Buitengebied Chaam, Alphen-Chaam
About 1,255 people live in Buitengebied Chaam, in 500 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 31% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 61.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €538,000; 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 3% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 13.7 km away, a supermarket 2 km and a GP 2.1 km.
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Is Buitengebied Chaam a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 31% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 20% |
| Safety and nuisance | 94% |
| Social cohesion | 95% |
| Amenities | 14% |
| Housing stock | 80% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Buitengebied Chaam safe?
| All registered crime | 61.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 4.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 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) | €538,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 77% / 23% |
| Apartments | 10% |
| Households with children | 36% |
| Single-person households | 23% |
| Age 65+ | 26% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2 km |
| GP | 2.1 km |
| Primary school | 1.8 km |
| Secondary school | 8.4 km |
| Train station | 13.7 km |
| Hospital | 11.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Alphen-Chaam
Den Brabander · Wolfsdonk · Elsakker · Roode Beek · Centrum Chaam · Strijbeek · Buitengebied Alphen · Noordoost Alphen · 't Zand · Zuidwest Alphen · Zuidoost Alphen · Noordwest Alphen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17230207. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.