Vriescheloo, Westerwolde
About 285 people live in Vriescheloo, in 115 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 32% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 10.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €304,000; 68% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11 km away, a supermarket 2.5 km and a GP 3.4 km.
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Is Vriescheloo a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 32% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 82% |
| Safety and nuisance | 98% |
| Social cohesion | 72% |
| Amenities | 2% |
| Housing stock | 94% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Vriescheloo safe?
| All registered crime | 10.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.5 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) | €304,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 68% / 32% |
| Apartments | 28% |
| Households with children | 26% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 29% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2023
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.5 km |
| GP | 3.4 km |
| Primary school | 1.8 km |
| Secondary school | 3.4 km |
| Train station | 11 km |
| Hospital | 19 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerwolde
Bellingwolde · 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 BU19500001. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.