Oosterse Bos en Middendorp, Emmen
About 200 people live in Oosterse Bos en Middendorp, in 75 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 20% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 10 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €457,000; 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 9.2 km away, a supermarket 2.1 km and a GP 1.6 km.
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Is Oosterse Bos en Middendorp a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 20% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 23% |
| Safety and nuisance | 81% |
| Social cohesion | 96% |
| Amenities | 7% |
| Housing stock | 99% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Oosterse Bos en Middendorp safe?
| All registered crime | 10 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) | €457,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 86% / 14% |
| Apartments | 4% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 22% |
| Age 65+ | 23% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.1 km |
| GP | 1.6 km |
| Primary school | 1.9 km |
| Secondary school | 11.2 km |
| Train station | 9.2 km |
| Hospital | 11.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Emmen
Schoonebeek · Westerse Bos · Zandpol · Verspreide huizen Schoonebeek · Kamerlingswijk · Zwartemeer-Centrum · Verspreide huizen Klazienaveen · Tuinbouwcentrum Klazienaveen · Derksweg · Dordsedijk · Kloostermanswijk · Barger-Oosterveen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01141001. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.