Blankenham

Blankenham is one of 30 districts in Steenwijkerland, with 330 residents and 140 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €386,000 is 14% above the municipal average. On average 62% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 170805 · 3 neighbourhoods · 12 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

330residents1 January 2025

€386,000average WOZ home valueSteenwijkerland: €339,000

62%green within 500 mSteenwijkerland: 43%

2services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Blankenham in SteenwijkerlandPostcodes in Blankenham highlighted; the rest of Steenwijkerland in grey

Map of Steenwijkerland with Blankenham highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Blankenham.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 88 neighbourhoods in Steenwijkerland.

Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Kerkbuurt	115	€266k	84%	86%	22%	35%	2
Dijkdorp Blankenham	185	€457k	93%	100%	24%	67%	1
Buitengebied Blankenham	30	–	–	–	17%	98%	1

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 Blankenham is €386,000, against €339,000 in Steenwijkerland.

140homes1 January 2025

94%single-family houses6% flats and apartments

87%owner-occupied0% housing association

2%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

1,180 m³gas per home per yearSteenwijkerland: 960 m³

3,570 kWhelectricity per home per yearSteenwijkerland: 2,840 kWh

7%homes off the gas gridSteenwijkerland: 6%

41%homes with solar panelsSteenwijkerland: 47%

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

27%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySteenwijkerland: 38%

24%in the top 20% nationallySteenwijkerland: 18%

1.8%of residents live below the poverty lineSteenwijkerland: 2.4%

€284,000median household wealthSteenwijkerland: €165,000

78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSteenwijkerland: 73.0%

33.0%of workers are self-employedSteenwijkerland: 19.0%

1.4cars per householdSteenwijkerland: 1.1

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 3 crimes in Blankenham in 2025, 50% more than in 2024. That is 9.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 29.2 across Steenwijkerland.

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 Blankenham, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice4.2 km

Large supermarket4.0 km

Day nursery2.6 km

Primary school3.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km0.2

Primary pupils living here20

Secondary pupils living here20

Business premises70

Residents per km²25

Land area1,311 ha

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

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