Buitengebied Petten, Schagen
About 80 people live in Buitengebied Petten, in 35 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 15% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 75 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €551,000; 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 13 km away, a supermarket 1.3 km and a GP 1.2 km.
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Is Buitengebied Petten a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 15% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 91% |
| Safety and nuisance | 96% |
| Social cohesion | 82% |
| Amenities | 8% |
| Housing stock | 90% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Buitengebied Petten safe?
| All registered crime | 75 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) | €551,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 82% / 18% |
| Apartments | 16% |
| Households with children | 24% |
| Single-person households | 30% |
| Age 65+ | 32% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.3 km |
| GP | 1.2 km |
| Primary school | 1.2 km |
| Secondary school | 12.2 km |
| Train station | 13 km |
| Hospital | 13.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Schagen
Sint Maartensbrug (woonkern) · Nolmerban · Petten-West · Petten-Centrum en Korfwater · Buitengebied Sint Maartensbrug · 't Zand-West- en -Zuid · 't Zand-Noordoost · Schagen-Centrum-Zuid · Schagen-Centrum · Buitengebied Oudesluis · Buitengebied 't Zand-Oost · Buitengebied 't Zand-West
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04411190. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.