The best neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
The best neighbourhood in Westerkwartier is Verspreide huizen Zuidhorn (9.9), with safety 9.7 as its strongest side. They are spread across Westerkwartier: 9 in the north, 6 in the south and 5 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,115 residents. Of the 71 neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier with a total grade, 24 reach a 7.0 or higher. Westerkwartier as a whole comes out at a 7.0, 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.
- 19.9
Verspreide huizen Zuidhorn
Westerkwartier · 1,150 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 29.8
Briltil
Westerkwartier · 460 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 39.7
Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek
Westerkwartier · 2,620 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 49.4
Grijpskerk
Westerkwartier · 2,460 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 59.1
Diepswal
Westerkwartier · 685 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 69.1
Buitengebied ten noorden van Zevenhuizen
Westerkwartier · 280 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.9
- 79.1
Oldehove
Westerkwartier · 1,275 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 89.0
Niekerk
Westerkwartier · 1,360 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 99.0
Oldekerk
Westerkwartier · 970 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 108.8
Zuidhorn
Westerkwartier · 7,355 residents
Strongest: safety 9.0
- 118.8
Verspreide huizen Oldekerk
Westerkwartier · 635 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 128.7
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Opende
Westerkwartier · 1,065 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 138.0
Grootegast
Westerkwartier · 3,355 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.7
- 147.8
Noordhorn
Westerkwartier · 1,350 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 157.7
Opende-West
Westerkwartier · 1,115 residents
Strongest: safety 9.3
- 167.7
Buitengebied ten oosten van Zevenhuizen
Westerkwartier · 150 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.3
- 177.6
Aduard
Westerkwartier · 2,075 residents
Strongest: safety 7.4
- 187.5
Verspreide huizen Grijpskerk
Westerkwartier · 435 residents
Strongest: safety 8.9
- 197.4
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Sebaldeburen
Westerkwartier · 240 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.0
- 207.3
Overige verspreide huizen
Westerkwartier · 350 residents
Strongest: safety 9.0
- 217.2
Rodenburg en omgeving
Westerkwartier · 4,140 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 227.2
De Wilp (gedeeltelijk)
Westerkwartier · 1,310 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.4
- 237.2
Overige verspreide huizen
Westerkwartier · 220 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 247.0
Marum
Westerkwartier · 5,500 residents
Strongest: safety 8.9
- 256.8
Ezinge
Westerkwartier · 650 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 266.8
Sebaldeburen
Westerkwartier · 360 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.8
- 276.8
Boerakker
Westerkwartier · 375 residents
Strongest: families 9.6
- 286.6
Doezum
Westerkwartier · 735 residents
Strongest: families 9.0
- 296.5
Verspreide huizen ten noorden van Jonkersvaart
Westerkwartier · 240 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 306.5
Bebouwde kom Oostwold
Westerkwartier · 595 residents
Strongest: safety 8.4
- 316.4
Nienoordsrand
Westerkwartier · 325 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.7
- 326.3
Buitengebied ten westen van Zevenhuizen
Westerkwartier · 690 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.5
- 336.2
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast
Westerkwartier · 310 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.1
- 346.2
Opende-Oost
Westerkwartier · 270 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.6
- 356.2
Kommerzijl
Westerkwartier · 510 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 366.0
Verspreide huizen ten noorden van de Wilp
Westerkwartier · 230 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 375.9
Lutjegast
Westerkwartier · 720 residents
Strongest: families 8.3
- 385.7
Verspreide huizen Aduard
Westerkwartier · 515 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 395.7
Lucaswolde
Westerkwartier · 190 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.0
- 405.6
Het Peebos
Westerkwartier · 155 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 415.4
Nuis
Westerkwartier · 640 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.1
- 425.2
Garnwerd
Westerkwartier · 335 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.8
- 435.1
De Haspel
Westerkwartier · 235 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.6
- 445.1
Bebouwde kom Tolbert
Westerkwartier · 1,610 residents
Strongest: safety 7.4
- 455.1
Verspreide huizen Lutjegast
Westerkwartier · 395 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 465.0
Bebouwde kom Zevenhuizen
Westerkwartier · 1,375 residents
Strongest: families 7.8
- 475.0
Drostinnewijk
Westerkwartier · 255 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.1
- 484.9
Jonkersvaart
Westerkwartier · 240 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.1
- 494.9
Verspreide huizen Ezinge
Westerkwartier · 340 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 504.7
Buitengebied Midwolde
Westerkwartier · 260 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.9
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 Verspreide huizen Zuidhorn at the top?
Verspreide huizen Zuidhorn scores a 9.9 on this list, with safety 9.7 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Westerkwartier 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.