The districts of Steenwijkerland

Steenwijkerland has 45,725 residents (2026), spread across 32 districts and 94 neighbourhoods.

Top 48% of the Netherlands

Safe streets, thinner wallets

Steenwijkerland averages 6.5, which puts the municipality above 52% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Safety lifts that grade with 7.4; wealth and income hold it back at 5.0. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Tuk (9.5), the lowest in Kerkbuurt (2.5). That is 7.0 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 45,725
districts: 32
neighbourhoods: 94
km² of land: 288

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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

23.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.6 per 1,000

Property crime

7.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 1,290 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.9 km

GP practice

2.0 km

Train station

7.5 km

Restaurant

1.3 km

Hospital

7.0 km

Café

2.5 km

Library

2.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.4 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

€ 351,709

Welfare recipients

17.0 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

42%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

69%

Social housing

23%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

86%

Built after 2000

21%

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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

2,130 inw/km²

Noise level

48 dB

Green surroundings

57%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

579

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.7 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

34%

Childcare

1.0 km

Secondary school

5.4 km

Residents under 15

15%

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4522%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+24%
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
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,112 — 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 Steenwijkerland, weighted by population.