Veen, Altena
About 2,495 people live in Veen, in 995 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 83% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 18.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €405,000; 67% of homes are owner-occupied and 22% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 13.7 km away, a supermarket 0.9 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Veen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 83% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 59% |
| Safety and nuisance | 34% |
| Social cohesion | 42% |
| Amenities | 29% |
| Housing stock | 30% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Veen safe?
| All registered crime | 18.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.4 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) | €405,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 67% / 33% |
| Apartments | 15% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 31% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.9 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 2.6 km |
| Train station | 13.7 km |
| Hospital | 12.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Altena
Bedrijventerrein Veen · Veenseput · Buitengebied Almkerk zuid · Buitengebied Almkerk noord · Uppel · Almkerk oost · Almkerk west · Aalburg · Wijk · Spijk · Buitengebied Andel · Buitengebied Wijk en Aalburg oost
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19591301. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.