The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
9.8Number 1Verspreide huizen ZwiggelteThe quietest neighbourhood in Midden-Drenthe is Verspreide huizen Zwiggelte (9.8), with 8 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Midden-Drenthe: 8 in the south, 7 in the east and 4 in the centre. These are mostly small areas: 22 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for population density is 296 times as high. Of the 41 neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe with a grade for quiet, 30 reach a 7.0 or higher. Midden-Drenthe as a whole comes out at a 7.4, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Midden-Drenthe lives, there are 1,198 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 8 in Verspreide huizen Zwiggelte to 2,415 in Bovensmilde-Centrum.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 quietest neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
Number 1
Verspreide huizen Zwiggelte
195 residents
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- 29.8
Verspreide huizen Orvelte
140 residents
8 residents per km² · 1% water
- 39.7
Verspreide huizen Hooghalen
560 residents
23 residents per km²
- 49.7
Verspreide huizen Drijber
365 residents
28 residents per km²
- 59.6
Verspreide huizen Nieuw-Balinge
120 residents
12 residents per km² · 1% water
- 69.6
Verspreide huizen Wijster
330 residents
13 residents per km² · 1% water
- 79.6
Verspreide huizen Hijken
305 residents
12 residents per km² · 4% water
- 89.5
Verspreide huizen Westerbork
215 residents
17 residents per km²
- 99.5
Oranje
110 residents
470 residents per km² · 4% water
- 109.4
Verspreide huizen Hoogersmilde
315 residents
18 residents per km² · 3% water
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- 119.3
Verspreide huizen Witteveen
180 residents
12 residents per km² · 1% water
- 129.3
Verspreide huizen de Broekstreek
170 residents
8 residents per km² · 1% water
- 139.3
Verspreide huizen Spier
205 residents
36 residents per km²
- 149.1
Nieuw-Balinge
820 residents
703 residents per km²
- 159.0
Verspreide huizen Beilen
1,890 residents
44 residents per km² · 3% water
- 168.7
Verspreide huizen Smilde
180 residents
9 residents per km² · 1% water
- 178.6
Verspreide huizen Nieuweroord
120 residents
21 residents per km² · 2% water
- 188.5
Zwiggelte
270 residents
475 residents per km²
- 198.3
Witteveen
425 residents
411 residents per km²
- 208.2
Verspreide huizen Bovensmilde
210 residents
16 residents per km²
- 218.2
Elp
340 residents
451 residents per km²
- 228.1
Smilde-Centrum
3,710 residents
1,666 residents per km² · 1% water
- 238.0
Hijken
665 residents
702 residents per km² · 1% water
- 247.9
Westerbork
4,510 residents
1,439 residents per km²
- 257.8
Wijster
770 residents
695 residents per km²
- 267.6
Mantinge
180 residents
319 residents per km²
- 277.3
Hoogersmilde-Centrum
905 residents
1,143 residents per km² · 2% water
- 287.1
Spier
180 residents
380 residents per km²
- 297.1
Hooghalen
885 residents
1,454 residents per km²
- 307.0
Laaghalen
115 residents
231 residents per km²
- 316.7
Holthe
130 residents
266 residents per km²
- 326.3
Smilde-Zuid
350 residents
507 residents per km² · 5% water
- 336.2
Garminge
105 residents
413 residents per km²
- 346.2
Beilen
9,345 residents
1,670 residents per km² · 1% water
- 355.9
Hoogersmilde-Noord
380 residents
309 residents per km² · 4% water
- 365.9
Lieving Makkum
210 residents
581 residents per km²
- 375.8
Bovensmilde-Centrum
2,800 residents
2,415 residents per km² · 2% water
- 385.6
Bovensmilde-Zuid
170 residents
368 residents per km² · 4% water
- 394.7
Bovensmilde-Noord
175 residents
361 residents per km² · 6% water
- 404.5
Smilde-Noord
290 residents
560 residents per km² · 4% water
- 414.3
Hoogersmilde-Zuid
130 residents
259 residents per km² · 6% water
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Verspreide huizen Zwiggelte at the top?
Verspreide huizen Zwiggelte scores a 9.8 on this list, with 8 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Midden-Drenthe that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.