The population is shrinking, while it grows in Weststellingwerf. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Weststellingwerf, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost more than the Weststellingwerf average.
The average WOZ value in Sonnega is €479,000, 52% higher than in Weststellingwerf (€315,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 28%, against a rise of 33% in Weststellingwerf. 97% of the homes are owner-occupied, 32 percentage points more than in Weststellingwerf (65%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€479,000
▲52% higher than Weststellingwerf (€315,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+28%
▼lower than Weststellingwerf (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲32 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (65%)
Social housing
0%
▼26 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (26%)
Private rent
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (8%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲10 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (88%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (16%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (13%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (13%)
Average WOZ value
€479,000
▲52% higher than Weststellingwerf (€315,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+28%
▼lower than Weststellingwerf (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲32 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (65%)
Social housing
0%
▼26 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (26%)
Private rent
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (8%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲10 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (88%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (16%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (13%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 28% between 2021 and 2025, to €479,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€479,000▲ 52% above Weststellingwerf
+28% since 2021
Weststellingwerf +33%
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: ~€491 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€491/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
266 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €479,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€127NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€35€42
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€364
Maintenance reserve€340–
Buildings insurance€24–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Weststellingwerf's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 65th 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 266 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €479,000.
Levies: Weststellingwerf'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
Sonnega has the highest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Oldetrijne-Sonnega.
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: €479,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Sonnega
479,000
87
–
Oldetrijne
437,000
74
–
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 97% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied97%
Private rent3%
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
49% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 24% in the municipality of Weststellingwerf.
Before 194549.4%
1945-19648%
1965-19748%
1975-199116.1%
1992-20055.7%
2006-20155.7%
2016 and later6.9%
Explanation
Based on 87 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 Weststellingwerf average.
In 2025, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Sonnega, 27% lower than in Weststellingwerf (22). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents stayed about level, against a fall of 11% in Weststellingwerf. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼27% lower than Weststellingwerf (22)
Change since 2021
+0%
▲higher than Weststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼27% lower than Weststellingwerf (22)
Change since 2021
+0%
▲higher than Weststellingwerf (-11%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Sonnega registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 22 in the municipality of Weststellingwerf.
Sonnega16
The municipality of Weststellingwerf22
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 Sonnega is 'Theft and burglary': 8.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.7 in the municipality of Weststellingwerf.
SonnegaWeststellingwerf
Theft and burglary8.2
Weststellingwerf 6.7▲ +22% vs Weststellingwerf
Fraud and scams4.1
Weststellingwerf 3.7▲ +11% vs Weststellingwerf
Traffic4.1
Weststellingwerf 3.9▲ +5% vs Weststellingwerf
Vandalism and public order0.0
Weststellingwerf 3.3▼ −100% vs Weststellingwerf
Violence and threats0.0
Weststellingwerf 3.1▼ −100% vs Weststellingwerf
Environmental0.0
Weststellingwerf 0.2≈ Weststellingwerf
Other and withheld0.0
Weststellingwerf 1.1▼ −100% vs Weststellingwerf
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 Sonnega registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and 1 fatal.
2020
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 Weststellingwerf average; green space is below the Weststellingwerf average.
An estimated 82% of adults in Sonnega rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Weststellingwerf. Fewer adults are overweight (44% against 55%), fewer feel lonely (36% against 44%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (35% against 40%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (56% against 45%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Sonnega, covering 92% of the area, against 78% in Weststellingwerf. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 8 percentage points below the 12% in Weststellingwerf.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (12%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
56%
▲11 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (45%)
Overweight
44%
▼11 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (55%)
Lonely
36%
▼8 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
92%
▲14 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (78%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (11%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (12%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
56%
▲11 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (45%)
Overweight
44%
▼11 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (55%)
Lonely
36%
▼8 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼5 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
92%
▲14 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (78%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (11%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (4%)
Health
An estimated 82% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Weststellingwerf (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Weststellingwerf
Good self-rated health
82.1%
74.2%
Smokes
13.4%
16.3%
Excessive drinking
7.2%
6.1%
Overweight
44.4%
54.8%
Lonely
36.4%
43.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
34.6%
40%
Meets physical activity guideline
56.3%
45.2%
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
4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 12% in the municipality of Weststellingwerf.
Traffic1.8%
Built-up1%
Other built-up0.2%
Recreation0.3%
Agriculture91.8%
Forest and nature3.8%
Water1%
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 1900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,400 m
–
GP practice
2,500 m
–
Primary school
1,900 m
–
Daycare
1,900 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, while it grows in Weststellingwerf.
Sonnega has 240 inhabitants (2026), or 40 per km² (67% lower than in Weststellingwerf). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 2% in Weststellingwerf. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Weststellingwerf was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% 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%
▼lower than Weststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Weststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Weststellingwerf (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (27%)
Married
50%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (42%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲5 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (89%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲52 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Weststellingwerf (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Weststellingwerf
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Weststellingwerf (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (27%)
Married
50%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (42%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲5 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (89%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲52 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 240.
Residents, 2026
240
-2% since 2021
Weststellingwerf +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 40 residents per km², this buurt is 67% less densely populated than the municipality of Weststellingwerf.
Residents per km²40
Dwellings per km²14.7
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.
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 1530
15 to 2535
25 to 4540
45 to 6570
65 to 8055
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are married.
Never married100
Married120
Divorced10
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands225
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
100% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Weststellingwerf; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Weststellingwerf voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of WeststellingwerfThe Netherlands
D66
11.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.1%
16.7%
VVD
13.8%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.1%
12.8%
CDA
12.2%
11.8%
JA21
6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.8%
4.5%
BBB
8.2%
2.6%
Other
9.5%
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
Sonnega has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 23% higher than in Weststellingwerf (1.3). 35% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points more than in Weststellingwerf (27%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
25%
▲7 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Weststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−2 pp
=about the same as Weststellingwerf (−1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
19%
▲12 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (7%)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Weststellingwerf (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲1 percentage point higher than Weststellingwerf (86%)
Residents per km²
40
▼93% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲40 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
25%
▲7 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Weststellingwerf (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Weststellingwerf (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−2 pp
=about the same as Weststellingwerf (−1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
19%
▲12 percentage points higher than Weststellingwerf (7%)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Weststellingwerf (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲1 percentage point higher than Weststellingwerf (86%)
Residents per km²
40
▼93% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲40 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
35% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Weststellingwerf (2025).
Petrol64.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)35.5%
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 37% to 35% between 2021 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, 155 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars155
Motorcycles25
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (19%).
Residential87%
Retail3%
Industrial19%
Other5%
Explanation
Based on 100 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
Residents per km²40
NL 539▼ −93% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings97%
NL 57%▲ +70% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% 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