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neighbourhood in Westerveld

Havelte

3,190 residents · postal code 7971 · Part of Havelte, Westerveld

  • no. 6,444 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 14 of 42 in Westerveld

Scores per pillar

Havelte is a rural Drenthe village with plenty of greenery — a 7.4 for nature — and a safe character: an 8.3 with barely 15 crimes per 1,000 people present. The population has aged, with a third over 65. Amenities and housing stay mid-table at 5.6 and 5.0, and the station is almost ten kilometres away. At €383,000, home values sit below the national median of €422,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
8.9 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
9.5 km
Hospital
9.7 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
2.8 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.8
Violent crimes
0.4
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 383,000
Owner-occupied
69%
Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
12%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 16%45–65 26%65+ 34%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
992

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Havelte calculated?

Havelte scores 6.3 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 Havelte a safe neighbourhood?

Havelte scores 8.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.