Zwiggelte, Midden-Drenthe
About 270 people live in Zwiggelte, in 115 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 18% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 22.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €445,000; 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 8% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.9 km away, a supermarket 3.4 km and a GP 3.7 km.
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Is Zwiggelte a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 18% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 81% |
| Safety and nuisance | 98% |
| Social cohesion | 83% |
| Amenities | 8% |
| Housing stock | 91% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Zwiggelte safe?
| All registered crime | 22.2 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) | €445,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 88% / 12% |
| Apartments | 10% |
| Households with children | 29% |
| Single-person households | 21% |
| Age 65+ | 28% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.4 km |
| GP | 3.7 km |
| Primary school | 3.3 km |
| Secondary school | 6.4 km |
| Train station | 6.9 km |
| Hospital | 16.4 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 BU17311400. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.