Bovensmilde-Centrum, Midden-Drenthe
About 2,800 people live in Bovensmilde-Centrum, in 1,270 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 56% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 11.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €281,000; 71% of homes are owner-occupied and 27% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 8.5 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Bovensmilde-Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 56% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 85% |
| Safety and nuisance | 50% |
| Social cohesion | 46% |
| Amenities | 31% |
| Housing stock | 50% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Bovensmilde-Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 11.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.4 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) | €281,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 71% / 29% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 35% |
| Single-person households | 32% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | €29,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 5.1 km |
| Train station | 8.5 km |
| Hospital | 7.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
Bovensmilde-Noord · Bovensmilde-Zuid · Verspreide huizen Bovensmilde · Verspreide huizen Smilde · Smilde-Zuid · Smilde-Noord · Smilde-Centrum · Hoogersmilde-Centrum · Hoogersmilde-Noord · Hoogersmilde-Zuid · Verspreide huizen Hoogersmilde · Verspreide huizen Drijber
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17310700. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.