Leens, Het Hogeland
About 1,690 people live in Leens, in 765 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 63% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 22.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €228,000; 66% of homes are owner-occupied and 30% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 10.9 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Leens a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 63% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 83% |
| Safety and nuisance | 75% |
| Social cohesion | 51% |
| Amenities | 6% |
| Housing stock | 69% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Leens safe?
| All registered crime | 22.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.3 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) | €228,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 66% / 34% |
| Apartments | 7% |
| Households with children | 30% |
| Single-person households | 38% |
| Age 65+ | 29% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 3.1 km |
| Train station | 10.9 km |
| Hospital | 26.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Het Hogeland
Buitengebied Leens · Wehe - Den Hoorn · Warfhuizen · Mensingeweer · Houwerzijl · Vierhuizen · Zoutkamp · Ulrum · Buitengebied Kloosterburen · Lauwersmeer · Hornhuizen · Buitengebied Ulrum
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19660202. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.