Petten-West, Schagen
About 400 people live in Petten-West, in 185 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 19% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 12.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €312,000; 79% of homes are owner-occupied and 19% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 13 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Petten-West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 19% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 99% |
| Safety and nuisance | 62% |
| Social cohesion | 52% |
| Amenities | 16% |
| Housing stock | 37% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Petten-West safe?
| All registered crime | 12.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.5 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) | €312,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 79% / 21% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 37% |
| Single-person households | 36% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 12.4 km |
| Train station | 13 km |
| Hospital | 13.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Schagen
Petten-Centrum en Korfwater · Nolmerban · Sint Maartensbrug (woonkern) · Schagen-Centrum-Zuid · Schagen-Centrum · Buitengebied Oudesluis · Buitengebied Sint Maartensbrug · 't Zand-West- en -Zuid · 't Zand-Noordoost · Oudesluis (woonkern) · Buitengebied Dirkshorn · Buitengebied 't Zand-Oost
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04411102. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.