Westerlee, Oldambt
About 1,300 people live in Westerlee, in 530 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 60% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 15.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €307,000; 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 20% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.1 km away, a supermarket 3.6 km and a GP 3.4 km.
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Is Westerlee a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 60% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 86% |
| Safety and nuisance | 33% |
| Social cohesion | 56% |
| Amenities | 19% |
| Housing stock | 72% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Westerlee safe?
| All registered crime | 15.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.5 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) | €307,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 77% / 22% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 23% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.6 km |
| GP | 3.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 3.2 km |
| Train station | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | 5.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Oldambt
Verspr.h. ten zuiden van Westerlee · Scheemdermeer · Eexta-Zuid · Heiligerlee · Eexta · Scheemda · Nieuw-Scheemda · 't Waar · Nieuweschans Nieuwbouw · Nieuweschans-Centrum · Nieuweschans De Bron · Midwolda
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU18950700. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.