Diepswal, Westerkwartier
About 685 people live in Diepswal, in 280 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 19% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 14.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €441,000; 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 14.3 km away, a supermarket 1.8 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Diepswal a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 19% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 83% |
| Safety and nuisance | 86% |
| Social cohesion | 66% |
| Amenities | 37% |
| Housing stock | 69% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Diepswal safe?
| All registered crime | 14.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 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) | €441,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 91% / 9% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 40% |
| Single-person households | 19% |
| Age 65+ | 23% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.8 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 1.2 km |
| Secondary school | 1.4 km |
| Train station | 14.3 km |
| Hospital | 17.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
Centrum Leek en omgeving · Rodenburg en omgeving · Nienoordsrand · Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek · Verspreide huizen Oldekerk · Bebouwde kom Zevenhuizen · Oldekerk · De Haspel · Niekerk · Drostinnewijk · Buitengebied ten noorden van Zevenhuizen · Buitengebied ten oosten van Zevenhuizen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19690401. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.