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Ter Wisch

Ter Wisch has 2 neighbourhoods with 325 residents in total.

Bottom 6% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 8 of the 10 districts of Westerwolde

Short answer: Ter Wisch scores 2.9 as a district of Westerwolde, no. 8 of the 10 districts of Westerwolde. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Verspreide huizen te Laudermarke (3.2). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 325 residents in total.

Key figures for Ter Wisch

residents
325
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
22.7

How Ter Wisch 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
29.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
11.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
5.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 13 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
4.6 km
GP practice
4.8 km
Train station
21.7 km
Restaurant
3.1 km
Hospital
18.8 km
Café
5.0 km
Library
5.5 km
Motorway ramp
1.5 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
€ 418,462
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
18%
Low incomes
41%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
93%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
10%

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
14 inw/km²
Noise level
40 dB
Green surroundings
37%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
8
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.2 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
4.2 km
Households with children
33%
Childcare
4.2 km
Secondary school
5.1 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Westerwolde

Who lives here

Ter Wisch has strikingly few residents aged 25 to 45: 14%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4514%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6531%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+29%

    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

    2.5around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    22%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    33%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    14far 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 Ter Wisch, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Ter Wisch

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Verspreide huizen te Laudermarke3.2
  2. 2Verspreide huizen Ter Wisch2.7