Donkerbroek-Noord, Ooststellingwerf
About 470 people live in Donkerbroek-Noord, in 200 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 51% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 8.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €326,000; 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 7% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 24.2 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Donkerbroek-Noord a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 51% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 78% |
| Safety and nuisance | 80% |
| Social cohesion | 57% |
| Amenities | 19% |
| Housing stock | 54% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Donkerbroek-Noord safe?
| All registered crime | 8.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.1 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) | €326,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 88% / 12% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 35% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 5.8 km |
| Train station | 24.2 km |
| Hospital | 15.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Ooststellingwerf
Donkerbroek-Zuid · Donkerbroek-Buitengebied · Appelscha-Buitengebied · Appelscha-Van Emstweg · Appelscha-Vaart · Appelscha-Toogwijk · Appelscha-Steegdenhal · Appelscha-Noord · Appelscha-Midden West · Appelscha-Midden Oost · Appelscha-Drentseweg · Appelscha-De Valouwe
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00850201. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.