De Blokken, Hellendoorn
About 2,090 people live in De Blokken, in 975 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 84% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 20.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €287,000; 55% of homes are owner-occupied and 43% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.6 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is De Blokken a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 84% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 55% |
| Safety and nuisance | 27% |
| Social cohesion | 30% |
| Amenities | 45% |
| Housing stock | 23% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Blokken safe?
| All registered crime | 20.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 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) | €287,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 55% / 45% |
| Apartments | 15% |
| Households with children | 32% |
| Single-person households | 38% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 0.8 km |
| Train station | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | 8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Hellendoorn
Nijverdal Oost · Groot Lochter · Konijnenberg · De Brake · 'n Oaln Diek · Prinsessenwijk · Hellendoorn · 't Hexel · Egede, Elen en Rhaan · Noetsele II en III · Hulsen · Noetsele I
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01630405. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.