neighbourhood in Ooststellingwerf

Oosterwolde-Centrum-Noord-West

445 residents · postal code 8431 · Part of Oosterwolde, Ooststellingwerf

Bottom 21% in the Netherlands

Home to 445 residents, Oosterwolde-Centrum-Noord-West is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Ooststellingwerf. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 4.0 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 7.9, while wealth and income lags at 2.5. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €214k. For families it stands at 7.2.

no. 10,374 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 46 of 57 in Ooststellingwerf

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

39.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

5.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

15.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

10.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 25 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

0.4 km

GP practice

0.4 km

Train station

25.2 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

21.2 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

0.7 km

Motorway ramp

1.0 km

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 214,000

Welfare recipients

22.5 per 1,000

High incomes

Low incomes

64%

Vacancy

11%

Owner-occupied

25%

Social housing

71%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

30%

Built after 2000

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

1,251 inw/km²

Noise level

47 dB

Green surroundings

57%

Trees nearby

17%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,082

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.5 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.4 km

Households with children

10%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

0.7 km

Residents under 15

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Who lives here

Oosterwolde-Centrum-Noord-West has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 40%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–158%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6519%
NL median 28%
65+40%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
1.4 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
71% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
10% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,251 — far less densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oosterwolde-Centrum-Noord-West calculated?

Oosterwolde-Centrum-Noord-West scores 4.0 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Oosterwolde-Centrum-Noord-West lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Oosterwolde-Centrum-Noord-West a safe neighbourhood?

Oosterwolde-Centrum-Noord-West scores 3.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (39.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.