Houtigehage, Smallingerland
About 935 people live in Houtigehage, in 385 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 63% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 11.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €338,000; 71% of homes are owner-occupied and 28% are social housing.
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Is Houtigehage a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 63% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 89% |
| Safety and nuisance | 41% |
| Social cohesion | 52% |
| Amenities | 19% |
| Housing stock | 57% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Houtigehage safe?
| All registered crime | 11.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.1 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) | €338,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 71% / 29% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 43% |
| Single-person households | 29% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| 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
Drachtstercompagnie · Rottevalle · Kortehemmen · De Veenhoop · Boornbergum · De Wilgen, Sanding · De Wilgen · Buitengebied west · De Tike · Oudega · Nijega · Opeinde, boven de Vaart
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00902308. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.