Verspreide huizen Hijken, Midden-Drenthe
About 305 people live in Verspreide huizen Hijken, in 125 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 11% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 42.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €404,000; 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 7.7 km away, a supermarket 4.7 km and a GP 5.7 km.
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Is Verspreide huizen Hijken a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 11% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 57% |
| Safety and nuisance | 85% |
| Social cohesion | 100% |
| Amenities | 5% |
| Housing stock | 92% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Verspreide huizen Hijken safe?
| All registered crime | 42.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 3.3 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) | €404,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 86% / 14% |
| Apartments | 2% |
| Households with children | 39% |
| Single-person households | 31% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 4.7 km |
| GP | 5.7 km |
| Primary school | 2.4 km |
| Secondary school | 6.3 km |
| Train station | 7.7 km |
| Hospital | 15.9 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 BU17310109. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.