Bellingwolde, Westerwolde
About 2,375 people live in Bellingwolde, in 1,105 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 59% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 17.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €270,000; 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 24% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 9.5 km away, a supermarket 2.2 km and a GP 1.7 km.
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Is Bellingwolde a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 59% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 89% |
| Safety and nuisance | 62% |
| Social cohesion | 55% |
| Amenities | 6% |
| Housing stock | 73% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Bellingwolde safe?
| All registered crime | 17.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.5 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) | €270,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 69% / 31% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 36% |
| Age 65+ | 26% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.2 km |
| GP | 1.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 2 km |
| Train station | 9.5 km |
| Hospital | 19.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerwolde
Vriescheloo · Rhederweg-West · Vriescheloo-Zuid · Oudeschans · Verspr.h. ten Z.O. van Bellingwolde · Verspr.h. ten zuidoosten van Vriescheloo · Veelerveen · Rhederbrug-Oost · Verspr.h. ten noordoosten van Rhederbrug · Verspreide huizen Veelerveen · Blijham · Morige
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19500000. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.