Buitengebied Kantens, Het Hogeland
About 515 people live in Buitengebied Kantens, in 225 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 69% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 36.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €308,000; 76% of homes are owner-occupied and 4% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.6 km away, a supermarket 4.2 km and a GP 4 km.
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Is Buitengebied Kantens a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 69% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 16% |
| Safety and nuisance | 63% |
| Social cohesion | 72% |
| Amenities | 2% |
| Housing stock | 95% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Buitengebied Kantens safe?
| All registered crime | 36.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.8 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) | €308,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 76% / 24% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 30% |
| Single-person households | 31% |
| Age 65+ | 26% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 4.2 km |
| GP | 4 km |
| Primary school | 2.3 km |
| Secondary school | 5.9 km |
| Train station | 4.6 km |
| Hospital | 21.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Het Hogeland
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19661001. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.