Oude Pekela, Pekela
About 7,645 people live in Oude Pekela, in 3,630 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 82% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 31.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €193,000; 60% of homes are owner-occupied and 27% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.5 km away, a supermarket 1 km and a GP 0.9 km.
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Is Oude Pekela a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 82% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 84% |
| Safety and nuisance | 29% |
| Social cohesion | 38% |
| Amenities | 23% |
| Housing stock | 43% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Oude Pekela safe?
| All registered crime | 31.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.7 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 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) | €193,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 60% / 40% |
| Apartments | 13% |
| Households with children | 32% |
| Single-person households | 38% |
| Age 65+ | 25% |
| Average income per resident | €24,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1 km |
| GP | 0.9 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 1.5 km |
| Train station | 5.5 km |
| Hospital | 10 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU07650000. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.