Oosterwolde-Schottelenburg, Ooststellingwerf
About 465 people live in Oosterwolde-Schottelenburg, in 225 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 71% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 6.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €239,000; 72% of homes are owner-occupied and 27% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 25.3 km away, a supermarket 1.1 km and a GP 1 km.
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Is Oosterwolde-Schottelenburg a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 71% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 87% |
| Safety and nuisance | 34% |
| Social cohesion | 37% |
| Amenities | 35% |
| Housing stock | 32% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Oosterwolde-Schottelenburg safe?
| All registered crime | 6.5 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) | €239,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 72% / 28% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 36% |
| Age 65+ | 28% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.1 km |
| GP | 1 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 1.6 km |
| Train station | 25.3 km |
| Hospital | 21.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Ooststellingwerf
Oosterwolde-Hieming · Oosterwolde-Duistereweg · Oosterwolde-Noord-Oost · Oosterwolde-Slatten · Oosterwolde-Centrum-Noord-Oost · Oosterwolde-Zuid · Oosterwolde-Centrum-Noord-West · Oosterwolde-Centrum-Zuid-Oost · Oosterwolde-Weemeweg · Oosterwolde-Iris · Oosterwolde-Prandinga · Oosterwolde-Snellingerdijk
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00851109. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.