Barger-Oosterveld, Emmen
About 2,990 people live in Barger-Oosterveld, in 1,250 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 54% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 10.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €313,000; 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 11% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.2 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 2.3 km.
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Is Barger-Oosterveld a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 54% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 69% |
| Safety and nuisance | 46% |
| Social cohesion | 58% |
| Amenities | 34% |
| Housing stock | 56% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Barger-Oosterveld safe?
| All registered crime | 10.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 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) | €313,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 82% / 18% |
| Apartments | 3% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | €29,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 2.3 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 1.8 km |
| Train station | 6.2 km |
| Hospital | 4.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Emmen
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01145000. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.