Buitengebied, Middelburg (Z.)
About 160 people live in Buitengebied, in 55 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 42% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 156.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €448,000; 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2 km away, a supermarket 2 km and a GP 2 km.
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Is Buitengebied a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 42% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 12% |
| Safety and nuisance | 82% |
| Social cohesion | 79% |
| Amenities | 27% |
| Housing stock | 76% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Buitengebied safe?
| All registered crime | 156.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 12.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 6.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 6.3 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) | €448,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 83% / 17% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 20% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2 km |
| GP | 2 km |
| Primary school | 1.6 km |
| Secondary school | 5.1 km |
| Train station | 2 km |
| Hospital | 6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU06875966. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.