Polanen, Westland
About 960 people live in Polanen, in 445 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 92% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 39.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €301,000; 39% of homes are owner-occupied and 56% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11.1 km away, a supermarket 0.3 km and a GP 0.3 km.
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Is Polanen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 92% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 94% |
| Safety and nuisance | 13% |
| Social cohesion | 16% |
| Amenities | 54% |
| Housing stock | 4% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Polanen safe?
| All registered crime | 39.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.1 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) | €301,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 39% / 61% |
| Apartments | 43% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 37% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.3 km |
| GP | 0.3 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 3.6 km |
| Train station | 11.1 km |
| Hospital | 4.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17830507. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.