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neighbourhood in Hoogeveen

Wolfsbos

4,255 residents · postal code 7905 · Part of Hoogeveen, Hoogeveen

  • no. 11,245 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 34 of 47 in Hoogeveen

Scores per pillar

Wolfsbos in Hoogeveen scores respectably on safety (7.0) and amenities (7.8), but sinks on housing (3.1) and social life (2.9). The total stays at 3.6. With an average home value of €216,000, housing is cheap, and income per resident is low. The neighbourhood is mixed in make-up: slightly more owned than rented, and both families and single people.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
3.6 km
Hospital
4.2 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
2.5 km
Library
2.7 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
30.6
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 216,000
Owner-occupied
55%
Single-family homes
64%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident
€ 26,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 13%25–45 24%45–65 24%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
41%
Residents per km²
4,484

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wolfsbos calculated?

Wolfsbos scores 3.5 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Wolfsbos a safe neighbourhood?

Wolfsbos scores 6.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.