Foxel, Emmen
About 410 people live in Foxel, in 170 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 44% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 14.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €312,000; 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 4% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 10.1 km away, a supermarket 3.5 km and a GP 2.3 km.
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Is Foxel a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 44% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 71% |
| Safety and nuisance | 81% |
| Social cohesion | 82% |
| Amenities | 4% |
| Housing stock | 81% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Foxel safe?
| All registered crime | 14.6 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) | €312,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 91% / 9% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 36% |
| Single-person households | 16% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.5 km |
| GP | 2.3 km |
| Primary school | 2.5 km |
| Secondary school | 7.7 km |
| Train station | 10.1 km |
| Hospital | 9.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Emmen
Emmer-Erfscheidenveen · Oosterdiep · Emmer-Compascuum-Centrum · Verspreide huizen Emmer-Compascuum · Verspreide huizen Roswinkel · Roswinkelerstraat · Oude Schuttingskanaal · Barger-Compascuum-Centrum · Scholtenskanaal · Verlengde Oosterdiep · Roswinkel-Centrum · Limietweg
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01140302. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.