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neighbourhood in Twenterand

Westerhaar-West

2,195 residents · postal code 7676 · Part of Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, Twenterand

  • no. 10,643 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 26 of 27 in Twenterand

Scores per pillar

Westerhaar-West belongs to Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, an old peat colony in Twenterand. The village lives spaciously — 93 percent single-family homes — and safely enough (6.5, with 17 crimes per 1,000 people present, under the median). Socio-economically the area stays vulnerable at 3.0 and the €288k average value sits far below the middle. Four in ten households have children. Overall: 3.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
4.8 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
4.4 km
Hospital
0.8 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.0
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 288,000
Owner-occupied
48%
Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
13%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 12%25–45 25%45–65 27%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
41%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
2,275

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westerhaar-West calculated?

Westerhaar-West scores 3.9 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 Westerhaar-West a safe neighbourhood?

Westerhaar-West scores 6.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.