Appelbuurt, Zoetermeer
About 785 people live in Appelbuurt, in 275 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 30% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 33.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €687,000; 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.2 km away, a supermarket 1.6 km and a GP 1.9 km.
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Is Appelbuurt a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 30% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 7% |
| Safety and nuisance | 47% |
| Social cohesion | 71% |
| Amenities | 64% |
| Housing stock | 88% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Appelbuurt safe?
| All registered crime | 33.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.8 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) | €687,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 87% / 13% |
| Apartments | 13% |
| Households with children | 57% |
| Single-person households | 12% |
| Age 65+ | 13% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2023
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.6 km |
| GP | 1.9 km |
| Primary school | 1.8 km |
| Secondary school | 2.9 km |
| Train station | 5.2 km |
| Hospital | 2.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Zoetermeer
Schansenbuurt-Zuid · Ruimtenbuurt · Schansenbuurt-Noord · Lommerbuurt · Plannenbuurt-Noord · Lijnenbuurt · Plannenbuurt-Zuid · Parkenbuurt · Tuinenbuurt · Seghwaert-Centrum-Noord · Vaartenbuurt-Oost · Vaartenbuurt-West
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU06370905. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.