Mussel Buitengebied, Stadskanaal
About 135 people live in Mussel Buitengebied, in 45 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 36% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 111.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €390,000; 94% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 22.3 km away, a supermarket 2.6 km and a GP 5.4 km.
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Is Mussel Buitengebied a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 36% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 85% |
| Safety and nuisance | 93% |
| Social cohesion | 64% |
| Amenities | 1% |
| Housing stock | 95% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Mussel Buitengebied safe?
| All registered crime | 111.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 7.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 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) | €390,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 94% / 6% |
| Apartments | 2% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 21% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.6 km |
| GP | 5.4 km |
| Primary school | 2.5 km |
| Secondary school | 7.7 km |
| Train station | 22.3 km |
| Hospital | 12.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Stadskanaal
Vledderveen · Kopstukken · Mussel · Alteveer · Onstwedde Buitengebied Zuid · Alteveer Buitengebied · Onstwedde Buitengebied Noord · Holte · Onstwedde · Ceresdorp · Musselkanaal Noord · Musselkanaal Zuid
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00370409. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.