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Sellingen

CBS name: Wijk 03 Sellingen

Sellingen is one of 10 districts in Westerwolde, with 1,910 residents and 894 homes in 6 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €341,000 is 17% above the municipal average. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 195003 · 6 neighbourhoods · 70 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,910residents1 January 2025
€341,000average WOZ home valueWesterwolde: €292,000
34%green within 500 mWesterwolde: 27%
8services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Sellingen in WesterwoldePostcodes in Sellingen highlighted; the rest of Westerwolde in grey
Map of Westerwolde with Sellingen highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Sellingen.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 58 neighbourhoods in Westerwolde.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Sellingen1,075€284k73%92%32%32%17
Laude40–––38%37%3
Jipsinghuizen en Plaggenborg140€375k92%98%21%28%1
Leemdobben en Lammerweg130€422k95%100%35%29%1
Verspr.h. ten oosten van Ruiten A-kanaal225€476k94%98%27%15%0
Verspreide huizen Sellingen295€392k90%98%51%46%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 Sellingen is €341,000, against €292,000 in Westerwolde.

894homes1 newly built in 2025
95%single-family houses5% flats and apartments
81%owner-occupied13% housing association
2%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
1,200 m³gas per home per yearWesterwolde: 1,140 m³
3,200 kWhelectricity per home per yearWesterwolde: 3,060 kWh
5%homes off the gas gridWesterwolde: 4%
43%homes with solar panelsWesterwolde: 44%

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

34%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyWesterwolde: 41%
17%in the top 20% nationallyWesterwolde: 14%
2.4%of residents live below the poverty lineWesterwolde: 3.0%
€268,000median household wealthWesterwolde: €182,000
64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workWesterwolde: 65.0%
28%with a university or higher professional degreeWesterwolde: 18%
25.0%of workers are self-employedWesterwolde: 19.0%
1.3cars per householdWesterwolde: 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 22 crimes in Sellingen in 2025, 31% fewer than in 2024. That is 11.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 40.0 across Westerwolde.

Vandalism and criminal damage5
Other property crime3
Driving under the influence2
Threats1

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 Sellingen, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.6 km
Large supermarket1.7 km
Day nursery1.1 km
Primary school1.1 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.8
Primary pupils living here140
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises280
Residents per km²65
Land area2,933 ha

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

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