Himsterhout, Smallingerland
About 1,485 people live in Himsterhout, in 560 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 16% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 9.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €438,000; 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 7% are social housing.
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Is Himsterhout a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 16% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 93% |
| Safety and nuisance | 94% |
| Social cohesion | 54% |
| Amenities | 37% |
| Housing stock | 61% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Himsterhout safe?
| All registered crime | 9.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 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) | €438,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 82% / 18% |
| Apartments | 8% |
| Households with children | 46% |
| Single-person households | 19% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| 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
De Trisken rondom · De Trisken centrum · Waldwei oost · A7 Noord · Noord-Oost oost · Noord-Oost zuid · Noord-Oost west · Noord-Oost noord · De Bouwen zuid · De Bouwen oost · De Bouwen west · De Bouwen noord
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00901303. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.