Buitenwoel, Veendam
About 2,225 people live in Buitenwoel, in 865 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 29% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 13.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €322,000; 92% of homes are owner-occupied and 7% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.1 km away, a supermarket 2 km and a GP 1.5 km.
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Is Buitenwoel a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 29% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 91% |
| Safety and nuisance | 58% |
| Social cohesion | 56% |
| Amenities | 43% |
| Housing stock | 49% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Buitenwoel safe?
| All registered crime | 13.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.8 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) | €322,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 92% / 8% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 46% |
| Single-person households | 17% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2 km |
| GP | 1.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 1.1 km |
| Train station | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | 3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Veendam
Veendam-industriegebied · Veendam-Sorghvliet · Veendam-Zuid · Veendam en omgeving station · Veendam-Middenweg en omgeving · Veendam-Oude Ae · Veendam-Centrum · Borgercompagnie (gedeeltelijk) · Ommelanderwijk · Zuidwending · Verspreide huizen · Wildervank
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00470007. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.