The best neighbourhoods in Het Hogeland
9.7Number 1Winsum Noord - OostThe best neighbourhood in Het Hogeland is Winsum Noord - Oost (9.7), with safety 9.7 as its strongest side. They are spread across Het Hogeland: 12 in the south, 7 in the centre and 3 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,155 residents. Of the 60 neighbourhoods in Het Hogeland with a total grade, 12 reach a 7.0 or higher. Het Hogeland as a whole comes out at a 6.0, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
As a municipality, Het Hogeland scores highest on safety (7.5) and lowest on wealth & income (4.0).
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The 10 best neighbourhoods in Het Hogeland
Number 1
Winsum Noord - Oost
1,425 residents
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- 28.8
Winsum Zuid - Oost
970 residents
Strongest: families 8.9
- 38.8
Bedum Zuid
1,440 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 48.7
Bedum Noord - Oost
2,145 residents
Strongest: safety 9.0
- 58.5
Sauwerd
1,065 residents
Strongest: families 8.7
- 68.5
Winsum Midden
1,670 residents
Strongest: families 9.6
- 78.4
Bedum Zuid - Oost
1,990 residents
Strongest: safety 8.4
- 88.0
Bedum Noord - West
1,895 residents
Strongest: safety 9.3
- 97.9
Winsum Zuid - West
1,335 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.6
- 107.5
Buitengebied Winsum
285 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
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- 117.3
Buitengebied Sauwerd
280 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.1
- 127.0
Eenrum
1,400 residents
Strongest: safety 8.2
- 136.5
Buitengebied Noord- en Zuidwolde
290 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.1
- 146.5
Usquert
1,265 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 156.4
Winsum Noord - West
1,790 residents
Strongest: safety 8.2
- 166.3
Zuidwolde
870 residents
Strongest: families 8.5
- 176.3
Baflo
1,805 residents
Strongest: safety 8.4
- 186.2
Rasquert
170 residents
Strongest: amenities 6.8
- 195.9
Bedum West
995 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.8
- 205.9
Zandeweer
495 residents
Strongest: families 9.3
- 215.9
Adorp
600 residents
Strongest: safety 7.5
- 225.9
Buitengebied Bedum
435 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.0
- 235.7
Uithuizen Zuid - Oost
1,155 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.0
- 245.5
Uithuizermeeden Zuid
715 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 255.3
Leens
1,690 residents
Strongest: families 8.0
- 265.2
Uithuizen Centrum
1,805 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.8
- 275.2
Zoutkamp
1,215 residents
Strongest: amenities 7.3
- 285.1
Buitengebied Baflo
280 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.5
- 295.0
Uithuizen Zuid - West
910 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 304.9
Buitengebied Ulrum
255 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.3
- 314.8
Uithuizermeeden Noord
2,080 residents
Strongest: families 8.4
- 324.8
Warffum
2,070 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.0
- 334.6
Roodeschool
1,100 residents
Strongest: safety 9.6
- 344.2
Kantens
555 residents
Strongest: families 8.7
- 354.2
Buitengebied Kloosterburen
280 residents
Strongest: safety 7.8
- 364.2
Buitengebied Uithuizermeeden
765 residents
Strongest: safety 8.2
- 374.2
Uithuizen Noord
1,150 residents
Strongest: safety 7.0
- 383.7
Buitengebied Oude Land
255 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.0
- 393.7
Noordwolde
130 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 6.5
- 403.7
Buitengebied Uithuizen
445 residents
Strongest: safety 7.9
- 413.6
Buitengebied Warffum
185 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 7.0
- 423.6
Pieterburen
285 residents
Strongest: safety 8.2
- 433.5
Kloosterburen
580 residents
Strongest: families 7.4
- 443.4
Onderdendam
485 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.6
- 453.3
Buitengebied Kantens
515 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.7
- 463.2
Ulrum
1,310 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 7.3
- 473.1
Molenrij
125 residents
Strongest: safety 6.3
- 483.0
Buitengebied Usquert
115 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 7.7
- 493.0
Buitengebied Leens
335 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.7
- 502.8
Den Andel
380 residents
Strongest: safety 8.8
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the total grade: safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and how the area works out for families, each counting equally. The grade is the neighbourhood's national position on that mix, not the average of the separate grades.
Why is Winsum Noord - Oost at the top?
Winsum Noord - Oost scores a 9.7 on this list, with safety 9.7 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Het Hogeland that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics 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.