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Ruinerwold

CBS name: Wijk 11 Ruinerwold

Ruinerwold is one of 14 districts in De Wolden, with 3,980 residents and 1,660 homes in 7 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €404,000 is in line with the municipal average. On average 51% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 169011 · 7 neighbourhoods · 111 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,980residents1 January 2025
€404,000average WOZ home valueDe Wolden: €409,000
51%green within 500 mDe Wolden: 48%
32services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Ruinerwold in De WoldenPostcodes in Ruinerwold highlighted; the rest of De Wolden in grey
Map of De Wolden with Ruinerwold highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Ruinerwold.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 37 neighbourhoods in De Wolden.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Ruinerwold2,540€358k72%89%25%39%32
Haakswold95€644k83%81%32%76%20
Oosteinde295€421k87%98%15%65%10
Berghuizen140€363k92%100%29%69%8
Weerwille75€507k97%81%13%75%13
Oosteinde-Buiten545€531k86%78%20%69%9
Ruinerwold-Buiten290€553k84%75%17%77%6

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Ruinerwold is €404,000, against €409,000 in De Wolden.

1,660homes8 newly built in 2025
87%single-family houses13% flats and apartments
77%owner-occupied16% housing association
3%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
1,120 m³gas per home per yearDe Wolden: 1,100 m³
3,250 kWhelectricity per home per yearDe Wolden: 3,200 kWh
5%homes off the gas gridDe Wolden: 6%
60%homes with solar panelsDe Wolden: 60%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Ruinerwold compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

31%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyDe Wolden: 31%
27%in the top 20% nationallyDe Wolden: 24%
1.9%of residents live below the poverty lineDe Wolden: 1.6%
€281,000median household wealthDe Wolden: €304,000
77.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workDe Wolden: 74.0%
27%with a university or higher professional degreeDe Wolden: 28%
23.0%of workers are self-employedDe Wolden: 23.0%
1.3cars per householdDe Wolden: 1.3

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 44 crimes in Ruinerwold in 2025, 19% fewer than in 2024. That is 11.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 17.5 across De Wolden.

Burglary of homes4
Vandalism and criminal damage4
Assault3
Theft from vehicles2
Theft of bicycles and mopeds1
Threats1
Other property crime1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Ruinerwold, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.5 km
Large supermarket1.4 km
Day nursery1.2 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.0
Primary pupils living here350
Secondary pupils living here210
Business premises610
Residents per km²116
Land area3,424 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

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