Almen, Lochem
About 770 people live in Almen, in 360 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 19% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 13 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €467,000; 76% of homes are owner-occupied and 18% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 7.5 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Almen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 19% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 88% |
| Safety and nuisance | 87% |
| Social cohesion | 67% |
| Amenities | 33% |
| Housing stock | 67% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Almen safe?
| All registered crime | 13 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 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) | €467,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 76% / 24% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 24% |
| Single-person households | 31% |
| Age 65+ | 36% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 6.6 km |
| Train station | 7.5 km |
| Hospital | 9.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Lochem
Harfsen · Verspr.h. Almen ten Z. van Twentekanaal · Verspr.h. Almen ten N. van Twentekanaal · Verspreide huizen Harfsen · Verspreide huizen Kring van Dorth · Verspreide huizen Eefde · Verspreide huizen Epse · Verspreide huizen Gorssel · Verspreide huizen Joppe · Epse · Eefde · Gorssel
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU02620500. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.