Gieten, Aa en Hunze
About 4,780 people live in Gieten, in 2,165 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 27% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 22.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €322,000; 67% of homes are owner-occupied and 27% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 15 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Gieten a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 27% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 89% |
| Safety and nuisance | 76% |
| Social cohesion | 54% |
| Amenities | 39% |
| Housing stock | 55% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Gieten safe?
| All registered crime | 22.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.2 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.3 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) | €322,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 67% / 33% |
| Apartments | 11% |
| Households with children | 30% |
| Single-person households | 33% |
| Age 65+ | 32% |
| Average income per resident | €31,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 1.3 km |
| Train station | 15 km |
| Hospital | 13.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Aa en Hunze
Verspreide huizen Gieten · Gasselternijveenschemond · Gieterveen · Bonnerveen · Nieuwediep · Verspreide huizen Gieterveen · Gasselternijveen · Rolde · Ballo · Verspreide huizen Nooitgedacht · Verspreide huizen Rolde · Verspreide huizen Gasselte
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU16801700. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.