Spitsbergen, Veenendaal
About 635 people live in Spitsbergen, in 210 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 45% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 40.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €517,000; 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 8% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.4 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 1.8 km.
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Is Spitsbergen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 45% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 13% |
| Safety and nuisance | 56% |
| Social cohesion | 47% |
| Amenities | 67% |
| Housing stock | 50% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Spitsbergen safe?
| All registered crime | 40.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 4.7 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 6.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.1 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) | €517,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 74% / 26% |
| Apartments | 29% |
| Households with children | 30% |
| Single-person households | 25% |
| Age 65+ | 48% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 1.8 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 3.4 km |
| Train station | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | 3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Veenendaal
De Compagnie Oost · Dragonder Oost · Dragonder Zuid · Dragonder Noord · Buurtstede · Veenderij · Koopcentrum · Engelenburg · Het Ambacht · Gezonken Hoek · Achterkerk · Petenbos
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03450113. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.