Postcode 8472 Wolvega
About 2,190 people live in postcode area 8472 in Wolvega (municipality Weststellingwerf), in 815 households.
The average home value (WOZ) was €368,000 in 2023, up 89% from €195,000 in 2016.
80% of homes are owner-occupied, 9.4% are apartments and –% were built before 1945.
Liveability is in the top 19% of Dutch postcode areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
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Year built, floor area and neighbourhood facts for one home. Free.
Home values over time
| 2016 | €195,000 |
| 2017 | €208,000 +6.7% |
| 2018 | €221,000 +6.3% |
| 2019 | €227,000 +2.7% |
| 2020 | €250,000 +10.1% |
| 2021 | €280,000 +12% |
| 2022 | €312,000 +11.4% |
| 2023 | €368,000 +17.9% |
Average WOZ value (municipal tax valuation) of homes in this postcode area, CBS.
Who lives here
| Age 0–14 | 22.6% |
| Age 15–24 | 9.8% |
| Age 25–44 | 27.4% |
| Age 45–64 | 22.6% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8% |
| Single-person households | 23.9% |
| Families with children | 47.2% |
| Average household size | 2.6 |
| Median household income | – |
| Urbanity | hardly urban |
CBS 2024
Homes
| Homes | 795 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 80% / 20% |
| Social housing | 15.7% |
| Apartments | 9.4% |
| Built before 1945 | – |
| Built 2015 or later | 40.3% |
| Average gas use | 740 m³ a year |
| Average electricity use | 2,840 kWh a year |
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1 km |
| GP | 1 km |
| Pharmacy | 1 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 1.1 km |
| Daycare | 0.5 km |
| Train station | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | 11.8 km |
| Library | 1.1 km |
| Swimming pool | 0.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS.
Schools in 8472
| Primary school | Distance | Target level reading / maths |
|---|---|---|
| Basisschool Tuindorp public (non-denominational) · 211 pupils | Grote Vuurvlinder 2 | 57.9% / 43.8% |
Share of pupils leaving at the target level (2F reading, 1S maths) on the end-of-primary test, 2024. National: 73.7% / 43.3%.
| Secondary school | Distance | Exam pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Linde College voor Atheneum Havo Mavo Vbo en Lwoo VBO/MAVO/HAVO/VWO | Drafsportlaan 22 | HAVO 88.4%, VMBO 95.5%, VWO 96.7% |
Exam pass rate per track, latest school year. DUO open data.
Neighbourhoods in 8472
Wolvega-Schipsloot · Wolvega-Om de Noort · Wolvega-Wolvega Noord · Wolvega-De Scheene · Wolvega-Vlinderwijk · Wolvega-Lindewijk
Crime, liveability breakdown and more per neighbourhood.
Nearby postcodes
8471 Wolvega · 8474 Oldeholtpade · 8469 Nieuwebrug · 8475 Nijeholtpade · 8468 Haskerdijken · 8476 Ter Idzard · 8467 Vegelinsoord · 8477 Oldeholtwolde · 8466 Nijehaske · 8478 Sonnega
Sources: CBS Statistieken per postcode (via PDOK), Leefbaarometer 3.0. Figures are averages for the postcode area. AI agents: factline.dev/llms.txt.