Veenhuizen, Noordenveld
About 930 people live in Veenhuizen, in 335 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 21% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 20.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €301,000; 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 7% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 17.3 km away, a supermarket 6.9 km and a GP 6.9 km.
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Is Veenhuizen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 21% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 95% |
| Safety and nuisance | 76% |
| Social cohesion | 67% |
| Amenities | 13% |
| Housing stock | 81% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Veenhuizen safe?
| All registered crime | 20.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.3 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) | €301,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 84% / 16% |
| Apartments | 4% |
| Households with children | 34% |
| Single-person households | 23% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 6.9 km |
| GP | 6.9 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 7.2 km |
| Train station | 17.3 km |
| Hospital | 16.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Noordenveld
Westervelde · Verspreide huizen Huis ter Heide · Verspreide huizen Een-West · Verspreide huizen Norg · Langelo · Verspreide huizen Een · Een · Norg · Verspreide huizen Veenhuizen · Buitengebied Roden West · Buitengebied Roden Zuid · Buitengebied Roden Noord
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU16990360. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.