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 Wedde is €266,000, 9% lower than in Westerwolde (€292,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 49%, against a rise of 43% in Westerwolde. 64% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points less than in Westerwolde (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€266,000
▼9% lower than Westerwolde (€292,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+49%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (68%)
Social housing
32%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (22%)
Private rent
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (10%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲13 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (85%)
Built 1945–1964
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (16%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (13%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (4%)
Average WOZ value
€266,000
▼9% lower than Westerwolde (€292,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+49%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (68%)
Social housing
32%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (22%)
Private rent
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (10%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲13 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (85%)
Built 1945–1964
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (16%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (13%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 49% between 2021 and 2025, to €266,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€266,000▼ 9% below Westerwolde
+49% 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: ~€345 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€345/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
153 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €266,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€136NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€34€27
Sewage levy€32€22
Property tax (OZB)€31€23
Costs to set aside€209
Maintenance reserve€195–
Buildings insurance€14–
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 153 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €266,000.
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
Wedde has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Blijham.
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: €266,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Wedde
266,000
288
–
Blijham
261,000
982
–
Morige
377,000
175
–
Wedderheide
391,000
106
–
Wedderveer
393,000
58
–
Verspreide huizen in de polder Blijham
438,000
24
–
Verspreide huizen ten westen van Blijham
393,000
57
–
Verspreide huizen Hoorn
452,000
57
–
Verspreide huizen in de Weddermarke
417,000
44
–
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 64% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied64%
Social housing32%
Private rent4%
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
33% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 30% in the municipality of Westerwolde.
Before 194532.5%
1945-196420.5%
1965-197414.4%
1975-199119.5%
1992-20059.2%
2006-20153.1%
2016 and later0.7%
Explanation
Based on 292 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, 10 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Wedde, 75% lower than in Westerwolde (40). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 24%, 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
10
▼75% lower than Westerwolde (40)
Change since 2021
-24%
▼lower than Westerwolde (+2%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼75% lower than Westerwolde (40)
Change since 2021
-24%
▼lower than Westerwolde (+2%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Wedde registered 10 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 40 in the municipality of Westerwolde.
Wedde10
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 Wedde is 'Theft and burglary': 5.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 18.8 in the municipality of Westerwolde.
WeddeWesterwolde
Theft and burglary5.1
Westerwolde 18.8▼ −73% vs Westerwolde
Other and withheld3.4
Westerwolde 1.9▲ +79% vs Westerwolde
Fraud and scams1.7
Westerwolde 4.0▼ −57% vs Westerwolde
Vandalism and public order0.0
Westerwolde 4.4▼ −100% vs Westerwolde
Violence and threats0.0
Westerwolde 5.9▼ −100% 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 Wedde registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
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 below the Westerwolde average.
An estimated 65% of adults in Wedde rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Westerwolde. More adults are overweight (64% against 62%), but fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 42%), fewer meet the physical activity guideline (38% against 40%) and fewer drink excessively (6% against 7%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Wedde, covering 48% of the area, against 84% in Westerwolde. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 8% in Westerwolde.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
65%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (40%)
Overweight
64%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (62%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (42%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerwolde (7%)
Built-up, share of the area
40%
▲36 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
48%
▼36 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (84%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
65%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (40%)
Overweight
64%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (62%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (42%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerwolde (7%)
Built-up, share of the area
40%
▲36 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
48%
▼36 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (84%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (7%)
Health
An estimated 65% 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
65%
68.5%
Smokes
17.1%
17.3%
Excessive drinking
6%
7.1%
Overweight
63.7%
62.3%
Lonely
48.9%
48.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.5%
41.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
37.9%
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
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Westerwolde.
Traffic2.7%
Built-up39.7%
Other built-up2.7%
Recreation5.5%
Agriculture47.9%
Water1.4%
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
4,900 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
1
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.
Wedde has 585 inhabitants (2026), or 825 per km² (9.0 times as high as in Westerwolde). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 3%, 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
-3%
▲higher than Westerwolde (-4%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerwolde
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Westerwolde (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerwolde (29%)
Married
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (44%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
56%
▲9 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
-3%
▲higher than Westerwolde (-4%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerwolde
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Westerwolde (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerwolde (29%)
Married
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (44%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (87%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
56%
▲9 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 585.
Residents, 2026
585
-3% since 2021
Westerwolde -4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 825 residents per km², this buurt is 9.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Westerwolde.
Residents per km²825
Dwellings per km²405.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 8.5 died per 1,000.
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 1555
15 to 2560
25 to 4595
45 to 65175
65 to 80155
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are married.
Never married220
Married285
Divorced50
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands540
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Outside Europe25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
56% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1160
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4200
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
Wedde has an average of 1.4 cars per household, about the same as in Westerwolde (1.4). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Westerwolde (23%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
▲19 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (13%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼12 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
=about the same as Westerwolde (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▲higher than Westerwolde (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (89%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (1%)
Education, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerwolde (0%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Residents per km²
825
▲53% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
▲19 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (13%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼12 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
=about the same as Westerwolde (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▲higher than Westerwolde (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (89%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (1%)
Education, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerwolde (0%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Residents per km²
825
▲53% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Westerwolde (2025).
Petrol80.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.2%
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 17% to 19% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 4 percentage points 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, 390 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars390
Motorcycles55
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (3%).
Residential94.2%
Retail1.6%
Office1%
Assembly2.9%
Healthcare1%
Education0.6%
Sports0.3%
Other1.9%
Explanation
Based on 310 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% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% vs NL
Residents per km²825
NL 539▲ +53% vs NL
Average WOZ value€266,000
NL €398,000▼ −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) 2025