Middelstum, Eemsdelta
About 1,935 people live in Middelstum, in 900 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 71% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 15.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €213,000; 48% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.2 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Middelstum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 71% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 75% |
| Safety and nuisance | 59% |
| Social cohesion | 42% |
| Amenities | 23% |
| Housing stock | 36% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Middelstum safe?
| All registered crime | 15.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.1 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) | €213,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 48% / 52% |
| Apartments | 18% |
| Households with children | 30% |
| Single-person households | 37% |
| Age 65+ | 26% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 8.8 km |
| Train station | 5.2 km |
| Hospital | 17.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Eemsdelta
Huizinge · Buitengebied Noord-Middelstum · Buitengebied Noord-Stedum · Garsthuizen · Westeremden · Stedum · 't Zandt · Zeerijp · Zijldijk · Leermens · Oosterwijtwerd · Buitengebied Noord-'t Zandt
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19791881. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.