De Blesse, Weststellingwerf
About 810 people live in De Blesse, in 340 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 69% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 11.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €299,000; 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 19% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.5 km away, a supermarket 4.8 km and a GP 5.1 km.
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Is De Blesse a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 69% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 50% |
| Safety and nuisance | 67% |
| Social cohesion | 59% |
| Amenities | 12% |
| Housing stock | 62% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Blesse safe?
| All registered crime | 11.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.2 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) | €299,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 74% / 26% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 29% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 4.8 km |
| GP | 5.1 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 6 km |
| Train station | 5.5 km |
| Hospital | 8.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Weststellingwerf
Blesdijke-Buitengebied · Blesdijke · Steggerda · Steggerda-Buitengebied · Sonnega · Oldetrijne · De Hoeve · De Hoeve-Buitengebied · Vinkega · Slijkenburg-Spanga · Scherpenzeel-Buitengebied · Scherpenzeel
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00980701. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.