The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Steenwijkerland
10.0Number 1Buitengebied EesveenThe quietest neighbourhood in Steenwijkerland is Buitengebied Eesveen (10.0), with 17 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Steenwijkerland: 12 in the south, 6 in the north and 4 in the centre. These are mostly small areas: 24 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for population density is 139 times as high. Of the 61 neighbourhoods in Steenwijkerland with a grade for quiet, 42 reach a 7.0 or higher. Steenwijkerland as a whole comes out at a 6.9, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Steenwijkerland lives, there are 2,112 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 10 in Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Blokzijl to 3,737 in Steenwijk West.
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The 10 quietest neighbourhoods in Steenwijkerland
Number 1
Buitengebied Eesveen
235 residents
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- 210.0
Dwarsgracht
115 residents
23 residents per km² · 14% water
- 39.9
Kalenberg
220 residents
809 residents per km² · 16% water
- 49.7
Ossenzijl
495 residents
1,331 residents per km² · 20% water
- 59.7
De Bult
615 residents
188 residents per km²
- 69.7
Buitengebied Wanneperveen
300 residents
31 residents per km² · 23% water
- 79.7
Paasloo
395 residents
63 residents per km²
- 89.6
Baars
185 residents
87 residents per km²
- 99.6
Verspreide huizen Barsbeek
195 residents
37 residents per km² · 9% water
- 109.6
De Pol
270 residents
129 residents per km²
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- 119.6
Verspreide huizen Scheerwolde en Wetering
120 residents
11 residents per km² · 3% water
- 129.6
Overig Giethoorn-Noord
400 residents
101 residents per km² · 13% water
- 139.5
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Blokzijl
105 residents
10 residents per km² · 6% water
- 149.4
Buitengebied Basse
185 residents
35 residents per km²
- 159.3
Belt-Schutsloot
515 residents
2,086 residents per km² · 22% water
- 169.2
Tussen Sint Jans Klooster en Heetveld
210 residents
166 residents per km²
- 179.0
Dinxterveen
260 residents
96 residents per km² · 4% water
- 189.0
Verspreide huizen Vollenhove
155 residents
32 residents per km² · 2% water
- 198.9
Verspreide huizen Sint Jansklooster
155 residents
70 residents per km²
- 208.9
Wetering
170 residents
213 residents per km² · 17% water
- 218.8
Buitengebied Steenwijkerwold
165 residents
18 residents per km² · 2% water
- 228.7
Giethoorn-Zuid
1,305 residents
286 residents per km² · 29% water
- 238.7
Verspreide huizen Giethoorn-Noord
125 residents
16 residents per km² · 2% water
- 248.6
Verspreide huizen Leeuwte (gedeeltelijk)
225 residents
33 residents per km² · 45% water
- 258.6
Verspreide huizen Kadoelen en omgeving
170 residents
66 residents per km²
- 268.6
Marijenkampen
170 residents
85 residents per km²
- 278.4
Buitengebied Willemsoord
230 residents
57 residents per km²
- 288.3
Dijkdorp Blankenham
185 residents
40 residents per km²
- 298.2
Scheerwolde
410 residents
1,601 residents per km² · 4% water
- 308.0
Nieuwe gagels
1,625 residents
2,073 residents per km² · 7% water
- 318.0
Blokzijl
1,130 residents
2,687 residents per km² · 14% water
- 327.9
Eeserwold
325 residents
194 residents per km² · 23% water
- 337.9
Kuinre
780 residents
1,931 residents per km² · 9% water
- 347.8
Oldemarkt
2,500 residents
1,947 residents per km² · 2% water
- 357.6
Giethoorn-Noord kern
785 residents
1,187 residents per km² · 4% water
- 367.6
Willemsoord
675 residents
1,152 residents per km²
- 377.4
Steenwijkerdiep
650 residents
2,217 residents per km² · 12% water
- 387.4
Kallenkote
280 residents
606 residents per km²
- 397.4
Heetveld
310 residents
732 residents per km²
- 407.4
De Boterberg
110 residents
436 residents per km² · 4% water
- 417.2
Buitengebied Onna
205 residents
76 residents per km²
- 427.2
Vollenhove
4,120 residents
2,497 residents per km² · 2% water
- 436.9
Steenwijkerwold
1,720 residents
1,889 residents per km²
- 446.6
Sint Jansklooster
1,290 residents
1,661 residents per km²
- 456.5
Eesveen
370 residents
863 residents per km²
- 466.2
Paddenpoel en Kornputkwartier
1,275 residents
2,971 residents per km²
- 476.1
Onna
105 residents
704 residents per km²
- 486.1
Steenwijk West
2,795 residents
3,737 residents per km² · 7% water
- 496.1
Wanneperveen
880 residents
3,126 residents per km²
- 506.0
Kerkbuurt
115 residents
990 residents per km²
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Buitengebied Eesveen at the top?
Buitengebied Eesveen scores a 10.0 on this list, with 17 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Steenwijkerland that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.