Harpel, Westerwolde
About 170 people live in Harpel, in 60 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 48% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 23.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €303,000; 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 18.8 km away, a supermarket 4.6 km and a GP 4.4 km.
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Is Harpel a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 48% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 75% |
| Safety and nuisance | 72% |
| Social cohesion | 96% |
| Amenities | 0% |
| Housing stock | 88% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Harpel safe?
| All registered crime | 23.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.9 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) | €303,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 88% / 12% |
| Apartments | 2% |
| Households with children | 37% |
| Single-person households | 25% |
| Age 65+ | 23% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 4.6 km |
| GP | 4.4 km |
| Primary school | 4.8 km |
| Secondary school | 6.6 km |
| Train station | 18.8 km |
| Hospital | 15.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerwolde
Sellingerbeetse · Jipsingboertange · Verspr.h. tussen Harpel en Sellingerbeet · Verspr.h. ten noorden van Vlagtwedde · Verspreide huizen Bourtange · Stakenborg · Bourtange · Ter Apel · Barnflair · Ter Apelkanaal · Ter Apel-West · Jipsingboermussel en Zandberg
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19500600. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.