Ommelanderwijk, Veendam
About 1,010 people live in Ommelanderwijk, in 450 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 67% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 19.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €228,000; 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 6% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3 km away, a supermarket 3.6 km and a GP 2.7 km.
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Is Ommelanderwijk a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 67% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 33% |
| Safety and nuisance | 44% |
| Social cohesion | 55% |
| Amenities | 22% |
| Housing stock | 76% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Ommelanderwijk safe?
| All registered crime | 19.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1 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) | €228,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 86% / 14% |
| Apartments | 4% |
| Households with children | 36% |
| Single-person households | 27% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.6 km |
| GP | 2.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 4 km |
| Train station | 3 km |
| Hospital | 2.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Veendam
Borgercompagnie (gedeeltelijk) · Zuidwending · Verspreide huizen · Buitenwoel · Veendam-industriegebied · Veendam-Sorghvliet · Veendam-Zuid · Veendam en omgeving station · Veendam-Middenweg en omgeving · Wildervank · Veendam-Oude Ae · Boven-Wildervank
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00470101. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.