The population is growing faster than in Westerwolde. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Westerwolde, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Bourtange is €347,000, 19% higher than in Westerwolde (€292,000). Between 2018 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 74%, against a rise of 71% in Westerwolde. 83% of the homes are owner-occupied, 15 percentage points more than in Westerwolde (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€347,000
▲19% higher than Westerwolde (€292,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2018
+74%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+71%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲15 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (68%)
Social housing
6%
▼16 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (22%)
Private rent
11%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerwolde (10%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (85%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (13%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (19%)
Built 1992–2005
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (13%)
Average WOZ value
€347,000
▲19% higher than Westerwolde (€292,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2018
+74%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+71%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲15 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (68%)
Social housing
6%
▼16 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (22%)
Private rent
11%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerwolde (10%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲10 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (85%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (13%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (19%)
Built 1992–2005
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 74% between 2018 and 2025, to €347,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€347,000▲ 19% above Westerwolde
+74% since 2018
Westerwolde +71%
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: ~€356 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€356/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
153 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €347,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€147NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€40€30
Waste levy€34€27
Sewage levy€32€22
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 (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €347,000.
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
Bourtange has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 10 wijken in the municipality of Westerwolde.
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: €347,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Bourtange
347,000
547
–
Bellingwolde
302,000
1,924
–
Oost
339,000
451
–
Blijham
302,000
1,791
–
Sellingen
341,000
894
–
Vlagtwedde
289,000
1,342
–
Sellingerbeetse
382,000
326
–
Ter Apel
251,000
4,547
–
Ter Wisch
419,000
133
–
de Maten
430,000
95
–
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 83% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied83%
Social housing6%
Private rent11%
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
46% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 30% in the municipality of Westerwolde.
Before 194545.9%
1945-196413%
1965-19745.5%
1975-199112.4%
1992-200518.8%
2006-20151.5%
2016 and later2.9%
Explanation
Based on 547 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, 22 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bourtange, 45% lower than in Westerwolde (40). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 3%, 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
22
▼45% lower than Westerwolde (40)
Change since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Westerwolde (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.2
▼60% lower than Westerwolde (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
22
▼45% lower than Westerwolde (40)
Change since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Westerwolde (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.2
▼60% lower than Westerwolde (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Bourtange registered 22 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 40 in the municipality of Westerwolde.
Bourtange22
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 Bourtange is 'Theft and burglary': 5.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 18.8 in the municipality of Westerwolde.
BourtangeWesterwolde
Theft and burglary5.2
Westerwolde 18.8▼ −72% vs Westerwolde
Fraud and scams5.2
Westerwolde 4.0▲ +30% vs Westerwolde
Traffic5.2
Westerwolde 4.9▲ +6% vs Westerwolde
Vandalism and public order2.6
Westerwolde 4.4▼ −41% vs Westerwolde
Violence and threats2.6
Westerwolde 5.9▼ −56% vs Westerwolde
Other and withheld1.7
Westerwolde 1.9▼ −11% 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 Bourtange registered 11 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 Westerwolde average; green space is below the Westerwolde average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Bourtange rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Westerwolde. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 40%) and more feel lonely (52% against 48%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Bourtange, covering 91% 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)
70%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (40%)
Lonely
52%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
=about the same as Westerwolde (42%)
Overweight
62%
=about the same as Westerwolde (62%)
Agriculture, share of the area
91%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (84%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (7%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (40%)
Lonely
52%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
=about the same as Westerwolde (42%)
Overweight
62%
=about the same as Westerwolde (62%)
Agriculture, share of the area
91%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (84%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (7%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (4%)
Health
An estimated 70% 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
69.8%
68.5%
Smokes
17.1%
17.3%
Excessive drinking
6.8%
7.1%
Overweight
61.9%
62.3%
Lonely
51.9%
48.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.5%
41.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.8%
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.
Traffic1.5%
Built-up0.6%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation2%
Agriculture91.5%
Forest and nature2.7%
Water1.7%
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 Westerwolde average.
Bourtange has 1,185 inhabitants (2026), or 30 per km² (67% lower than in Westerwolde). Between 2018 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 2% 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 2018
+3%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerwolde
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
36%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (29%)
Married
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (44%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲1 percentage point 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 2018
+3%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerwolde
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▲higher than Westerwolde (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
36%
▲7 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (29%)
Married
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (44%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲1 percentage point 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 grew 3% between 2018 and 2026, to 1,185.
Residents, 2026
1,185
+3% since 2018
Westerwolde +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 30 residents per km², this wijk is 67% less densely populated than the municipality of Westerwolde.
Residents per km²30
Dwellings per km²14
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 4.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.9 died per 1,000.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
36% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15110
15 to 25105
25 to 45185
45 to 65425
65 to 80280
80 and over80
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are married.
Never married415
Married570
Divorced120
Widowed80
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
88% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,040
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)85
Outside Europe60
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, mbo1200
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4500
Higher professional, university190
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
Bourtange has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 7% lower than in Westerwolde (1.4). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Westerwolde (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
25%
▲12 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (13%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼7% lower than Westerwolde (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2018
−2 pp
▼lower than Westerwolde (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
32%
▲28 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
61%
▼28 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (89%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
5%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
25%
▲12 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (13%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▼7% lower than Westerwolde (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2018
−2 pp
▼lower than Westerwolde (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
32%
▲28 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
61%
▼28 percentage points lower than Westerwolde (89%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerwolde (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
5%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij45
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Westerwolde (2025).
Petrol74.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.5%
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 28% to 26% between 2018 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▲ 3 percentage points above Westerwolde (23%)
-2 pp since 2018
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, 725 passenger cars and 80 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars725
Motorcycles80
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
61% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (32%).
Residential61.3%
Retail0.4%
Office0.3%
Assembly2.9%
Industrial5.2%
Lodging31.8%
Education0.1%
Sports0.4%
Other4.4%
Explanation
Based on 892 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
30 residents per km²: 94% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²30
NL 539▼ −94% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings5%
NL 37%▼ −86% vs NL
Social housing6%
NL 28%▼ −79% vs NL
Single-family dwellings95%
NL 63%▲ +51% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings83%
NL 57%▲ +46% 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