Wetering, Steenwijkerland
About 170 people live in Wetering, in 80 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 3% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 41.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €600,000; 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11.8 km away, a supermarket 6.1 km and a GP 6.1 km.
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Is Wetering a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 3% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 98% |
| Safety and nuisance | 92% |
| Social cohesion | 100% |
| Amenities | 2% |
| Housing stock | 87% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Wetering safe?
| All registered crime | 41.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 5.9 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.9 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) | €600,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 86% / 14% |
| Apartments | 3% |
| Households with children | 30% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 38% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 6.1 km |
| GP | 6.1 km |
| Primary school | 2.7 km |
| Secondary school | 10.6 km |
| Train station | 11.8 km |
| Hospital | 11.6 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 BU17083400. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.