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Best amenities in Midden-Drenthe

7.0Number 1Beilen

The neighbourhood with the best amenities in Midden-Drenthe is Beilen (7.0), with the supermarket 0.8 km away and the GP 0.9 km. They are spread across Midden-Drenthe: 10 in the north, 5 in the west and 4 in the south. These are mostly small areas: 20 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. Of the 41 neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe with a grade for amenities, 1 reaches a 7.0 or higher. Midden-Drenthe as a whole comes out at a 5.2, 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, the supermarket is 1.7 km away — the national median is 1.0 km. On this page that ranges from 0.4 km in Hooghalen to 8.0 km in Nieuw-Balinge.

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The 10 neighbourhoods with the best amenities in Midden-Drenthe

Number 1

Beilen

9,345 residents

Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.9 km
7.0

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  1. 2

    Bovensmilde-Centrum

    2,800 residents

    Supermarket 0.7 km · GP 0.7 km

    6.6
  2. 3

    Lieving Makkum

    210 residents

    Supermarket 1.5 km · GP 1.9 km

    5.9
  3. 4

    Smilde-Centrum

    3,710 residents

    Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.9 km

    5.8
  4. 5

    Westerbork

    4,510 residents

    Supermarket 0.9 km · GP 1.0 km

    5.4
  6. 6

    Smilde-Zuid

    350 residents

    Supermarket 1.5 km · GP 1.5 km

    4.8
  7. 7

    Bovensmilde-Noord

    175 residents

    Supermarket 1.3 km · GP 2.0 km

    4.7
  8. 8

    Bovensmilde-Zuid

    170 residents

    Supermarket 1.5 km · GP 1.8 km

    4.7
  9. 9

    Hooghalen

    885 residents

    Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 7.3 km

    4.7
  10. 10

    Wijster

    770 residents

    Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 6.5 km

    4.6

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  1. 11

    Smilde-Noord

    290 residents

    Supermarket 1.5 km · GP 2.0 km

    4.4
  2. 12

    Hoogersmilde-Centrum

    905 residents

    Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 6.0 km

    4.3
  3. 13

    Verspreide huizen Beilen

    1,890 residents

    Supermarket 2.5 km · GP 2.8 km

    4.0
  4. 14

    Verspreide huizen Westerbork

    215 residents

    Supermarket 2.0 km · GP 2.2 km

    3.8
  5. 15

    Holthe

    130 residents

    Supermarket 2.9 km · GP 3.4 km

    3.8
  6. 16

    Spier

    180 residents

    Supermarket 3.8 km · GP 6.6 km

    3.6
  7. 17

    Zwiggelte

    270 residents

    Supermarket 3.4 km · GP 3.7 km

    3.5
  8. 18

    Verspreide huizen Bovensmilde

    210 residents

    Supermarket 2.5 km · GP 2.8 km

    3.4
  9. 19

    Hoogersmilde-Noord

    380 residents

    Supermarket 2.1 km · GP 3.7 km

    3.3
  10. 20

    Hoogersmilde-Zuid

    130 residents

    Supermarket 1.4 km · GP 6.9 km

    3.2
  11. 21

    Laaghalen

    115 residents

    Supermarket 1.4 km · GP 7.0 km

    3.1
  12. 22

    Verspreide huizen Smilde

    180 residents

    Supermarket 2.8 km · GP 3.0 km

    3.1
  13. 23

    Oranje

    110 residents

    Supermarket 4.1 km · GP 6.6 km

    3.1
  14. 24

    Hijken

    665 residents

    Supermarket 4.7 km · GP 4.9 km

    3.1
  15. 25

    Verspreide huizen Spier

    205 residents

    Supermarket 3.2 km · GP 7.7 km

    3.0
  16. 26

    Verspreide huizen Wijster

    330 residents

    Supermarket 2.1 km · GP 7.0 km

    2.9
  17. 27

    Verspreide huizen Hooghalen

    560 residents

    Supermarket 2.4 km · GP 6.5 km

    2.9
  18. 28

    Verspreide huizen Hoogersmilde

    315 residents

    Supermarket 2.2 km · GP 6.2 km

    2.9
  19. 29

    Elp

    340 residents

    Supermarket 4.5 km · GP 4.4 km

    2.7
  20. 30

    Verspreide huizen Hijken

    305 residents

    Supermarket 4.7 km · GP 5.7 km

    2.7
  21. 31

    Garminge

    105 residents

    Supermarket 4.3 km · GP 4.6 km

    2.6
  22. 32

    Verspreide huizen Zwiggelte

    195 residents

    Supermarket 4.8 km · GP 5.2 km

    2.6
  23. 33

    Verspreide huizen Nieuweroord

    120 residents

    Supermarket 5.4 km · GP 4.9 km

    2.6
  24. 34

    Verspreide huizen de Broekstreek

    170 residents

    Supermarket 5.7 km · GP 6.5 km

    2.6
  25. 35

    Verspreide huizen Orvelte

    140 residents

    Supermarket 4.8 km · GP 4.8 km

    2.5
  26. 36

    Verspreide huizen Drijber

    365 residents

    Supermarket 5.2 km · GP 8.1 km

    2.5
  27. 37

    Mantinge

    180 residents

    Supermarket 6.7 km · GP 7.0 km

    2.5
  28. 38

    Nieuw-Balinge

    820 residents

    Supermarket 8.0 km · GP 7.5 km

    2.5
  29. 39

    Verspreide huizen Nieuw-Balinge

    120 residents

    Supermarket 7.9 km · GP 7.7 km

    2.5
  30. 40

    Verspreide huizen Witteveen

    180 residents

    Supermarket 5.3 km · GP 5.8 km

    2.5
  31. 41

    Witteveen

    425 residents

    Supermarket 5.4 km · GP 6.2 km

    2.5

Frequently asked questions

How is this list ranked?

On distance to the supermarket, the GP, the train station, a restaurant, the hospital, the pub, the library and the motorway slip road. It says nothing about the quality of those amenities, only about how close they are.

Why is Beilen at the top?

Beilen scores a 7.0 on this list, with the supermarket 0.8 km away and the GP 0.9 km. 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.

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