Westwoud, Drechterland
About 1,385 people live in Westwoud, in 560 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 83% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 15.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €383,000; 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 24% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.1 km away, a supermarket 2.2 km and a GP 3.2 km.
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Is Westwoud a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 83% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 31% |
| Safety and nuisance | 46% |
| Social cohesion | 45% |
| Amenities | 18% |
| Housing stock | 54% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Westwoud safe?
| All registered crime | 15.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.7 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.2 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) | €383,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 73% / 27% |
| Apartments | 3% |
| Households with children | 40% |
| Single-person households | 28% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.2 km |
| GP | 3.2 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 6.2 km |
| Train station | 4.1 km |
| Hospital | 8.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Drechterland
Oudijk · Binnenwijzend · Buitengebied Zuid · Reigersborg Zuid · Plan West · Plan Oost · Centrum · Voorstik · Plan Noord · Reigersborg Noord · Buitengebied Noord · Oosterblokker
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04980100. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.