Gasteren, Aa en Hunze
About 370 people live in Gasteren, in 185 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 7% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 8.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €462,000; 94% of homes are owner-occupied and 4% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 9 km away, a supermarket 5.5 km and a GP 5.1 km.
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Is Gasteren a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 7% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 96% |
| Safety and nuisance | 94% |
| Social cohesion | 89% |
| Amenities | 14% |
| Housing stock | 87% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Gasteren safe?
| All registered crime | 8.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €462,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 94% / 6% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 23% |
| Single-person households | 28% |
| Age 65+ | 39% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 5.5 km |
| GP | 5.1 km |
| Primary school | 2.9 km |
| Secondary school | 8.2 km |
| Train station | 9 km |
| Hospital | 9.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Aa en Hunze
Anloo · Anderen · Verspreide huizen Eext · Eext · Schipborg · Verspreide huizen Annen · Annen · Eexterveen · Spijkerboor · Oud-Annerveen · Annerveenschekanaal · Eexterveenschekanaal
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU16800300. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.