The best neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
9.9Number 1Verspreide huizen ZuidhornThe 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.
As a municipality, Westerkwartier scores highest on safety (8.2) and lowest on wealth & income (5.1).
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The 10 best neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
Number 1
Verspreide huizen Zuidhorn
1,150 residents
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- 29.8
Briltil
460 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 39.7
Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek
2,620 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 49.4
Grijpskerk
2,460 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 59.1
Diepswal
685 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 69.1
Buitengebied ten noorden van Zevenhuizen
280 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.9
- 79.1
Oldehove
1,275 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 89.0
Niekerk
1,360 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 99.0
Oldekerk
970 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 108.8
Zuidhorn
7,355 residents
Strongest: safety 9.0
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- 118.8
Verspreide huizen Oldekerk
635 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 128.7
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Opende
1,065 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 138.0
Grootegast
3,355 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.7
- 147.8
Noordhorn
1,350 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 157.7
Opende-West
1,115 residents
Strongest: safety 9.3
- 167.7
Buitengebied ten oosten van Zevenhuizen
150 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.3
- 177.6
Aduard
2,075 residents
Strongest: safety 7.4
- 187.5
Verspreide huizen Grijpskerk
435 residents
Strongest: safety 8.9
- 197.4
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Sebaldeburen
240 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.0
- 207.3
Overige verspreide huizen
350 residents
Strongest: safety 9.0
- 217.2
Rodenburg en omgeving
4,140 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 227.2
De Wilp (gedeeltelijk)
1,310 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.4
- 237.2
Overige verspreide huizen
220 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 247.0
Marum
5,500 residents
Strongest: safety 8.9
- 256.8
Ezinge
650 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 266.8
Sebaldeburen
360 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.8
- 276.8
Boerakker
375 residents
Strongest: families 9.6
- 286.6
Doezum
735 residents
Strongest: families 9.0
- 296.5
Verspreide huizen ten noorden van Jonkersvaart
240 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 306.5
Bebouwde kom Oostwold
595 residents
Strongest: safety 8.4
- 316.4
Nienoordsrand
325 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.7
- 326.3
Buitengebied ten westen van Zevenhuizen
690 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.5
- 336.2
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast
310 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.1
- 346.2
Opende-Oost
270 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.6
- 356.2
Kommerzijl
510 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 366.0
Verspreide huizen ten noorden van de Wilp
230 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 375.9
Lutjegast
720 residents
Strongest: families 8.3
- 385.7
Verspreide huizen Aduard
515 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 395.7
Lucaswolde
190 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.0
- 405.6
Het Peebos
155 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 415.4
Nuis
640 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.1
- 425.2
Garnwerd
335 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.8
- 435.1
De Haspel
235 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.6
- 445.1
Bebouwde kom Tolbert
1,610 residents
Strongest: safety 7.4
- 455.1
Verspreide huizen Lutjegast
395 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 465.0
Bebouwde kom Zevenhuizen
1,375 residents
Strongest: families 7.8
- 475.0
Drostinnewijk
255 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.1
- 484.9
Jonkersvaart
240 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.1
- 494.9
Verspreide huizen Ezinge
340 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 504.7
Buitengebied Midwolde
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.