Buitengouw, Waterland
About 760 people live in Buitengouw, in 290 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 36% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 5.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €535,000; 96% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11.8 km away, a supermarket 1 km and a GP 1.4 km.
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Is Buitengouw a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 36% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 87% |
| Safety and nuisance | 75% |
| Social cohesion | 53% |
| Amenities | 34% |
| Housing stock | 52% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Buitengouw safe?
| All registered crime | 5.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 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) | €535,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 96% / 4% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 46% |
| Single-person households | 15% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1 km |
| GP | 1.4 km |
| Primary school | 1.2 km |
| Secondary school | 0.9 km |
| Train station | 11.8 km |
| Hospital | 7.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Waterland
Binnengouw · 't Spil · Verspreide huizen · Ooster Ee · De Purmer (gedeeltelijk) · Ringshemmen · Markgouw · Oranjewijk · Monnickendam · Katwoude · Havenbuurt en Kerkbuurt · Broek in Waterland
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU08520007. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.