Sellingen, Westerwolde
About 1,075 people live in Sellingen, in 500 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 80% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 11.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €279,000; 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 23% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 25 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Sellingen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 80% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 96% |
| Safety and nuisance | 34% |
| Social cohesion | 53% |
| Amenities | 6% |
| Housing stock | 22% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Sellingen safe?
| All registered crime | 11.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.9 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) | €279,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 73% / 27% |
| Apartments | 8% |
| Households with children | 29% |
| Single-person households | 33% |
| Age 65+ | 32% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 10.7 km |
| Train station | 25 km |
| Hospital | 21.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerwolde
Jipsinghuizen en Plaggenborg · Leemdobben en Lammerweg · Verspr.h. ten oosten van Ruiten A-kanaal · Verspreide huizen Sellingen · Verspreide huizen in de Weddermarke · Verspreide huizen Hoorn · Verspreide huizen ten westen van Blijham · Wedderveer · Wedderheide · Wedde · Morige · Blijham
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19500300. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.