Lemele

Lemele is one of 11 districts in Ommen, with 1,560 residents and 550 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €489,000 is 14% above the municipal average. On average 60% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 017507 · 3 neighbourhoods · 46 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,560residents1 January 2025

€489,000average WOZ home valueOmmen: €428,000

60%green within 500 mOmmen: 48%

9services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Lemele in OmmenPostcodes in Lemele highlighted; the rest of Ommen in grey

Neighbourhoods of Lemele.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 46 neighbourhoods in Ommen.

Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Kern Lemele	1,005	€451k	84%	94%	21%	43%	21
Buurtschap Lemele	465	€542k	90%	91%	24%	67%	4
Buurtschap Archem	85	€562k	66%	100%	29%	76%	6

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Lemele is €489,000, against €428,000 in Ommen.

550homes1 newly built in 2025

93%single-family houses7% flats and apartments

85%owner-occupied6% housing association

10%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied

1,130 m³gas per home per yearOmmen: 980 m³

3,620 kWhelectricity per home per yearOmmen: 3,060 kWh

9%homes off the gas gridOmmen: 7%

57%homes with solar panelsOmmen: 54%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Lemele compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

35%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyOmmen: 33%

26%in the top 20% nationallyOmmen: 22%

5.3%of residents live below the poverty lineOmmen: 2.2%

€314,000median household wealthOmmen: €268,000

76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workOmmen: 75.0%

26%with a university or higher professional degreeOmmen: 26%

16.0%of workers are self-employedOmmen: 19.0%

1.3cars per householdOmmen: 1.2

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 16 crimes in Lemele in 2025, 30% fewer than in 2024. That is 10.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 23.5 across Ommen.

Assault3

Burglary of homes2

Vandalism and criminal damage1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Lemele, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice5.9 km

Large supermarket5.4 km

Day nursery1.0 km

Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.1

Primary pupils living here120

Secondary pupils living here80

Business premises185

Residents per km²72

Land area2,174 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

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