De Brake, Hellendoorn
About 1,330 people live in De Brake, in 670 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 70% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 21.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €299,000; 46% of homes are owner-occupied and 49% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.3 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is De Brake a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 70% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 67% |
| Safety and nuisance | 45% |
| Social cohesion | 32% |
| Amenities | 44% |
| Housing stock | 31% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Brake safe?
| All registered crime | 21.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 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) | €299,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 46% / 53% |
| Apartments | 29% |
| Households with children | 25% |
| Single-person households | 45% |
| Age 65+ | 30% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 1.5 km |
| Train station | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | 8.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Hellendoorn
Prinsessenwijk · Konijnenberg · Nijverdal Oost · De Blokken · Groot Lochter · 'n Oaln Diek · Noetsele II en III · Noetsele I · Hellendoorn · Bloemen-Schilderswijk · Nijverdal-Centrum · 't Hexel
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01630402. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.