Schaarkampen, Steenwijkerland
About 20 people live in Schaarkampen, in 15 households (CBS 2024).
Liveability is in the top 27% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 100 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The nearest train station is on average 19.7 km away, a supermarket 1.1 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Schaarkampen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 27% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 20% |
| Safety and nuisance | 84% |
| Social cohesion | 96% |
| Amenities | 18% |
| Housing stock | 85% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Schaarkampen safe?
| All registered crime | 100 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 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) | – |
| Owner-occupied / rented | –% / –% |
| Apartments | –% |
| Households with children | 15% |
| Single-person households | 46% |
| Age 65+ | 26% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.1 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 1.2 km |
| Secondary school | 9.4 km |
| Train station | 19.7 km |
| Hospital | 17.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Steenwijkerland
Vollenhove · Verspreide huizen Vollenhove · Verspr.h. Scheerwolde en Wetering · Sint Jansklooster · Scheerwolde · Verspreide huizen Sint Jansklooster · Verspreide huizen Leeuwte (gedeeltelijk) · Tussen Sint Jans Klooster en Heetveld · Heetveld · Verspreide huizen Kadoelen en omgeving · Verspreide huizen Barsbeek · Dijkdorp Blankenham
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17080702. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.