Herkingen woonkern, Goeree-Overflakkee
About 1,055 people live in Herkingen woonkern, in 485 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 83% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 25.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €275,000; 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 37% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 39.2 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 5.7 km.
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Is Herkingen woonkern a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 83% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 74% |
| Safety and nuisance | 55% |
| Social cohesion | 47% |
| Amenities | 3% |
| Housing stock | 62% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Herkingen woonkern safe?
| All registered crime | 25.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 3.8 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) | €275,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 61% / 39% |
| Apartments | 13% |
| Households with children | 28% |
| Single-person households | 31% |
| Age 65+ | 27% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 5.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 9.4 km |
| Train station | 39.2 km |
| Hospital | 6.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Goeree-Overflakkee
Herkingen buitengebied · Melissant buitengebied · Melissant woonkern · Sommelsdijk centrum · Sommelsdijk bloemenbuurt · Sommelsdijk westplaat · Sommelsdijk vogelbuurt oost · Sommelsdijk vogelbuurt west · Sommelsdijk buitengebied · Dirksland buitengebied · Dirksland industriegebied · Dirksland zuid
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19240901. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.