Living in Niekerk

Neighbourhood in Oldekerk, Westerkwartier

Inhabitants
1,360
Homes
623
Avg. WOZ value
€282,000
Owner-occupied homes
65%

Neighbourhoods in Oldekerk

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€282,000

    Oldekerk €325,000Westerkwartier €330,000

    lower than in Westerkwartier (€330,000)
  • Owner-occupied65%lower than in Westerkwartier (73%)
  • Single-family home85%lower than in Westerkwartier (90%)
More figures about living
Homes
623district 1,243 · municipality 28,232
Rented homes
35%district 23% · municipality 27%
Housing association rentals
25%district 16% · municipality 20%
Multi-family homes
15%district 9% · municipality 10%
Built in the last 10 years
1%district 7% · municipality 8%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.

Population

  • Inhabitants1,360
  • Households with children37%equal to Westerkwartier (37%)
  • Age

    Westerkwartier

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
1,325district 139 · municipality 179
Households
595district 1,210 · municipality 27,481
People per household
2.2district 2.4 · municipality 2.3
Single-person households
34%district 28% · municipality 30%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.4 kmcloser than in Westerkwartier (1.6 km)
  • GP0.6 kmcloser than in Westerkwartier (1.7 km)
  • Primary school0.5 kmcloser than in Westerkwartier (1.0 km)
  • Train station5.2 kmcloser than in Westerkwartier (9.2 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
4.9 kmdistrict 4.6 km · municipality 2.4 km
Day care
0.3 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 1.0 km
Interchange station
16.6 kmdistrict 17.2 km · municipality 18.6 km
Motorway access
0.2 kmdistrict 0.3 km · municipality 1.2 km
Hospital
16.7 kmdistrict 17.3 km · municipality 16.2 km
Library
4.7 kmdistrict 4.5 km · municipality 2.3 km
Swimming pool
1.1 kmdistrict 1.2 km · municipality 5.3 km
Restaurants within 1 km
0district 0 · municipality 1
Cars per household
1.2district 1.3 · municipality 1.2

Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.

Energy

  • With solar power57%lower than in Westerkwartier (61%)
  • Natural-gas-free7%equal to Westerkwartier (8%)
  • Natural gas per home per year1,020 m³

    Oldekerk 1,040 m³Westerkwartier 990 m³

    higher than in Westerkwartier (990 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
2,590 kWhdistrict 2,980 kWh · municipality 2,970 kWh
Electrically heated
16%district 18% · municipality 18%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.

Income and wealth2024

  • Median wealth per household€182,800lower than in Westerkwartier (€190,600)
  • SES score+0.03

    -1.000+1.00

    Niekerk +0.03Oldekerk +0.18Westerkwartier +0.14

More figures about income
Avg. income per inhabitant
no figure for this areadistrict €30,200 · municipality €31,900

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.