The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
9.6Number 1Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van OpendeThe quietest neighbourhood in Westerkwartier is Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Opende (9.6), with 92 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Westerkwartier: 8 in the south, 6 in the centre and 6 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 23 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for population density is 26 times as high. Of the 71 neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier with a grade for quiet, 62 reach a 7.0 or higher. Westerkwartier as a whole comes out at a 7.7, 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 Westerkwartier lives, there are 1,495 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 12 in Overige verspreide huizen to 3,109 in Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 quietest neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
Number 1
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Opende
1,065 residents
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- 29.5
Buitengebied ten westen van Zevenhuizen
690 residents
48 residents per km²
- 39.4
De Wilp (gedeeltelijk)
1,310 residents
726 residents per km² · 2% water
- 49.3
Overige verspreide huizen
220 residents
21 residents per km²
- 59.3
Verspreide huizen Ezinge
340 residents
15 residents per km² · 2% water
- 69.3
Verspreide huizen ten noorden van Jonkersvaart
240 residents
40 residents per km²
- 79.3
Verspreide huizen Lutjegast
395 residents
22 residents per km² · 2% water
- 89.2
Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten
215 residents
17 residents per km² · 2% water
- 99.2
Het Peebos
155 residents
109 residents per km²
- 109.2
Verspreide huizen Aduard
515 residents
18 residents per km² · 2% water
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- 119.2
Verspreide huizen ten noorden van de Wilp
230 residents
31 residents per km²
- 129.1
Verspreide huizen in het noordoosten
420 residents
38 residents per km² · 2% water
- 139.1
Jonkersvaart
240 residents
104 residents per km² · 2% water
- 149.1
Buitengebied-Oostwold
105 residents
30 residents per km² · 7% water
- 159.1
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast
310 residents
35 residents per km²
- 169.1
Drostinnewijk
255 residents
240 residents per km² · 2% water
- 179.1
Keuningswijk
255 residents
81 residents per km²
- 189.0
Lucaswolde
190 residents
40 residents per km²
- 199.0
Verspreide huizen Oldekerk
635 residents
33 residents per km²
- 209.0
Feerwerd
155 residents
880 residents per km² · 6% water
- 219.0
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Sebaldeburen
240 residents
58 residents per km²
- 229.0
Buitengebied Tolbert
490 residents
45 residents per km² · 1% water
- 239.0
Overige verspreide huizen
350 residents
12 residents per km² · 1% water
- 249.0
Buitengebied ten noorden van Zevenhuizen
280 residents
635 residents per km² · 6% water
- 258.9
Buitengebied Midwolde
260 residents
38 residents per km²
- 268.9
Briltil
460 residents
2,170 residents per km² · 9% water
- 278.8
Verspreide huizen Zuidhorn
1,150 residents
61 residents per km² · 2% water
- 288.8
Garnwerd
335 residents
1,853 residents per km² · 10% water
- 298.8
Sebaldeburen
360 residents
216 residents per km² · 1% water
- 308.7
Verspreide huizen Grijpskerk
435 residents
15 residents per km² · 2% water
- 318.7
Buitengebied ten oosten van Zevenhuizen
150 residents
41 residents per km²
- 328.7
Grootegast
3,355 residents
923 residents per km² · 1% water
- 338.6
Opende-Oost
270 residents
222 residents per km²
- 348.6
De Haspel
235 residents
205 residents per km² · 2% water
- 358.6
Bebouwde kom Enumatil
250 residents
1,435 residents per km² · 5% water
- 368.6
Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek
2,620 residents
3,109 residents per km² · 6% water
- 378.5
De Haar
175 residents
87 residents per km²
- 388.5
Pieterzijl
155 residents
543 residents per km² · 3% water
- 398.3
Pasop
100 residents
56 residents per km²
- 408.3
Visvliet
285 residents
885 residents per km² · 3% water
- 418.1
Ezinge
650 residents
1,105 residents per km² · 2% water
- 428.1
Nuis
640 residents
197 residents per km²
- 438.0
Niebert
500 residents
118 residents per km²
- 448.0
Nienoordsrand
325 residents
1,352 residents per km²
- 458.0
Kommerzijl
510 residents
1,073 residents per km² · 6% water
- 468.0
Bebouwde kom Oostwold
595 residents
884 residents per km² · 3% water
- 477.9
Opende-West
1,115 residents
774 residents per km²
- 487.9
Lutjegast
720 residents
589 residents per km²
- 497.7
Doezum
735 residents
724 residents per km²
- 507.7
Den Ham
125 residents
308 residents per km²
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 ten zuiden van Opende at the top?
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Opende scores a 9.6 on this list, with 92 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Westerkwartier 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.