West midden, Venray
About 1,185 people live in West midden, in 610 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 79% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 32.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €258,000; 54% of homes are owner-occupied and 42% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.7 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is West midden a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 79% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 51% |
| Safety and nuisance | 16% |
| Social cohesion | 23% |
| Amenities | 70% |
| Housing stock | 34% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is West midden safe?
| All registered crime | 32.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 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) | €258,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 54% / 47% |
| Apartments | 29% |
| Households with children | 26% |
| Single-person households | 44% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 1 km |
| Train station | 3.7 km |
| Hospital | 1.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Venray
Noordwest · West zuid · Bomenbuurt · Vlakwater · Oranjebuurt · Burggraaf · Veltum 1 · Veltum 2 · Centrum · Brukske 1 · Brukske 2 · Leunen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU09841302. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.