Wolvega-Centrum, Weststellingwerf
About 500 people live in Wolvega-Centrum, in 325 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 58% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 172 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €237,000; 41% of homes are owner-occupied and 28% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 0.8 km away, a supermarket 0.3 km and a GP 0.3 km.
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Is Wolvega-Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 58% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 88% |
| Safety and nuisance | 27% |
| Social cohesion | 33% |
| Amenities | 57% |
| Housing stock | 31% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Wolvega-Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 172 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 28 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 10 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) | €237,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 41% / 58% |
| Apartments | 84% |
| Households with children | 11% |
| Single-person households | 57% |
| Age 65+ | 48% |
| 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 | 1.1 km |
| Train station | 0.8 km |
| Hospital | 11.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Weststellingwerf
Wolvega-De Muziekbuurt · Wolvega-Lindenoord · Wolvega-Oranjebuurt · Wolvega-Staatsliedenbuurt · Wolvega-De Heidepolle · Wolvega-Bloemenbuurt · Wolvega-Schildersbuurt · Wolvega-De Stedes · Wolvega-Tuindorp · Wolvega-Vlinderwijk · Wolvega-De Scheene · Wolvega-Lindewijk
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00980014. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.