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Voorstik, Drechterland

About 1,510 people live in Voorstik, in 625 households (CBS 2025).

Liveability is in the top 65% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).

Registered crime is well below the national rate: 21.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.

The average home value (WOZ) is €429,000; 79% of homes are owner-occupied and 20% are social housing.

The nearest train station is on average 1.4 km away, a supermarket 0.9 km and a GP 0.9 km.

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Is Voorstik a nice place to live?

Overall liveabilitytop 65% of Dutch areas
Surroundings73%
Safety and nuisance49%
Social cohesion41%
Amenities33%
Housing stock48%

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

Is Voorstik safe?

All registered crime21.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8
Home burglary1.3 NL 1.2
Violence2 NL 4.2
Bicycle theft2.6 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)€429,000
Owner-occupied / rented79% / 21%
Apartments10%
Households with children36%
Single-person households25%
Age 65+25%
Average income per resident–

CBS 2024

Distance to everyday places

Supermarket0.9 km
GP0.9 km
Primary school0.8 km
Secondary school2.5 km
Train station1.4 km
Hospital7.2 km

Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024

Other neighbourhoods in Drechterland

Plan Noord · Centrum · Reigersborg Noord · Plan Oost · Plan West · Buitengebied Noord · Reigersborg Zuid · Buitengebied Zuid · Westwoud · Oudijk · Binnenwijzend · Oosterblokker

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04980004. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.