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Sellingerbeetse

Sellingerbeetse has 4 neighbourhoods with 750 residents in total.

Bottom 3% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 9 of the 10 districts of Westerwolde

Short answer: Sellingerbeetse scores 2.7 as a district of Westerwolde, no. 9 of the 10 districts of Westerwolde. Its strongest neighbourhood is Verspreide huizen tussen Harpel en Sellingerbeetse (3.0), the worst Jipsingboertange (2.5). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 750 residents in total.

Key figures for Sellingerbeetse

residents
750
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
34

How Sellingerbeetse scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
28.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.2 per 1,000
Property crime
10.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 26 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
4.5 km
GP practice
5.1 km
Train station
22.8 km
Restaurant
2.5 km
Hospital
16.0 km
Café
6.4 km
Library
7.2 km
Motorway ramp
2.9 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Westerwolde

The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 383,073
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
41%
Vacancy
7%
Owner-occupied
90%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
98%
Built after 2000
9%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Westerwolde

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
116 inw/km²
Noise level
45 dB
Green surroundings
41%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
3%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
32
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.1 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Westerwolde

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
4.0 km
Households with children
30%
Childcare
4.0 km
Secondary school
9.7 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Westerwolde

Who lives here

The age profile of Sellingerbeetse looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4519%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6531%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+27%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    29%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    116far less densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Sellingerbeetse, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Sellingerbeetse

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Sellingerbeetse.

Neighbourhoods in Sellingerbeetse

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Verspreide huizen tussen Harpel en Sellingerbeetse3.0
  2. 2Harpel2.7
  3. 3Sellingerbeetse2.6
  4. 4Jipsingboertange2.5