Wapse

CBS name: Wijk 01 Wapse

Wapse is one of 18 districts in Westerveld, with 680 residents and 297 homes in 2 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €464,000 is 10% above the municipal average. On average 50% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 170101 · 2 neighbourhoods · 21 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

680residents1 January 2025

€464,000average WOZ home valueWesterveld: €422,000

50%green within 500 mWesterveld: 51%

7services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Wapse in WesterveldPostcodes in Wapse highlighted; the rest of Westerveld in grey

Map of Westerveld with Wapse highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Wapse.

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Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Wapse	520	€441k	90%	95%	24%	42%	8
Verspreide huizen Wapse	155	€548k	89%	91%	29%	62%	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 Wapse is €464,000, against €422,000 in Westerveld.

297homes1 January 2025

94%single-family houses6% flats and apartments

90%owner-occupied2% housing association

5%built in the last ten years9% unoccupied

1,200 m³gas per home per yearWesterveld: 1,070 m³

3,580 kWhelectricity per home per yearWesterveld: 3,140 kWh

5%homes off the gas gridWesterveld: 7%

57%homes with solar panelsWesterveld: 60%

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

30%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyWesterveld: 34%

27%in the top 20% nationallyWesterveld: 20%

2.1%of residents live below the poverty lineWesterveld: 2.0%

€381,000median household wealthWesterveld: €278,000

72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workWesterveld: 69.0%

31%with a university or higher professional degreeWesterveld: 31%

34.0%of workers are self-employedWesterveld: 25.0%

1.3cars per householdWesterveld: 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 11 crimes in Wapse in 2025, 10% more than in 2024. That is 16.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 17.2 across Westerveld.

Burglary of homes1

Assault1

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 Wapse, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice3.6 km

Large supermarket3.8 km

Day nursery1.0 km

Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.2

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises135

Residents per km²40

Land area1,711 ha

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

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