Postcode · Scherpenzeel (Weststellingwerf), Friesland

Postcode 8483: Neighbourhood Spanga

On 1 January 2026, postcode 8483 in Scherpenzeel (Weststellingwerf) (Spanga) had 435 residents. 6.9% of them (30 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Weststellingwerf (10.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (2.3%), Indonesia (1.1%) and other Europe (1.1%). 33.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.3 percentage points.

Residents: 435 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 6.9% 30 people
Born abroad: 33.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.3 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background in this postcode and its neighbours.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

93%

Dutch origin 93.1% 405
Migration background 6.9% 30

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 8483. For comparison, the line marks Weststellingwerf and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

2.3% 10 people

Weststellingwerf 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.1% 5 people

Weststellingwerf 0.86% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.1% 5 people

Weststellingwerf 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.1% 5 people

Weststellingwerf 2.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.21% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.73% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.30% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.53% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.53% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.26% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.86% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.68% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

Residents with a migration background, by whether they were born abroad themselves.

33% 67%

Born abroad (first generation) 33.3% 10
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 66.7% 20

Men and women

Men: 210
Women: 225

Compared with all postcodes

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

6.9%

8483
Weststellingwerf
Netherlands

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Year	8483	Weststellingwerf	Netherlands
1998	5.7%	5.9%	16.7%
1999	5.7%	5.9%	17.1%
2000	5.7%	6.1%	17.5%
2001	5.7%	6.2%	18.0%
2002	5.6%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	6.5%	8.0%	18.8%
2004	6.6%	8.7%	19.0%
2005	5.6%	8.8%	19.2%
2006	5.5%	6.8%	19.3%
2007	5.6%	6.8%	19.4%
2008	5.8%	6.7%	19.6%
2009	5.8%	6.8%	19.9%
2010	5.7%	6.9%	20.3%
2011	5.9%	7.0%	20.6%
2012	5.7%	7.0%	20.9%
2013	4.5%	7.0%	21.1%
2014	4.5%	7.0%	21.4%
2015	4.6%	7.1%	21.7%
2016	6.7%	7.4%	22.1%
2017	6.7%	7.8%	22.6%
2018	5.6%	7.7%	23.1%
2019	4.5%	7.7%	23.6%
2020	3.4%	7.8%	24.2%
2021	5.5%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	5.6%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	6.7%	9.6%	27.1%
2024	6.7%	9.8%	27.9%
2025	6.9%	10.3%	28.5%
2026	6.9%	10.7%	29.1%

In 2022 CBS switched to a new origin classification. Up to 2021 the line shows the old “migration background” figures; the overlap years show a small break (about +0.8 points nationally).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
8374 Kuinre	12.5%	920	+4.3 pp	Other Europe
8485 Lange-Nije-Munk	3.2%	475	−0.1 pp	Germany
8484 Lange-Nije-Munk	10.9%	275	+1.1 pp	Other Europe
8482 Scherpenzeel-Spanga	4.8%	210	−0.2 pp	Indonesia
8481 Lange-Nije-Munk	7.7%	130	+0.5 pp	Other Africa

All figures

Number of residents per origin group on 1 January. Figures up to 2021 use the old CBS classification.

Year	Total residents	Dutch origin	Migration background	Europe	Outside Europe	Morocco	Indonesia	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	435	410	25	15	15	5	5	5	0	5	5	0	0	5	20	5
1999	440	415	25	15	15	0	5	10	5	5	0	5	0	5	25	5
2000	440	415	25	20	5	0	5	10	0	5	5	0	0	5	25	5
2001	435	410	25	15	5	5	5	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	20	0
2002	445	420	25	20	10	0	5	10	0	5	5	0	0	5	25	5
2003	460	430	30	15	15	5	0	10	0	5	0	0	10	5	25	5
2004	455	425	30	25	15	5	0	10	0	0	15	0	5	5	25	5
2005	445	420	25	15	10	0	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	0	20	5
2006	455	430	25	15	10	0	5	15	0	0	0	5	0	0	25	0
2007	450	425	25	15	5	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	0	0	20	5
2008	430	405	25	15	10	0	5	15	0	5	0	5	0	0	20	0
2009	430	410	25	15	10	0	0	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	20	5
2010	435	415	25	15	0	0	5	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	5
2011	425	400	25	15	10	0	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	0	20	0
2012	435	410	25	15	5	0	5	15	0	5	0	0	0	0	20	5
2013	440	420	20	10	15	0	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	5	20	0
2014	445	425	20	15	10	0	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	5	20	5
2015	435	415	20	10	10	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	5	20	5
2016	445	415	30	20	5	0	0	10	5	0	5	0	5	0	20	0
2017	450	420	30	20	10	0	5	10	0	5	5	0	0	5	20	5
2018	445	420	25	15	10	0	0	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	15	5
2019	440	420	20	15	5	0	0	10	0	5	0	0	5	0	20	5
2020	440	425	15	15	5	0	0	10	0	0	5	5	0	0	15	5
2021	455	430	25	15	5	0	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	5	20	5
2022	445	410	25	15	10	0	5	15	0	5	5	5	5	0	15	5
2023	450	420	30	15	15	0	5	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	15	10
2024	445	420	30	15	15	0	5	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	–	–
2025	435	405	30	15	15	0	5	10	0	0	5	0	5	0	–	–
2026	435	405	30	15	15	0	5	10	0	0	5	0	5	0	–	–

Definitions and method · CBS 85640NED (2022–2026), 83503NED (1998–2023)