Ossenzijl

Ossenzijl is one of 30 districts in Steenwijkerland, with 565 residents and 269 homes in 2 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €360,000 is 6% above the municipal average. On average 67% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 170833 · 2 neighbourhoods · 23 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

565residents1 January 2025

€360,000average WOZ home valueSteenwijkerland: €339,000

67%green within 500 mSteenwijkerland: 43%

9services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Steenwijkerland with Ossenzijl highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Ossenzijl.

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Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Ossenzijl	495	€350k	89%	99%	28%	59%	9
Buitengebied Ossenzijl	65	€464k	88%	92%	31%	85%	5

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 Ossenzijl is €360,000, against €339,000 in Steenwijkerland.

269homes1 January 2025

99%single-family houses1% flats and apartments

88%owner-occupied0% housing association

3%built in the last ten years13% unoccupied

1,020 m³gas per home per yearSteenwijkerland: 960 m³

3,010 kWhelectricity per home per yearSteenwijkerland: 2,840 kWh

4%homes off the gas gridSteenwijkerland: 6%

48%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 Ossenzijl compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

29%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySteenwijkerland: 38%

20%in the top 20% nationallySteenwijkerland: 18%

1.3%of residents live below the poverty lineSteenwijkerland: 2.4%

€274,000median household wealthSteenwijkerland: €165,000

71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSteenwijkerland: 73.0%

23%with a university or higher professional degreeSteenwijkerland: 26%

27.0%of workers are self-employedSteenwijkerland: 19.0%

1.3cars 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 17 crimes in Ossenzijl in 2025, 70% more than in 2024. That is 30.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 29.2 across Steenwijkerland.

Vandalism and criminal damage6

Driving under the influence2

Theft from vehicles1

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 Ossenzijl, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice5.2 km

Large supermarket5.4 km

Day nursery4.8 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.0

Primary pupils living here40

Secondary pupils living here20

Business premises115

Residents per km²40

Land area1,426 ha

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

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