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Marum

CBS name: Wijk 11 Marum

Marum is one of 18 districts in Westerkwartier, with 8,230 residents and 3,502 homes in 9 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €359,000 is 9% above the municipal average. On average 48% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 196911 · 9 neighbourhoods · 246 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
8,230residents1 January 2025
€359,000average WOZ home valueWesterkwartier: €330,000
48%green within 500 mWesterkwartier: 45%
31services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Marum in WesterkwartierPostcodes in Marum highlighted; the rest of Westerkwartier in grey
Map of Westerkwartier with Marum highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Marum.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 78 neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Marum5,500€339k69%91%22%31%45
Nuis640€380k90%99%20%67%10
Niebert500€405k88%98%22%73%9
Boerakker375€346k91%100%17%71%4
Lucaswolde190€471k89%100%24%85%1
Noordwijk220€322k73%92%16%69%5
De Haar175€453k88%98%29%76%1
Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten215€420k82%98%21%75%3
Verspreide huizen in het noordoosten420€463k95%100%24%77%4

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 Marum is €359,000, against €330,000 in Westerkwartier.

3,502homes25 newly built in 2025
93%single-family houses7% flats and apartments
75%owner-occupied19% housing association
7%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
1,050 m³gas per home per yearWesterkwartier: 990 m³
3,160 kWhelectricity per home per yearWesterkwartier: 2,970 kWh
6%homes off the gas gridWesterkwartier: 8%
60%homes with solar panelsWesterkwartier: 61%

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

35%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyWesterkwartier: 34%
21%in the top 20% nationallyWesterkwartier: 21%
1.6%of residents live below the poverty lineWesterkwartier: 1.6%
€226,000median household wealthWesterkwartier: €191,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workWesterkwartier: 74.0%
26%with a university or higher professional degreeWesterkwartier: 30%
17.0%of workers are self-employedWesterkwartier: 17.0%
1.3cars per householdWesterkwartier: 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 247 crimes in Marum in 2025, 10% more than in 2024. That is 30.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 19.5 across Westerkwartier.

Other property crime51
Driving under the influence37
Vandalism and criminal damage14
Assault10
Threats8
Theft of bicycles and mopeds7
Theft from vehicles6
Burglary of homes5

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 Marum, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.5 km
Large supermarket1.6 km
Day nursery0.9 km
Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.0
Primary pupils living here660
Secondary pupils living here410
Business premises1,095
Residents per km²191
Land area4,312 ha

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

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