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Nieuwe-Tonge

Nieuwe-Tonge is one of 14 districts in Goeree-Overflakkee, with 2,430 residents and 1,040 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €350,000 is 6% below the municipal average. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 192411 · 3 neighbourhoods · 52 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,430residents1 January 2025
€350,000average WOZ home valueGoeree-Overflakkee: €371,000
21%green within 500 mGoeree-Overflakkee: 27%
10services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Nieuwe-Tonge in Goeree-OverflakkeePostcodes in Nieuwe-Tonge highlighted; the rest of Goeree-Overflakkee in grey
Map of Goeree-Overflakkee with Nieuwe-Tonge highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Nieuwe-Tonge.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 57 neighbourhoods in Goeree-Overflakkee.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Nieuwe-Tonge woonkern2,075€324k63%92%22%22%10
Nieuwe-Tonge battenoord65–––46%38%3
Nieuwe-Tonge buitengebied290€564k83%98%12%16%3

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 Nieuwe-Tonge is €350,000, against €371,000 in Goeree-Overflakkee.

1,040homes3 newly built in 2025
93%single-family houses8% flats and apartments
65%owner-occupied30% housing association
6%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
920 m³gas per home per yearGoeree-Overflakkee: 830 m³
2,830 kWhelectricity per home per yearGoeree-Overflakkee: 2,790 kWh
3%homes off the gas gridGoeree-Overflakkee: 7%
59%homes with solar panelsGoeree-Overflakkee: 50%

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 Nieuwe-Tonge compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

35%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyGoeree-Overflakkee: 33%
21%in the top 20% nationallyGoeree-Overflakkee: 23%
1.8%of residents live below the poverty lineGoeree-Overflakkee: 1.7%
€163,000median household wealthGoeree-Overflakkee: €192,000
74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workGoeree-Overflakkee: 75.0%
18%with a university or higher professional degreeGoeree-Overflakkee: 22%
17.0%of workers are self-employedGoeree-Overflakkee: 17.0%
1.2cars per householdGoeree-Overflakkee: 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 60 crimes in Nieuwe-Tonge in 2025, 9% more than in 2024. That is 24.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 24.0 across Goeree-Overflakkee.

Other property crime8
Driving under the influence6
Vandalism and criminal damage5
Theft of bicycles and mopeds3
Assault2
Burglary of homes1

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 Nieuwe-Tonge, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.9
Primary pupils living here220
Secondary pupils living here130
Business premises315
Residents per km²172
Land area1,417 ha

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

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