Buitengebied Leens, Het Hogeland
About 335 people live in Buitengebied Leens, in 155 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 39% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 56.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €364,000; 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 9.2 km away, a supermarket 3.2 km and a GP 3.3 km.
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Is Buitengebied Leens a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 39% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 13% |
| Safety and nuisance | 93% |
| Social cohesion | 84% |
| Amenities | 1% |
| Housing stock | 99% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Buitengebied Leens safe?
| All registered crime | 56.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 11.9 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) | €364,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 86% / 14% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 28% |
| Single-person households | 35% |
| Age 65+ | 25% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.2 km |
| GP | 3.3 km |
| Primary school | 2.7 km |
| Secondary school | 4.1 km |
| Train station | 9.2 km |
| Hospital | 24.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Het Hogeland
Leens · Wehe - Den Hoorn · Warfhuizen · Mensingeweer · Houwerzijl · Vierhuizen · Zoutkamp · Ulrum · Lauwersmeer · Buitengebied Ulrum · Buitengebied Kloosterburen · Hornhuizen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19660201. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.