Epse, Lochem
About 1,625 people live in Epse, in 685 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 35% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 5.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €574,000; 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 11% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.5 km away, a supermarket 3.3 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Epse a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 35% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 53% |
| Safety and nuisance | 83% |
| Social cohesion | 58% |
| Amenities | 42% |
| Housing stock | 55% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Epse safe?
| All registered crime | 5.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 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) | €574,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 81% / 19% |
| Apartments | 3% |
| Households with children | 37% |
| Single-person households | 23% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.3 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 5 km |
| Train station | 5.5 km |
| Hospital | 6.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Lochem
Eefde · Gorssel · Verspreide huizen Joppe · Verspreide huizen Gorssel · Verspreide huizen Epse · Verspreide huizen Eefde · Verspr.h. Boschheurne en Zwiepsche Broek · Verspr.h. Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk · Verspreide huizen Lochemseweg · Almen · Harfsen · Barchem
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU02620402. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.