Westerbroek Buitengebied, Midden-Groningen
About 460 people live in Westerbroek Buitengebied, in 195 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 20% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 26.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €353,000; 94% of homes are owner-occupied and 2% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.4 km away, a supermarket 4.1 km and a GP 4.5 km.
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Is Westerbroek Buitengebied a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 20% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 89% |
| Safety and nuisance | 61% |
| Social cohesion | 72% |
| Amenities | 29% |
| Housing stock | 82% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Westerbroek Buitengebied safe?
| All registered crime | 26.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 6.5 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) | €353,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 94% / 6% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 32% |
| Single-person households | 28% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 4.1 km |
| GP | 4.5 km |
| Primary school | 3.2 km |
| Secondary school | 5.7 km |
| Train station | 4.4 km |
| Hospital | 7.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Midden-Groningen
Westerbroek · Harkstede · Foxhol Industriegebied · Scharmer · Foxhol · Scharmer Buitengebied · Woudbloem · Kolham · Kropswolde Recreatiegebied · Meerwijck · Kropswolde · Froombosch
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19520803. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.