Smitsveen, Soest
About 4,985 people live in Smitsveen, in 2,280 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 93% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 28.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €322,000; 50% of homes are owner-occupied and 43% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.4 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Smitsveen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 93% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 51% |
| Safety and nuisance | 11% |
| Social cohesion | 10% |
| Amenities | 71% |
| Housing stock | 9% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Smitsveen safe?
| All registered crime | 28.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.2 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.6 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) | €322,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 50% / 50% |
| Apartments | 65% |
| Households with children | 35% |
| Single-person households | 40% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | €27,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 3.3 km |
| Train station | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | 6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Soest
De Eng Zuid · Eemgebied · Soest Midden · De Eng · De Eng Noord West · De Zoom · Wieksloot · Hees · Klein Engendaal · Klein Engendaal Noord · Boerenstreek · Het Soesterveen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03420501. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.