Ooststellingwerf

Ooststellingwerf has 25,925 residents in 11,647 households, spread over 13 districts (wijken) and 59 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €312,000, from €267,000 in Oosterwolde to €449,000 in Fochteloo. 68% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 13 districts · 59 neighbourhoods · 773 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

25,925residents1 January 2025

€312,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024

43%green within 500 mpostcode average

29services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Ooststellingwerf.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Ooststellingwerf: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Home valuesAverage WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

Map of Ooststellingwerf: Average WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

<80%160%+

Public transportBus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

Map of Ooststellingwerf: Bus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

<216+

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Netherlands and Kadaster, District and neighbourhood map 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

All 13 districts at a glance.

Colour shows where each district sits among Ooststellingwerf's districts on that measure, from lowest to highest. Select one for its full report.

District	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Aged 0–14	Aged 65+	One-person households	Green 500 m	Services 15 min	Crimes per 1,000
Appelscha	€313k	64%	12%	29%	37%	43%	36	18.4
Donkerbroek	€352k	81%	17%	23%	27%	55%	12	16.6
Elsloo	€412k	85%	15%	25%	25%	60%	5	14.4
Fochteloo	€449k	88%	9%	28%	23%	61%	4	22.5
Haule	€418k	92%	14%	24%	21%	77%	3	12.2
Haulerwijk	€306k	70%	13%	28%	34%	30%	34	16.4
Langedijke	€447k	93%	15%	30%	22%	65%	3	3.0
Makkinga	€364k	81%	14%	26%	31%	61%	7	12.7
Nijeberkoop	€428k	88%	12%	23%	30%	73%	0	19.2
Oldeberkoop	€358k	76%	13%	29%	37%	60%	29	16.1
Oosterwolde	€267k	58%	15%	26%	39%	30%	37	26.7
Ravenswoud	€436k	84%	8%	28%	21%	57%	3	10.3
Waskemeer	€352k	86%	15%	20%	23%	68%	9	14.5

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Ooststellingwerf is €312,000.

11,506homes39 newly built in 2025

90%single-family houses10% flats and apartments

68%owner-occupied27% housing association

4%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

990 m³gas per home per yearaverage

2,810 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage

5%homes off the gas gridaverage

63%homes with solar panelsaverage

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 Ooststellingwerf compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

40%of households in the lowest 40% nationally

17%in the top 20% nationally

2.2%of residents live below the poverty line

€182,000median household wealth

70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work

24%with a university or higher professional degree

19.0%of workers are self-employed

1.2cars per household

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 524 crimes in Ooststellingwerf in 2025, 18% more than in 2024. That is 20.2 per 1,000 residents.

Vandalism and criminal damage81

Assault41

Driving under the influence39

Other property crime29

Theft of bicycles and mopeds25

Threats17

Burglary of homes12

Public violence against people5

Vehicle theft3

Street robbery2

Theft from vehicles1

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 Ooststellingwerf, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.4 km

Large supermarket1.7 km

Day nursery1.1 km

Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.6

Primary pupils living here1,960

Secondary pupils living here1,250

Business premises3,220

Residents per km²116

Land area22,330 ha

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Ooststellingwerf, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Districts and neighbourhoods of Ooststellingwerf.

Districts and neighbourhoods with their own page, by district.