Donkerbroek-Buitengebied, Ooststellingwerf
About 740 people live in Donkerbroek-Buitengebied, in 280 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 23% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 24.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €462,000; 95% of homes are owner-occupied and 1% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 24.8 km away, a supermarket 2.1 km and a GP 2.1 km.
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Is Donkerbroek-Buitengebied a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 23% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 83% |
| Safety and nuisance | 84% |
| Social cohesion | 92% |
| Amenities | 13% |
| Housing stock | 74% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Donkerbroek-Buitengebied safe?
| All registered crime | 24.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.4 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) | €462,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 95% / 5% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 18% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.1 km |
| GP | 2.1 km |
| Primary school | 2.2 km |
| Secondary school | 5.1 km |
| Train station | 24.8 km |
| Hospital | 16.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Ooststellingwerf
Donkerbroek-Zuid · Donkerbroek-Noord · Appelscha-Buitengebied · Appelscha-Van Emstweg · Appelscha-Vaart · Appelscha-Toogwijk · Appelscha-Steegdenhal · Appelscha-Noord · Appelscha-Midden West · Elsloo · Appelscha-Midden Oost · Elsloo-Buitengebied
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00850203. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.