Spier, Midden-Drenthe
About 180 people live in Spier, in 70 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 18% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 44.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €378,000; 97% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.4 km away, a supermarket 3.8 km and a GP 6.6 km.
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Is Spier a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 18% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 87% |
| Safety and nuisance | 90% |
| Social cohesion | 78% |
| Amenities | 19% |
| Housing stock | 78% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Spier safe?
| All registered crime | 44.4 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) | €378,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 97% / 3% |
| Apartments | 4% |
| Households with children | 44% |
| Single-person households | 15% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.8 km |
| GP | 6.6 km |
| Primary school | 3.5 km |
| Secondary school | 6.2 km |
| Train station | 6.4 km |
| Hospital | 12.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
Verspreide huizen Spier · Verspreide huizen Wijster · Wijster · Verspreide huizen Drijber · Verspreide huizen Hooghalen · Laaghalen · Hooghalen · Smilde-Centrum · Smilde-Noord · Smilde-Zuid · Verspreide huizen Smilde · Verspreide huizen Hijken
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17310400. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.