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Steenwijkerland

Overijssel · Slightly urban · CBS GM1708

Avg. sale price

€412k

Price Growth YoY

+5.7%

Population

45.716

Steenwijkerland is a municipality in Overijssel with 45.716 residents, the 117th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €339k, 15% below the national average of €398k. Of its 20.632 homes, 66% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 31 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Overijssel province · urbanisation level 4/5

66% owner-occupied · 34% rental

Average income €38.2k · 25.5% higher educated

73% labour participation · 159 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€412k

-14% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€339k

-15% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

66.0%

+16% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

20.632

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €73k (22%) 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
€412k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 78% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 2k since 2018, reaching 46k 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
85%
15%
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: 16.7% (2021); worst: -3.5% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

66%

Rental

34%

Built before 2000

93%

Household Composition

Single

34.53%

With children

32.85%

Avg size: 2.2
Density: 159 /km²
Population density

159

-70% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
15%
22%
28%
24%
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

87.62%

EU / Western background

5.41%

Non-EU background

6.97%

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

€38k

-9% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

2.4%

-23% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

73.0%

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

25.5%

Low education

26.1%

Labour participation

73%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

55%

Flexible contract

26%

Self-employed

19%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€165.4k
Poverty rate
2.4%
Cars/household
1.3
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
29.4
14.3median 30.787.0

Lower than 56% 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
9.7
Property damage
3.2
Violent crime
3.1
In 2025: 9.7 theft, 3.2 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.

30

Primary schools (PO)

5

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

86%
14%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 85.7%
Weak / insufficient · 14.3%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

33

Daycare (KDV)

30

After-school care (BSO)

1.061

KDV child places

32

Avg KDV size
15.5 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.11 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

52%
48%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 52% · 33 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 48% · 30 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

73%
27%
Offers VVE · 73% · 24 locations
No VVE · 27% · 9 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

7.1

-41% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

7.2

-17% 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

1.0 km

Primary school

1.0 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

1

Bus stops

174

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
7.1
µg/m³
-5.0 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
7.2
µg/m³
-1.5 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) · Overijssel
Places of Worship (Buildings)
30 total in municipality · 6.56 per 10k residents

Christian churches

29

Mosques

1

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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