Bovensmilde-Zuid, Midden-Drenthe
About 170 people live in Bovensmilde-Zuid, in 75 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 42% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €355,000; 96% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 9.7 km away, a supermarket 1.5 km and a GP 1.8 km.
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Is Bovensmilde-Zuid a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 42% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 11% |
| Safety and nuisance | 67% |
| Social cohesion | 86% |
| Amenities | 23% |
| Housing stock | 88% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Bovensmilde-Zuid safe?
| All registered crime | 0 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 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) | €355,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 96% / 4% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 21% |
| Age 65+ | 29% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.5 km |
| GP | 1.8 km |
| Primary school | 1.4 km |
| Secondary school | 6.6 km |
| Train station | 9.7 km |
| Hospital | 8.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
Bovensmilde-Noord · Bovensmilde-Centrum · Verspreide huizen Bovensmilde · Verspreide huizen Smilde · Hoogersmilde-Centrum · Hoogersmilde-Noord · Smilde-Zuid · Hoogersmilde-Zuid · Smilde-Noord · Smilde-Centrum · Verspreide huizen Hoogersmilde · Verspreide huizen Drijber
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17310702. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.