Welgelegen, Altena
About 1,900 people live in Welgelegen, in 735 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 94% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 16.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €324,000; 58% of homes are owner-occupied and 40% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 10 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 1.1 km.
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Is Welgelegen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 94% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 19% |
| Safety and nuisance | 30% |
| Social cohesion | 28% |
| Amenities | 22% |
| Housing stock | 23% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Welgelegen safe?
| All registered crime | 16.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.2 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) | €324,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 58% / 42% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 43% |
| Single-person households | 24% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 1.1 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 5.1 km |
| Train station | 10 km |
| Hospital | 11.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Altena
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19590103. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.