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Urk

Flevoland · Strongly urban · CBS GM0184

Avg. sale price

€391k

Price Growth YoY

+5.4%

Population

22.173

Urk is a municipality in Flevoland with 22.173 residents, the 263rd largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €359k, 10% below the national average of €398k. Of its 7.213 homes, 77% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%).

At a Glance

Flevoland province · urbanisation level 2/5

77% owner-occupied · 23% rental

Average income €36.2k · 12.4% higher educated

82% labour participation · 1.687 /km²

Neighbourhood Map

(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€391k

-18% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€359k

-10% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

77.0%

+35% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

7.213

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €32k (9%) 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
€391k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 85% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 1k since 2018, reaching 22k 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
82%
18%
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: 19.4% (2022); worst: -2.1% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

77%

Rental

23%

Built before 2000

84%

Household Composition

Single

22.22%

With children

55.83%

Avg size: 3.2
Density: 1.687 /km²
Population density

1,687

+215% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
27%
16%
27%
20%
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

94.39%

EU / Western background

2.04%

Non-EU background

3.57%

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

€36k

-14% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

2.1%

-32% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

82.0%

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

12.4%

Low education

35.7%

Labour participation

82%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

52%

Flexible contract

30%

Self-employed

18%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€226.7k
Poverty rate
2.1%
Cars/household
1.2
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
15.4
14.3median 30.787.0

Lower than 98% 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
4.3
Property damage
2.4
Violent crime
2.7
In 2025: 4.3 theft, 2.7 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.

12

Primary schools (PO)

3

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

93%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 93.3%
Weak / insufficient · 6.7%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

9

Daycare (KDV)

6

After-school care (BSO)

401

KDV child places

45

Avg KDV size
6.7 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.68 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

60%
40%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 60% · 9 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 40% · 6 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

67%
33%
Offers VVE · 67% · 6 locations
No VVE · 33% · 3 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

7.0

-42% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

7.2

-17% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

0.8 km

-27% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

0.8 km

-20% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

0.8 km

Supermarket

0.8 km

Childcare

0.8 km

Primary school

0.5 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Bus stops

19

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
7.0
µg/m³
-5.1 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) · Flevoland
Places of Worship (Buildings)
21 total in municipality · 9.47 per 10k residents

Christian churches

21

Mosques

0

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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