Laren, Lochem
About 1,780 people live in Laren, in 810 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 38% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 17.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €435,000; 70% of homes are owner-occupied and 20% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.1 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Laren a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 38% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 50% |
| Safety and nuisance | 85% |
| Social cohesion | 54% |
| Amenities | 38% |
| Housing stock | 61% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Laren safe?
| All registered crime | 17.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 6.2 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) | €435,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 70% / 30% |
| Apartments | 17% |
| Households with children | 30% |
| Single-person households | 33% |
| Age 65+ | 31% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 6.5 km |
| Train station | 6.1 km |
| Hospital | 6.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Lochem
Exel · Verspreide huizen Groot Dochteren · Verspreide huizen Oolde · Verspreide huizen Verwolde · Verspreide huizen Exel · Verspr.h. Nettelhorst, Langen en Zwiep · Verspreide huizen Ampsen · Verspreide huizen Klein Dochteren · Verspreide huizen Het Veen en Grote Veld · Barchem · Verspreide huizen Lochemseweg · Verspr.h. Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU02620200. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.