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De Wolden

Drenthe · Slightly urban · CBS GM1690

Avg. sale price

€478k

Price Growth YoY

+3.0%

Population

24.672

De Wolden is a municipality in Drenthe with 24.672 residents, the 234th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €409k, 3% above the national average of €398k. Of its 10.604 homes, 75% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 14 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Drenthe province · urbanisation level 4/5

75% owner-occupied · 25% rental

Average income €40.5k · 28.4% higher educated

74% labour participation · 110 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€478k

0% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€409k

+3% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

75.0%

+32% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

10.604

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €69k (17%) above the WOZ value. WOZ is a tax assessment with a reference date about a year earlier, so it trails the market.
Average sale price · 2025
€478k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Higher than 53% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 1k since 2018, reaching 25k in 2025.
Housing type · Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k) · Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%) · Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%) · Housing Tenure
Housing type
86%
14%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
6 of 7 years had price gains. Best: 22.1% (2021); worst: -4.7% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

75%

Rental

25%

Built before 2000

95%

Household Composition

Single

28.69%

With children

33.52%

Avg size: 2.3
Density: 110 /km²
Population density

110

-79% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
15%
19%
28%
27%
vs Netherlands
15%
12%
26%
27%
20%
0–15 years
15–25 years
25–45 years
45–65 years
65+ years
Cultural Background · Migration Background Breakdown · Births vs deaths
Cultural Background

Dutch background

92.62%

EU / Western background

3.13%

Non-EU background

4.26%

Migration Background Breakdown
2022 data
CBS 70072ned · Western = EU + N. America + Indonesia + Japan
Births vs deaths
Average income

€41k

-4% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

1.6%

-48% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

74.0%

2024 · most recent CBS figure
Avg. Income per Recipient Over Time (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Income distribution · Labour Contracts · Education & Labour
Education & Labour

Higher education

28.4%

Low education

23.6%

Labour participation

74%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

55%

Flexible contract

22%

Self-employed

23%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€304.3k
Poverty rate
1.6%
Cars/household
1.4
Median Wealth Over Time (€k)
Poverty rate: CBS has only published 2024 so far, so there is no trend yet.
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Source: CBS / Politie StatLine — 2012–2024
Total crime · 2025
17.9
14.3median 30.787.0

Lower than 94% of municipalities (342)

Theft, violence and vandalism together make up about 63% of all registered crime — they do not add up to the total.
Theft
6.3
Property damage
1.8
Violent crime
1.5
In 2025: 6.3 theft, 1.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Social benefits
Recipients count (latest available year)
Schools
School counts: DUO open data (active locations) · Quality verdicts: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, Aug 2026Share of all school locations. The Inspectie mainly gives a school its own verdict when it sees a risk; most schools have none and fall in the middle segment. For secondary schools the weakest programme verdict at that location counts.

14

Primary schools (PO)

—

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

100%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 100.0%
Weak / insufficient · 0.0%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

19

Daycare (KDV)

20

After-school care (BSO)

487

KDV child places

26

Avg KDV size
13.2 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.08 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

49%
51%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 49% · 19 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 51% · 20 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

58%
42%
Offers VVE · 58% · 11 locations
No VVE · 42% · 8 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

7.9

-34% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

7.5

-14% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

2.0 km

+82% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

1.8 km

+80% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

2.0 km

Supermarket

1.8 km

Childcare

1.2 km

Primary school

1.2 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Bus stops

125

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
7.9
µg/m³
-4.1 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
7.5
µg/m³
-1.2 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
Energy consumption trend · Solar panels
Energy consumption trend
Religious Affiliation (%)
Province-level estimate (CBS 2015) · Drenthe
Places of Worship (Buildings)
9 total in municipality · 3.65 per 10k residents

Christian churches

9

Mosques

0

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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