Scharmer Buitengebied, Midden-Groningen
About 270 people live in Scharmer Buitengebied, in 140 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 34% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 85.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €402,000; 95% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.3 km away, a supermarket 3.1 km and a GP 3.4 km.
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Is Scharmer Buitengebied a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 34% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 40% |
| Safety and nuisance | 54% |
| Social cohesion | 87% |
| Amenities | 21% |
| Housing stock | 89% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Scharmer Buitengebied safe?
| All registered crime | 85.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 14.8 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) | €402,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 95% / 5% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 29% |
| Single-person households | 43% |
| Age 65+ | 11% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.1 km |
| GP | 3.4 km |
| Primary school | 2.7 km |
| Secondary school | 5.7 km |
| Train station | 4.3 km |
| Hospital | 10.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Midden-Groningen
Scharmer · Woudbloem · Harkstede · Kolham · Westerbroek Buitengebied · Westerbroek · Froombosch · Foxhol Industriegebied · Foxhol · Slochteren · Slochteren Natuurgebied · Kropswolde Recreatiegebied
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19520905. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.