Kern Axel, Terneuzen
About 7,150 people live in Kern Axel, in 3,515 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 93% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 28.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €217,000; 59% of homes are owner-occupied and 32% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 37.3 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.9 km.
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Is Kern Axel a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 93% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 75% |
| Safety and nuisance | 23% |
| Social cohesion | 29% |
| Amenities | 16% |
| Housing stock | 26% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Kern Axel safe?
| All registered crime | 28.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 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) | €217,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 59% / 40% |
| Apartments | 15% |
| Households with children | 28% |
| Single-person households | 40% |
| Age 65+ | 27% |
| Average income per resident | €29,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.9 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 7.1 km |
| Train station | 37.3 km |
| Hospital | 6.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Terneuzen
Buitengebied Axel · Kern Biervliet · Buitengebied Biervliet · Kern Hoek · Buitengebied Hoek · Kern Koewacht · Buitengebied Koewacht · Kern Overslag · Kern Philippine · Buitengebied Philippine · Kern Sas van Gent · Buitengebied Sas van Gent
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU07150101. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.