Steenwijkerwold

Steenwijkerwold is one of 30 districts in Steenwijkerland, with 1,885 residents and 878 homes in 2 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €318,000 is 6% below the municipal average. On average 44% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 170829 · 2 neighbourhoods · 53 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,885residents1 January 2025

€318,000average WOZ home valueSteenwijkerland: €339,000

44%green within 500 mSteenwijkerland: 43%

20services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Steenwijkerland with Steenwijkerwold highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Steenwijkerwold.

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Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Steenwijkerwold	1,720	€299k	57%	93%	27%	44%	20
Buitengebied Steenwijkerwold	165	€546k	95%	97%	21%	48%	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 Steenwijkerwold is €318,000, against €339,000 in Steenwijkerland.

878homes9 newly built in 2025

94%single-family houses6% flats and apartments

60%owner-occupied30% housing association

4%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

1,000 m³gas per home per yearSteenwijkerland: 960 m³

2,750 kWhelectricity per home per yearSteenwijkerland: 2,840 kWh

3%homes off the gas gridSteenwijkerland: 6%

45%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 Steenwijkerwold compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

44%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySteenwijkerland: 38%

16%in the top 20% nationallySteenwijkerland: 18%

2.0%of residents live below the poverty lineSteenwijkerland: 2.4%

€140,000median household wealthSteenwijkerland: €165,000

72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSteenwijkerland: 73.0%

22%with a university or higher professional degreeSteenwijkerland: 26%

18.0%of workers are self-employedSteenwijkerland: 19.0%

1.1cars 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 24 crimes in Steenwijkerwold in 2025, 20% fewer than in 2024. That is 12.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 29.2 across Steenwijkerland.

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Burglary of homes1

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

Threats1

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 Steenwijkerwold, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.9 km

Large supermarket0.7 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.7

Primary pupils living here170

Secondary pupils living here90

Business premises210

Residents per km²186

Land area1,013 ha

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

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