Makkinga-Buitengebied, Ooststellingwerf
About 405 people live in Makkinga-Buitengebied, in 160 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 31% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 12.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €485,000; 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 1% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 19.8 km away, a supermarket 4.9 km and a GP 2 km.
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Is Makkinga-Buitengebied a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 31% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 80% |
| Safety and nuisance | 94% |
| Social cohesion | 88% |
| Amenities | 6% |
| Housing stock | 75% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Makkinga-Buitengebied safe?
| All registered crime | 12.3 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) | €485,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 89% / 11% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 34% |
| Single-person households | 22% |
| Age 65+ | 28% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 4.9 km |
| GP | 2 km |
| Primary school | 2 km |
| Secondary school | 5.9 km |
| Train station | 19.8 km |
| Hospital | 20.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Ooststellingwerf
Makkinga · Nijeberkoop-Buitengebied · Langedijke · Haulerwijk-Buitengebied · Haulerwijk-Sinnehiem · Haulerwijk-Oosterwoldseweg · Haulerwijk-Noord-West · Haulerwijk-Noord-Oost · Oldeberkoop-Oost · Haulerwijk-Hoofdweg · Oldeberkoop-West · Haulerwijk-Bruïneweg
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00850802. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.