,000
140
–
Rhederweg-West
283,000
212
–
Oudeschans
278,000
56
–
Klein-Ulsda
313,000
26
–
Verspr.h. ten Z.O. van Bellingwolde
403,000
167
–
Verspr.h. ten zuidoosten van Vriescheloo
399,000
53
–
Verspreide huizen Westerwoldse A
471,000
27
–
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 70% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied70%
Social housing26%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
26% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 30% in the municipality of Westerwolde.
Before 194525.7%
1945-196423.8%
1965-197420.4%
1975-199121.4%
1992-20057.3%
2006-20151%
2016 and later0.5%
Explanation
Based on 206 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 Westerwolde average.
In 2025, 27 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Vriescheloo-Zuid, 32% lower than in Westerwolde (40). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 27%, against a rise of 2% in Westerwolde. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
27
▼32% lower than Westerwolde (40)
Change since 2021
+27%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼47% lower than Westerwolde (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
27
▼32% lower than Westerwolde (40)
Change since 2021
+27%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼47% lower than Westerwolde (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Vriescheloo-Zuid registered 27 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 40 in the municipality of Westerwolde.
Vriescheloo-Zuid27
The municipality of Westerwolde40
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 Vriescheloo-Zuid is 'Violence and threats': 9.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.9 in the municipality of Westerwolde.
Vriescheloo-ZuidWesterwolde
Violence and threats9.9
Westerwolde 5.9▲ +68% vs Westerwolde
Theft and burglary4.9
Westerwolde 18.8▼ −74% vs Westerwolde
Vandalism and public order4.9
Westerwolde 4.4▲ +11% vs Westerwolde
Other and withheld4.9
Westerwolde 1.9▲ +158% vs Westerwolde
Fraud and scams2.5
Westerwolde 4.0▼ −38% vs Westerwolde
Traffic0.0
Westerwolde 4.9▼ −100% vs Westerwolde
Environmental0.0
Westerwolde 0.2≈ Westerwolde
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 Vriescheloo-Zuid registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 below the Westerwolde average; green space is above the Westerwolde average.
An estimated 63% of adults in Vriescheloo-Zuid rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points less than in Westerwolde. More adults feel lonely (52% against 48%), more are overweight (65% against 62%) and more report anxiety or depression (43% against 42%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (37% against 40%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Vriescheloo-Zuid, covering 54% of the area, against 84% in Westerwolde. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 9% of the area, 1 percentage point above the 8% in Westerwolde.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
63%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerwolde (8%)
More figures
Lonely
52%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (48%)
Overweight
65%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (62%)
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerwolde (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
54%
▼30 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (84%)
Built-up, share of the area
34%
▲30 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
63%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerwolde (8%)
More figures
Lonely
52%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (48%)
Overweight
65%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (62%)
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerwolde (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
54%
▼30 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (84%)
Built-up, share of the area
34%
▲30 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (7%)
Health
An estimated 63% of adults rate their own health as good, against 68% in the municipality of Westerwolde (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Westerwolde
Good self-rated health
63.3%
68.5%
Smokes
17%
17.3%
Excessive drinking
6.8%
7.1%
Overweight
65%
62.3%
Lonely
51.5%
48.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.9%
41.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
37.2%
39.7%
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 8% in the municipality of Westerwolde.
Traffic3.8%
Built-up33.8%
Agriculture53.8%
Forest and nature8.8%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
4,800 m
–
GP practice
2,200 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
1,400 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 shrinking faster than the Westerwolde average.
Vriescheloo-Zuid has 410 inhabitants (2026), or 518 per km² (5.6 times as high as in Westerwolde). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a fall of 4% in Westerwolde. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Westerwolde was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 27% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▲higher than Westerwolde (-4%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerwolde
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Westerwolde (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (29%)
Married
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (44%)
Dutch origin
87%
=about the same as Westerwolde (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (47%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▲higher than Westerwolde (-4%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerwolde
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Westerwolde (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (29%)
Married
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (44%)
Dutch origin
87%
=about the same as Westerwolde (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (47%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 410.
Residents, 2026
410
-2% since 2021
Westerwolde -4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 518 residents per km², this buurt is 5.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of Westerwolde.
Residents per km²518
Dwellings per km²262
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 12.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.3 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
34% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1540
15 to 2535
25 to 4570
45 to 65140
65 to 80100
80 and over25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married150
Married190
Divorced55
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands355
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1130
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Westerwolde; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Westerwolde voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 27% of the valid votes.
Municipality of WesterwoldeThe Netherlands
D66
8.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
27%
16.7%
VVD
12%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.7%
12.8%
CDA
11.3%
11.8%
JA21
4.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
9%
4.5%
BBB
6.9%
2.6%
Other
10.9%
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
Vriescheloo-Zuid has an average of 1.4 cars per household, about the same as in Westerwolde (1.4). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Westerwolde (23%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (14%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (5%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
=about the same as Westerwolde (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerwolde (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Westerwolde (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (89%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (4%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (4%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€279,000
▼30% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (14%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (5%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
=about the same as Westerwolde (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerwolde (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Westerwolde (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (89%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (4%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (4%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€279,000
▼30% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Westerwolde (2025).
Petrol77.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.2%
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 20% to 22% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 1 percentage point below Westerwolde (23%)
+2 pp since 2021
Westerwolde +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, 270 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars270
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (2%).
Residential94.9%
Retail1.8%
Assembly2.3%
Healthcare1.4%
Industrial2.3%
Lodging0.9%
Education0.5%
Other1.4%
Explanation
Based on 217 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
5% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Average WOZ value€279,000
NL €398,000▼ −30% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings70%
NL 57%▲ +23% vs NL
Social housing26%
NL 28%▼ −7% 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