Opende-West, Westerkwartier
About 1,115 people live in Opende-West, in 485 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 63% 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 €292,000; 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11.3 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 3 km.
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Is Opende-West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 63% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 87% |
| Safety and nuisance | 42% |
| Social cohesion | 54% |
| Amenities | 21% |
| Housing stock | 51% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Opende-West safe?
| All registered crime | 14.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 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) | €292,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 74% / 26% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 35% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 3 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 2.2 km |
| Train station | 11.3 km |
| Hospital | 12.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
Opende-Oost · Kornhorn · Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Opende · Verspreide huizen Lutjegast · Lutjegast · Niekerk · Oldekerk · Verspreide huizen Oldekerk · Overige verspreide huizen · Verspr.h. ten zuiden van Grootegast · Verspr.h. ten zuiden van Sebaldeburen · Het Peebos
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19690200. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.