Havelte, Westerveld
NeighbourhoodThis 1963 semi-detached house on Molenweg sits in a quiet village setting, with 125 m² of living space and a 295 m² plot. The asking price of €385,000 is notably lower than the neighbourhood average of €645,700, making it a keen option for buyers looking for value. For context, semi-detached houses in Westerveld vary widely in price.
Havelte is a small village with around 3,200 residents, where opinions differ sharply. One resident calls it a "lovely little village to live in, everyone knows everyone culture. School, shops and swimming pool within walking distance." Another describes a "quiet space nature" and a "nice neighbourhood with diverse ages." But a third paints a darker picture: "Petty working-class neighbourhood, full of gossip and intrigue... a very strange culture." Based on three reviews, the average score is 6.2 out of 10. The village has a mix of ages, with many older residents, and most homes are owner-occupied. For more on the area, see Havelte.
For your morning bread, Albert Heijn is just around the corner. The nearest primary school, OBS De Bosrank, is a couple of streets away. For secondary education, you'd need to travel further, the nearest is 8.9 km away. A restaurant and a park are both within a five-minute walk, and the village has a GP practice nearby. The municipality Westerveld covers a rural area with scattered facilities.
At the time of writing, this home is listed through several channels, including Zandbergen makelaardij | NVM.
Details of this home
Molenweg 8, Havelte
Satisfactory · 3 residents
Nice neighbourhood with diverse ages. Good atmosphere, quiet, next to nature. Really nice to live
Auto-translated to English by AIA lovely little village to live in, everyone knows everyone culture. School, shops and swimming pool within walking distance.
Auto-translated to English by AIPetty working-class neighbourhood, full of gossip and intrigue. Bullying culture. Excluding those who think differently. If you're an outsider, not 'working-class' enough, if your social position is very low, you're a target. Harsh, somewhat hateful culture. Two groups: the golf club elite and the Boer and Burger supporters. I belong to neither and therefore find no connection. I find the alcohol consumption and the frequent violence striking. Things that are overlooked. Their own customs, own rules, own laws. A self-contained community cut off from the rest of the country. They only respect rules if they can use them to muzzle people they don't like. And those rules never apply to them. A very strange culture. After 11 years, I still marvel at it every day. The municipality only stands up for its own kind. Very authoritarian, biased and corrupt. Corrupt: cronyism and conflicts of interest. Building one-sided dossiers against people they don't like. As for nature: everything is being demolished, for the past 10 years. The forests have been thinned out, stripped for financial gain. Facilities: without a car you're far from everything and the bus sometimes doesn't run at all. So you stand at the bus stop for an hour waiting for the next one. I sometimes think of Pommetje Horlepiep here.
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About Molenweg 8, Havelte
The asking price of €385,000 is 40% below the average asking price in Havelte (€645,700) and also below the median of €574,500. However, the home is smaller than average (125 m² vs 190 m²) and has an energy label D. Given that similar homes in the neighbourhood sell for around €541,000 on average, this price appears keen.
The home has energy label D. In Havelte, 25% of homes have label D or lower, while 50% have label A or better. Label D means moderate energy efficiency, so you can expect higher heating costs compared to a more efficient home.
Havelte has a mix of households: about a third have children, a third are couples without children, and a third are singles. There is a primary school within walking distance, but secondary schools are 8.9 km away. Some residents praise the community feel, while others mention a closed culture.
Albert Heijn is just 222 metres away for daily groceries. A restaurant and a park are within a five-minute walk. The nearest GP is 0.7 km away. For more extensive shopping or secondary schools, you would need to travel further.
The nearest train station is 9.5 km away, so a car is almost essential for longer journeys. Bus services exist but may be infrequent, one resident noted that "the bus sometimes doesn't run at all."
In the most recent data, there were 54 reported crimes in the neighbourhood. That is a relatively low number for a village of this size, though one resident mentioned experiencing a "bullying culture" and feeling unsafe.
6 homes in the neighbourhood Havelte
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