The districts of Ooststellingwerf

Ooststellingwerf has 25,940 residents (2026), spread across 13 districts and 59 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 42% of the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

Ooststellingwerf comes out at 5.6 as a municipality — better than 41% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Quiet and nature lift that grade with 7.4; wealth and income hold it back at 4.8. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Oldeberkoop-West (8.4), the lowest in Appelscha-Midden West (3.0). That is 5.4 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 25,940
districts: 13
neighbourhoods: 59
km² of land: 223

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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

21.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.5 per 1,000

Property crime

7.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 494 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

1.7 km

GP practice

1.4 km

Train station

22.2 km

Restaurant

1.2 km

Hospital

19.8 km

Café

3.3 km

Library

2.8 km

Motorway ramp

1.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 324,154

Welfare recipients

20.2 per 1,000

High incomes

13%

Low incomes

44%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

70%

Social housing

24%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

91%

Built after 2000

12%

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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

2,179 inw/km²

Noise level

48 dB

Green surroundings

61%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

464

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.4 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

1.0 km

Households with children

32%

Childcare

1.1 km

Secondary school

4.6 km

Residents under 15

14%

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Who lives here

The age profile of Ooststellingwerf looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+26%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
35% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
31% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,175 — 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Ooststellingwerf, weighted by population.