District Zuidwolde

District in municipality De Wolden · Drenthe

  • 2.830 homes
  • 6.420 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1980
  • avg. WOZ € 366.000

Map

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Zuidwolde

Homes
2.830
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1980
Average living area
142 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.854
2025

Home type

  • Detached 36% 1.026
  • Apartment 20% 565
  • Semi-detached house 20% 557
  • End-terrace house 13% 369
  • Mid-terrace house 11% 313

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 864
  • B 16% 458
  • C 22% 625
  • D 11% 311
  • E 3% 71
  • F 5% 146
  • G 6% 163
  • No label 7% 192

Building period

  • Built before 1945 8% 237
  • 1945–1969 19% 529
  • 1970–1989 32% 913
  • 1990–2009 29% 826
  • 2010 and later 11% 325

Residents

Residents
6.420
January 1, 2025
Households
2.755
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
33%
Population density
277
inhabitants per km²
Area
23,1 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 980
  • 15–25 years 10% 670
  • 25–45 years 20% 1.290
  • 45–65 years 25% 1.635
  • 65 years and older 29% 1.845

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 366.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
80%
20% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
1
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.780 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.340 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.030 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
62%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
12%

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Low urban density
587 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
3.407 passenger cars
Company locations
920
of which 175 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
48 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
9%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 2.830 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 34% 963
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 40% 1.129
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 511
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 187
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 30
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 10

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
54%
municipality 64%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
89%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
98%
municipality 97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
55%
municipality 40%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
municipality 5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 13%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
16
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
102
-27% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,9
14 burglaries
Municipality
15
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 14% 14
  • Vernieling 8% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 6
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 3
  • Mishandeling 2% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1
  • Bedreiging 1% 1
  • Winkeldiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1082021
  2. 1262022
  3. 1472023
  4. 1502024
  5. 1282025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,23
+0,13 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,23

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,12 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,11 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 33.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 39.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 271.200
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Zuidwolde 2