Lauwerzijl, Westerkwartier
About 140 people live in Lauwerzijl, in 55 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 52% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 14.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €262,000; 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 5% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.9 km away, a supermarket 4.2 km and a GP 4.3 km.
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Is Lauwerzijl a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 52% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 72% |
| Safety and nuisance | 90% |
| Social cohesion | 81% |
| Amenities | 0% |
| Housing stock | 84% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Lauwerzijl safe?
| All registered crime | 14.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 7.1 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) | €262,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 89% / 11% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 39% |
| Single-person households | 20% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 4.2 km |
| GP | 4.3 km |
| Primary school | 3.8 km |
| Secondary school | 6 km |
| Train station | 6.9 km |
| Hospital | 25.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19691604. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.