West, Hoogeveen
About 2,050 people live in West, in 870 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 24% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 69.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €241,000; 43% of homes are owner-occupied and 44% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.3 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 24% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 83% |
| Safety and nuisance | 45% |
| Social cohesion | 29% |
| Amenities | 84% |
| Housing stock | 22% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is West safe?
| All registered crime | 69.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 9.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 4.4 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) | €241,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 43% / 56% |
| Apartments | 39% |
| Households with children | 29% |
| Single-person households | 41% |
| Age 65+ | 35% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 1.4 km |
| Train station | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | 1.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Hoogeveen
Venesluis · Oost · Zuid · Wolfsbos · Krakeel · Bentinckspark · Noord · Centrum · Steenbergerweiden · Kinholt · Grittenhof · Schoonvelde-West
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01185007. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.