Grootegast, Westerkwartier
About 3,355 people live in Grootegast, in 1,460 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 69% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 16.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €259,000; 62% of homes are owner-occupied and 29% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 7.1 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Grootegast a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 69% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 87% |
| Safety and nuisance | 53% |
| Social cohesion | 47% |
| Amenities | 15% |
| Housing stock | 51% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Grootegast safe?
| All registered crime | 16.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.2 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) | €259,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 62% / 38% |
| Apartments | 17% |
| Households with children | 34% |
| Single-person households | 34% |
| Age 65+ | 27% |
| Average income per resident | €27,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 0.7 km |
| Train station | 7.1 km |
| Hospital | 20.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
Doezum · Sebaldeburen · Het Peebos · Verspr.h. ten zuiden van Sebaldeburen · Verspr.h. ten zuiden van Grootegast · Overige verspreide huizen · Lutjegast · Verspreide huizen Lutjegast · Opende-West · Opende-Oost · Kornhorn · Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Opende
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19690000. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.