Fochteloo-Buitengebied, Ooststellingwerf
About 250 people live in Fochteloo-Buitengebied, in 95 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 27% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 32 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €485,000; 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 1% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 23.3 km away, a supermarket 3.4 km and a GP 3.5 km.
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Is Fochteloo-Buitengebied a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 27% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 90% |
| Safety and nuisance | 82% |
| Social cohesion | 83% |
| Amenities | 9% |
| Housing stock | 74% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Fochteloo-Buitengebied safe?
| All registered crime | 32 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 12 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) | €485,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 82% / 18% |
| Apartments | 14% |
| Households with children | 36% |
| Single-person households | 25% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.4 km |
| GP | 3.5 km |
| Primary school | 3 km |
| Secondary school | 4.9 km |
| Train station | 23.3 km |
| Hospital | 22.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Ooststellingwerf
Fochteloo · Haule · Elsloo-Buitengebied · Haule-Buitengebied · Elsloo · Donkerbroek-Buitengebied · Haulerwijk-Bruïneweg · Donkerbroek-Zuid · Haulerwijk-Hoofdweg · Donkerbroek-Noord · Haulerwijk-Noord-Oost · Haulerwijk-Noord-West
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00850402. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.