The most affluent neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
9.6Number 1HoltheThe wealthiest neighbourhood in Midden-Drenthe is Holthe (9.6), with an average property value of € 565,000. They are spread across Midden-Drenthe: 7 in the south, 6 in the centre and 6 in the east. These are mostly small areas: 24 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. Of the 41 neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe with a grade for wealth, 19 reach a 7.0 or higher. Midden-Drenthe as a whole comes out at a 5.1, 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 Midden-Drenthe lives, the average property value is € 358,000 — the national median is € 422,000. On this page that ranges from € 284,000 in Hoogersmilde-Centrum to € 603,000 in Verspreide huizen Westerbork.
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The 10 most affluent neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
Number 1
Holthe
130 residents
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- 29.1
Garminge
105 residents
Property value € 501,000
- 38.9
Laaghalen
115 residents
Property value € 512,000
- 48.8
Verspreide huizen Nieuweroord
120 residents
Property value € 513,000
- 58.7
Verspreide huizen Westerbork
215 residents
Property value € 603,000
- 68.6
Zwiggelte
270 residents
Property value € 485,000
- 78.4
Verspreide huizen Nieuw-Balinge
120 residents
Property value € 474,000
- 88.3
Verspreide huizen Orvelte
140 residents
Property value € 491,000
- 98.2
Verspreide huizen Zwiggelte
195 residents
Property value € 492,000
- 108.2
Verspreide huizen Beilen
1,890 residents
Property value € 466,000
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- 117.9
Verspreide huizen Witteveen
180 residents
Property value € 473,000
- 127.8
Verspreide huizen Bovensmilde
210 residents
Property value € 475,000
- 137.6
Spier
180 residents
Property value € 406,000
- 147.3
Verspreide huizen de Broekstreek
170 residents
Property value € 508,000
- 157.3
Smilde-Noord
290 residents
Property value € 407,000
- 167.2
Bovensmilde-Noord
175 residents
Property value € 417,000
- 177.2
Verspreide huizen Hoogersmilde
315 residents
Property value € 503,000
- 187.2
Elp
340 residents
Property value € 451,000
- 197.2
Verspreide huizen Smilde
180 residents
Property value € 477,000
- 206.7
Verspreide huizen Wijster
330 residents
Property value € 418,000
- 216.6
Lieving Makkum
210 residents
Property value € 401,000
- 226.6
Verspreide huizen Spier
205 residents
Property value € 457,000
- 236.6
Verspreide huizen Drijber
365 residents
Property value € 464,000
- 246.5
Hijken
665 residents
Property value € 385,000
- 256.5
Hoogersmilde-Zuid
130 residents
Property value € 359,000
- 266.5
Verspreide huizen Hijken
305 residents
Property value € 426,000
- 276.3
Hoogersmilde-Noord
380 residents
Property value € 374,000
- 286.0
Verspreide huizen Hooghalen
560 residents
Property value € 485,000
- 295.8
Mantinge
180 residents
Property value € 434,000
- 305.7
Bovensmilde-Zuid
170 residents
Property value € 377,000
- 315.5
Smilde-Zuid
350 residents
Property value € 351,000
- 325.5
Wijster
770 residents
Property value € 367,000
- 335.5
Witteveen
425 residents
Property value € 341,000
- 345.1
Hooghalen
885 residents
Property value € 353,000
- 355.1
Oranje
110 residents
Property value € 288,000
- 365.0
Nieuw-Balinge
820 residents
Property value € 329,000
- 374.9
Westerbork
4,510 residents
Property value € 359,000
- 384.3
Bovensmilde-Centrum
2,800 residents
Property value € 298,000
- 394.1
Beilen
9,345 residents
Property value € 320,000
- 403.3
Smilde-Centrum
3,710 residents
Property value € 288,000
- 413.2
Hoogersmilde-Centrum
905 residents
Property value € 284,000
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On property value — by far the heaviest measure — plus the share of households on a high income and on a low income, benefits, vacancy and the balance between owner-occupied homes and social housing. It describes the neighbourhood and what was measured there, not the people who live in it.
Why is Holthe at the top?
Holthe scores a 9.6 on this list, with an average property value of € 565,000. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Midden-Drenthe 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.