Witteveen, Midden-Drenthe
About 425 people live in Witteveen, in 185 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 45% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 9.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €319,000; 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 12% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 12.6 km away, a supermarket 5.4 km and a GP 6.2 km.
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Is Witteveen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 45% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 87% |
| Safety and nuisance | 97% |
| Social cohesion | 71% |
| Amenities | 6% |
| Housing stock | 53% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Witteveen safe?
| All registered crime | 9.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.4 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) | €319,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 77% / 23% |
| Apartments | 10% |
| Households with children | 29% |
| Single-person households | 27% |
| Age 65+ | 29% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 5.4 km |
| GP | 6.2 km |
| Primary school | 4.3 km |
| Secondary school | 9.1 km |
| Train station | 12.6 km |
| Hospital | 19.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17311100. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.