Noordwest, Venray
About 1,620 people live in Noordwest, in 1,005 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 93% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 25.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €225,000; 21% of homes are owner-occupied and 76% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.7 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 1.5 km.
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Is Noordwest a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 93% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 47% |
| Safety and nuisance | 13% |
| Social cohesion | 10% |
| Amenities | 63% |
| Housing stock | 16% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Noordwest safe?
| All registered crime | 25.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.5 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) | €225,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 21% / 79% |
| Apartments | 53% |
| Households with children | 17% |
| Single-person households | 60% |
| Age 65+ | 34% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 1.5 km |
| Primary school | 1.3 km |
| Secondary school | 1.6 km |
| Train station | 3.7 km |
| Hospital | 1.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU09841301. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.