Oldekerk, Westerkwartier
About 970 people live in Oldekerk, in 380 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 58% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 7.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €313,000; 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 10% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.4 km away, a supermarket 1.6 km and a GP 1.7 km.
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Is Oldekerk a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 58% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 71% |
| Safety and nuisance | 57% |
| Social cohesion | 63% |
| Amenities | 16% |
| Housing stock | 65% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Oldekerk safe?
| All registered crime | 7.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1 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) | €313,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 86% / 14% |
| Apartments | 2% |
| Households with children | 47% |
| Single-person households | 25% |
| Age 65+ | 14% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.6 km |
| GP | 1.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 0.5 km |
| Train station | 5.4 km |
| Hospital | 18.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
Niekerk · Verspreide huizen Oldekerk · Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Opende · Kornhorn · Opende-Oost · Diepswal · Opende-West · Centrum Leek en omgeving · Rodenburg en omgeving · Nienoordsrand · Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek · Verspreide huizen Lutjegast
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19690301. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.