Zuidwending, Veendam
About 385 people live in Zuidwending, in 165 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 45% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 26 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €284,000; 95% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.1 km away, a supermarket 3.8 km and a GP 3.3 km.
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Is Zuidwending a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 45% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 24% |
| Safety and nuisance | 61% |
| Social cohesion | 77% |
| Amenities | 12% |
| Housing stock | 94% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Zuidwending safe?
| All registered crime | 26 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.2 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) | €284,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 95% / 5% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.8 km |
| GP | 3.3 km |
| Primary school | 2.8 km |
| Secondary school | 4.4 km |
| Train station | 4.1 km |
| Hospital | 3.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Veendam
Ommelanderwijk · Borgercompagnie (gedeeltelijk) · Verspreide huizen · Buitenwoel · Veendam-industriegebied · Veendam-Sorghvliet · Veendam-Zuid · Wildervank · Veendam en omgeving station · Boven-Wildervank · Veendam-Middenweg en omgeving · Bareveld
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00470102. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.