Vlagtwedde, Westerwolde
About 1,985 people live in Vlagtwedde, in 920 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 91% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 19.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €249,000; 52% of homes are owner-occupied and 39% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 14.5 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Vlagtwedde a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 91% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 92% |
| Safety and nuisance | 22% |
| Social cohesion | 44% |
| Amenities | 7% |
| Housing stock | 23% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Vlagtwedde safe?
| All registered crime | 19.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1 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) | €249,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 52% / 48% |
| Apartments | 22% |
| Households with children | 27% |
| Single-person households | 40% |
| Age 65+ | 33% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 5.8 km |
| Train station | 14.5 km |
| Hospital | 14.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerwolde
Vlagtwedder-Veldhuis · Veele · Verspreide huizen Vlagtwedde · Verspreide huizen Sellingen · Verspr.h. ten oosten van Ruiten A-kanaal · Leemdobben en Lammerweg · Jipsinghuizen en Plaggenborg · Sellingen · Bourtange · Stakenborg · Verspreide huizen Bourtange · Verspr.h. ten noorden van Vlagtwedde
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19500400. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.