Giethoorn-Zuid, Steenwijkerland
About 1,305 people live in Giethoorn-Zuid, in 635 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 22% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 25.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €435,000; 70% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 10 km away, a supermarket 1.3 km and a GP 1.6 km.
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Is Giethoorn-Zuid a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 22% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 95% |
| Safety and nuisance | 80% |
| Social cohesion | 62% |
| Amenities | 27% |
| Housing stock | 61% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Giethoorn-Zuid safe?
| All registered crime | 25.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.5 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) | €435,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 70% / 30% |
| Apartments | 16% |
| Households with children | 26% |
| Single-person households | 39% |
| Age 65+ | 28% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.3 km |
| GP | 1.6 km |
| Primary school | 1.7 km |
| Secondary school | 8.6 km |
| Train station | 10 km |
| Hospital | 9.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17081704. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.