Diffelen, Hardenberg
About 155 people live in Diffelen, in 55 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 12% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 19.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €388,000; 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.1 km away, a supermarket 3 km and a GP 5.3 km.
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Is Diffelen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 12% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 86% |
| Safety and nuisance | 89% |
| Social cohesion | 96% |
| Amenities | 16% |
| Housing stock | 84% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Diffelen safe?
| All registered crime | 19.4 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) | €388,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 81% / 19% |
| Apartments | 7% |
| Households with children | 45% |
| Single-person households | 21% |
| Age 65+ | 23% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3 km |
| GP | 5.3 km |
| Primary school | 3.2 km |
| Secondary school | 7.7 km |
| Train station | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | 8.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01601101. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.