Balkbrug-Zuidwest, Hardenberg
About 995 people live in Balkbrug-Zuidwest, in 395 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 38% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 27.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €333,000; 79% of homes are owner-occupied and 12% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11.9 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 1 km.
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Is Balkbrug-Zuidwest a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 38% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 74% |
| Safety and nuisance | 68% |
| Social cohesion | 56% |
| Amenities | 34% |
| Housing stock | 65% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Balkbrug-Zuidwest safe?
| All registered crime | 27.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 12.1 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) | €333,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 79% / 19% |
| Apartments | 8% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 27% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 1 km |
| Primary school | 0.9 km |
| Secondary school | 5.4 km |
| Train station | 11.9 km |
| Hospital | 9.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Hardenberg
Balkbrug-Noord · Balkbrug-Zuidoost · Balkbrug-Benedenvaart · Verspreide huizen De Kolonie · Verspreide huizen Reestgebied (ged.) · Verspreide huizen Westerhuizingerveld · Bergentheim Kern · Verspreide huizen Bergentheimerveen · Verspreide huizen Oud-Bergentheim · Verspreide huizen Anerveen · Brucht · Verspreide huizen Ane
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01600401. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.