De Veenhoop, Smallingerland
About 255 people live in De Veenhoop, in 100 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 14% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 39.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €477,000; 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 6% are social housing.
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Is De Veenhoop a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 14% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 95% |
| Safety and nuisance | 98% |
| Social cohesion | 84% |
| Amenities | 3% |
| Housing stock | 87% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Veenhoop safe?
| All registered crime | 39.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 3.9 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 7.8 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) | €477,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 86% / 13% |
| Apartments | 2% |
| Households with children | 40% |
| Single-person households | 28% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | – |
| GP | – |
| Primary school | – |
| Secondary school | – |
| Train station | – |
| Hospital | – |
Average road distance for residents, CBS
Other neighbourhoods in Smallingerland
Kortehemmen · Boornbergum · De Wilgen, Sanding · De Wilgen · Buitengebied west · Drachtstercompagnie · Houtigehage · Rottevalle · De Tike · Oudega · Nijega · Opeinde, boven de Vaart
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00902215. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.