What share of homes are owner-occupied in the Zuidwest-Overijssel region?

Owner-occupiers held 61% of homes in the Zuidwest-Overijssel COROP area in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

Poverty and living standards in Zuidwest-Overijssel (Overijssel, Netherlands): official figures

Q: How much social housing is there in the Zuidwest-Overijssel region?

Housing associations owned 27% of the homes in Zuidwest-Overijssel in 2025, below the national figure of 28%; that is 13th highest among the 40 COROP areas.

Homes in Zuidwest-Overijssel had an average WOZ value of €420,000 in 2026, 19th highest among the 40 COROP areas, up 75% from €240,000 in 2020.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€420,000

2026

Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

13.1

2026

Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

3.4

2026

Unemployment benefit (WW) recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

1.61

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

8.0

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

27%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

61%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

37.0%

2025

How many people are on benefits in the Zuidwest-Overijssel region?

People below state pension age receiving a benefit (unemployment, social assistance or disability) numbered 13.1 per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in the Zuidwest-Overijssel COROP area in 2026, above the national figure of 12.4; that is 11th highest among the 40 COROP areas.

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How many people receive bijstand in the Zuidwest-Overijssel region?

Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 3.4 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in the Zuidwest-Overijssel COROP area in 2026, 14th highest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of 3.5, down from 3.5 in 2020.

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How many people get unemployment benefit in the Zuidwest-Overijssel region?

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.61 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in the Zuidwest-Overijssel COROP area in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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How many people are on disability benefit in the Zuidwest-Overijssel region?

The Zuidwest-Overijssel COROP area had 8.0 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, above the national figure of 7.1.

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How many people live alone in the Zuidwest-Overijssel region?

People living alone made up 37.0% of households in Zuidwest-Overijssel in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.

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How many new homes are built in the Zuidwest-Overijssel region?

The Zuidwest-Overijssel COROP area added 13.2 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, 4th highest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 8.4).

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How Zuidwest-Overijssel compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)

Zuidwest-Overijssel ranks 19 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
16	Zaanstreek	€425,000
17	West-Noord-Brabant	€421,000
18	Midden-Noord-Brabant	€421,000
19	Zuidwest-Overijssel	€420,000
20	Flevoland	€415,000
21	Noord-Overijssel	€413,000
22	Achterhoek	€402,000

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Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)

Zuidwest-Overijssel ranks 11 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
8	Zuidoost-Friesland	13.6
9	Noord-Friesland	13.2
10	Zaanstreek	13.1
11	Zuidwest-Overijssel	13.1
12	Overig Groningen	13.0
13	Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage	12.9
14	Noord-Drenthe	12.8

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Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)

Zuidwest-Overijssel ranks 14 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
11	Zuidoost-Friesland	3.9
12	Twente	3.7
13	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	3.5
14	Zuidwest-Overijssel	3.4
15	Zaanstreek	3.4
16	Zuidwest-Friesland	3.3
17	West-Noord-Brabant	3.3

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Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)

Zuidwest-Overijssel ranks 13 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
10	Overig Groningen	29%
11	Zuid-Limburg	28%
12	Zuidoost-Friesland	27%
13	Zuidwest-Overijssel	27%
14	Twente	27%
15	Utrecht	27%
16	Agglomeratie Haarlem	27%

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)

Zuidwest-Overijssel ranks 4 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
1	Delfzijl en omgeving	26.3
2	Oost-Zuid-Holland	14.2
3	Groot-Amsterdam	13.6
4	Zuidwest-Overijssel	13.2
5	Flevoland	12.1
6	Noord-Overijssel	11.2
7	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	10.9

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

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Sources

Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Regionale kerncijfers Nederland (table 70072ned): provinces, COROP areas and selected municipalities, 2014-2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d2b63aac3a26…)

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