Veendam-Oude Ae, Veendam
About 3,330 people live in Veendam-Oude Ae, in 1,625 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 87% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 43.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €182,000; 52% of homes are owner-occupied and 42% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.9 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 1.5 km.
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Is Veendam-Oude Ae a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 87% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 77% |
| Safety and nuisance | 15% |
| Social cohesion | 20% |
| Amenities | 57% |
| Housing stock | 20% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Veendam-Oude Ae safe?
| All registered crime | 43.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 6.9 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) | €182,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 52% / 48% |
| Apartments | 27% |
| Households with children | 31% |
| Single-person households | 41% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | €23,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 1.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 1.4 km |
| Train station | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | 2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Veendam
Veendam-Centrum · Veendam-Middenweg en omgeving · Veendam en omgeving station · Veendam-Zuid · Veendam-Sorghvliet · Veendam-industriegebied · Buitenwoel · Borgercompagnie (gedeeltelijk) · Ommelanderwijk · Zuidwending · Verspreide huizen · Wildervank
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00470001. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.