Steenwijk West, Steenwijkerland
About 2,795 people live in Steenwijk West, in 1,420 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 92% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 54.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €200,000; 24% of homes are owner-occupied and 74% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.6 km away, a supermarket 1.1 km and a GP 1.8 km.
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Is Steenwijk West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 92% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 80% |
| Safety and nuisance | 11% |
| Social cohesion | 6% |
| Amenities | 60% |
| Housing stock | 24% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Steenwijk West safe?
| All registered crime | 54.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.8 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) | €200,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 24% / 76% |
| Apartments | 34% |
| Households with children | 29% |
| Single-person households | 50% |
| Age 65+ | 18% |
| Average income per resident | €22,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.1 km |
| GP | 1.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 0.6 km |
| Train station | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | 1.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Steenwijkerland
Centrum Steenwijk · Steenwijkerdiep · Torenlanden · Oostwijken, De Beitel · Clingenborgh · Woldmeenthe · Oostermeenthe · Nieuwe gagels · De gagels · Eeserwold · Paddenpoel en Kornputkwartier · Oldemarkt
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17080002. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.