Appelscha-Vaart, Ooststellingwerf
About 590 people live in Appelscha-Vaart, in 285 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 68% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 20.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €295,000; 62% of homes are owner-occupied and 16% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 19.9 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 1.1 km.
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Is Appelscha-Vaart a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 68% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 88% |
| Safety and nuisance | 49% |
| Social cohesion | 46% |
| Amenities | 26% |
| Housing stock | 28% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Appelscha-Vaart safe?
| All registered crime | 20.3 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) | €295,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 62% / 37% |
| Apartments | 39% |
| Households with children | 25% |
| Single-person households | 40% |
| Age 65+ | 27% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 1.1 km |
| Primary school | 0.9 km |
| Secondary school | 6.5 km |
| Train station | 19.9 km |
| Hospital | 19.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Ooststellingwerf
Appelscha-Toogwijk · Appelscha-Van Emstweg · Appelscha-Steegdenhal · Appelscha-Buitengebied · Appelscha-Noord · Appelscha-Midden West · Appelscha-Midden Oost · Appelscha-Drentseweg · Appelscha-De Valouwe · Appelscha-Bruggelaan · Donkerbroek-Noord · Donkerbroek-Zuid
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00850109. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.