Blekkerhoek, Raalte
About 1,530 people live in Blekkerhoek, in 765 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 37% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 24.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €334,000; 42% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 0.5 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Blekkerhoek a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 37% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 60% |
| Safety and nuisance | 46% |
| Social cohesion | 36% |
| Amenities | 70% |
| Housing stock | 44% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Blekkerhoek safe?
| All registered crime | 24.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 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) | €334,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 42% / 58% |
| Apartments | 19% |
| Households with children | 25% |
| Single-person households | 47% |
| Age 65+ | 35% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 0.7 km |
| Train station | 0.5 km |
| Hospital | 2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Raalte
Raalte Centrum · Drostenkamp · Westdorp · De Olykampen · Hartkamp · Langkamp · De Vloedkampen · De Enk · Het Raan Oost · Het Raan West · Het Overstigt · Salland
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01770102. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.