Wijdenes

Wijdenes is one of 8 districts in Drechterland, with 1,510 residents and 650 homes in 2 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €502,000 is 19% above the municipal average. On average 57% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 049804 · 2 neighbourhoods · 37 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,510residents1 January 2025

€502,000average WOZ home valueDrechterland: €423,000

57%green within 500 mDrechterland: 28%

22services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Wijdenes in DrechterlandPostcodes in Wijdenes highlighted; the rest of Drechterland in grey

Map of Drechterland with Wijdenes highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Wijdenes.

Select a neighbourhood for its full report.

Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Wijdenes	1,325	€484k	79%	93%	22%	57%	23
Drieban Wijdenes	185	€647k	97%	99%	24%	52%	15

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 Wijdenes is €502,000, against €423,000 in Drechterland.

650homes2 newly built in 2025

94%single-family houses6% flats and apartments

81%owner-occupied13% housing association

11%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

1,060 m³gas per home per yearDrechterland: 910 m³

3,550 kWhelectricity per home per yearDrechterland: 3,040 kWh

13%homes off the gas gridDrechterland: 9%

60%homes with solar panelsDrechterland: 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 Wijdenes compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

27%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyDrechterland: 31%

29%in the top 20% nationallyDrechterland: 25%

2.9%of residents live below the poverty lineDrechterland: 1.9%

€387,000median household wealthDrechterland: €294,000

73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workDrechterland: 75.0%

32%with a university or higher professional degreeDrechterland: 26%

29.0%of workers are self-employedDrechterland: 21.0%

1.3cars per householdDrechterland: 1.2

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 15 crimes in Wijdenes in 2025, 46% fewer than in 2024. That is 9.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 22.4 across Drechterland.

Theft from vehicles4

Other property crime2

Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Wijdenes, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice4.7 km

Large supermarket4.8 km

Day nursery1.2 km

Primary school1.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.0

Primary pupils living here110

Secondary pupils living here80

Business premises305

Residents per km²148

Land area1,017 ha

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

More in Drechterland.

Every district in Drechterland.

Hoogkarspel Westwoud Oosterblokker Venhuizen Schellinkhout Hem Oosterleek All of Drechterland