Oosterdiep, Emmen
About 480 people live in Oosterdiep, in 195 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 42% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 16.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €294,000; 95% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11.7 km away, a supermarket 2.5 km and a GP 2.7 km.
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Is Oosterdiep a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 42% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 49% |
| Safety and nuisance | 72% |
| Social cohesion | 88% |
| Amenities | 3% |
| Housing stock | 93% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Oosterdiep safe?
| All registered crime | 16.7 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) | €294,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 95% / 5% |
| Apartments | 2% |
| Households with children | 39% |
| Single-person households | 23% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.5 km |
| GP | 2.7 km |
| Primary school | 1.2 km |
| Secondary school | 9.1 km |
| Train station | 11.7 km |
| Hospital | 11.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Emmen
Foxel · Emmer-Erfscheidenveen · 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 BU01140303. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.