Bakkeveen-Buitengebied, Opsterland
About 450 people live in Bakkeveen-Buitengebied, in 175 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 10% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 46.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The nearest train station is on average 24.4 km away, a supermarket 2.6 km and a GP 2.6 km.
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Is Bakkeveen-Buitengebied a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 10% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 87% |
| Safety and nuisance | 90% |
| Social cohesion | 99% |
| Amenities | 9% |
| Housing stock | 92% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Bakkeveen-Buitengebied safe?
| All registered crime | 46.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 8.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.2 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) | – |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 89% / 11% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 40% |
| Single-person households | 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.6 km |
| GP | 2.6 km |
| Primary school | 1.8 km |
| Secondary school | 3.2 km |
| Train station | 24.4 km |
| Hospital | 15.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Opsterland
Bakkeveen-De Kampen · Bakkeveen-Centrum · Beetsterzwaag-Centrum · Beetsterzwaag-Merkelân · Beetsterzwaag-Skeakel · Beetsterzwaag-Talant · Beetsterzwaag-Hup strjitten · Beetsterzwaag-Singels · Beetsterzwaag-Roekebosk · Beetsterzwaag-Buitengebied · Frieschepalen-Kom · Frieschepalen-Buitengebied
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00860103. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.