Hoogersmilde-Centrum, Midden-Drenthe
About 905 people live in Hoogersmilde-Centrum, in 410 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 75% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 17.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €261,000; 63% of homes are owner-occupied and 31% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11.8 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 6 km.
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Is Hoogersmilde-Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 75% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 84% |
| Safety and nuisance | 49% |
| Social cohesion | 47% |
| Amenities | 10% |
| Housing stock | 56% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Hoogersmilde-Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 17.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.2 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) | €261,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 63% / 38% |
| Apartments | 7% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 33% |
| Age 65+ | 25% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 6 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 9.1 km |
| Train station | 11.8 km |
| Hospital | 17.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
Hoogersmilde-Noord · Hoogersmilde-Zuid · Verspreide huizen Hoogersmilde · Verspreide huizen Bovensmilde · Bovensmilde-Zuid · Bovensmilde-Noord · Bovensmilde-Centrum · Westerbork · Verspreide huizen Westerbork · Verspreide huizen Smilde · Smilde-Zuid · Smilde-Noord
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17310800. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.