Wijdenes, Drechterland
About 1,325 people live in Wijdenes, in 580 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 57% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 9.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €473,000; 79% of homes are owner-occupied and 14% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 7.3 km away, a supermarket 5 km and a GP 4.8 km.
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Is Wijdenes a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 57% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 78% |
| Safety and nuisance | 63% |
| Social cohesion | 61% |
| Amenities | 10% |
| Housing stock | 74% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Wijdenes safe?
| All registered crime | 9.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 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) | €473,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 79% / 21% |
| Apartments | 7% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 27% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 5 km |
| GP | 4.8 km |
| Primary school | 1.2 km |
| Secondary school | 7.7 km |
| Train station | 7.3 km |
| Hospital | 9.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Drechterland
Drieban Wijdenes · Drieban (gedeeltelijk), Venhuiz · De Buurt · Centrum Venhuizen · Schellinkhout · Oosterblokker · De Hout en Blokdijk Hem · Hem · Drieban (gedeeltelijk), Hem · Binnenwijzend · Oudijk · Westwoud
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04980400. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.