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Buitengebied Oostwaard, Altena

About 75 people live in Buitengebied Oostwaard, in 20 households (CBS 2024).

Liveability is in the top 76% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).

Registered crime is well above the national rate: 106.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.

The average home value (WOZ) is €506,000; 78% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.

The nearest train station is on average 11.1 km away, a supermarket 3.7 km and a GP 3.8 km.

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Is Buitengebied Oostwaard a nice place to live?

Overall liveabilitytop 76% of Dutch areas
Surroundings7%
Safety and nuisance64%
Social cohesion60%
Amenities14%
Housing stock89%

Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.

Is Buitengebied Oostwaard safe?

All registered crime106.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8
Home burglary0 NL 1.2
Violence26.7 NL 4.2
Bicycle theft0 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)€506,000
Owner-occupied / rented78% / 22%
Apartments0%
Households with children50%
Single-person households14%
Age 65+16%
Average income per resident–

CBS 2024

Distance to everyday places

Supermarket3.7 km
GP3.8 km
Primary school4 km
Secondary school6.1 km
Train station11.1 km
Hospital12.1 km

Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024

Other neighbourhoods in Altena

Buitengebied Werkendam zuid · Buitengebied Biesbosch · Sleeuwijk west · Sleeuwijk oost · Bedrijventerrein Werkendam · Vervoornepolder zuid · Vervoornepolder noord · Werkense polder · Welgelegen · Burchtpolder · Centrum Werkendam · Buitengebied Sleeuwijk

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19590193. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.