Nieuwe Pekela, Pekela
About 3,995 people live in Nieuwe Pekela, in 1,805 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 76% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 28.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €209,000; 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 24% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 7.6 km away, a supermarket 1 km and a GP 1 km.
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Is Nieuwe Pekela a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 76% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 86% |
| Safety and nuisance | 48% |
| Social cohesion | 50% |
| Amenities | 11% |
| Housing stock | 44% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Nieuwe Pekela safe?
| All registered crime | 28.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 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) | €209,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 69% / 31% |
| Apartments | 12% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 34% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | €26,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1 km |
| GP | 1 km |
| Primary school | 0.9 km |
| Secondary school | 3.5 km |
| Train station | 7.6 km |
| Hospital | 7.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Pekela
Boven-Pekela · Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela · Verspreide huizen Oude Pekela · Oude Pekela
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU07650100. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.