Buying a home in Buitengebied Andel, Andel.
You're looking at farmland and scattered homes around Andel, deep in the Altena countryside where space and quiet are the actual currency. These aren't village properties, but rather properties with land, pasture, or woodland attached, and your neighbors are often farmers or people who specifically chose to live outside. The main road to Loon op Zand keeps you connected, but you're genuinely remote here. If you need open sky and a real garden, this is it.
Start free trialWhat to consider when buying in Buitengebied Andel
Pros:
- Direct access to the Maas river for water sports and walking; the dike path is your front yard
- Empty land and quiet; you're genuinely outside town, not suburb-adjacent
- Affordable compared to anywhere within 20 km of Rotterdam or Dordrecht
- Small village life means you recognize faces, low crime
Cons:
- No local shops or services; Andel center is a five-minute drive, everything else requires a car
- Train station is 8 km away (Werkendam); you're not getting to Rotterdam Central in under an hour
- Flooding risk is real; this area has dike maintenance issues and storm surge vulnerability that insurance and mortgage lenders take seriously
- Social infrastructure is skeletal; no secondary schools, limited healthcare within the village itself
Living environment
In line with other neighborhoods in Altena
- Per 1,000 residents (12 mo)
- 18.94
- Total registered (12 mo)
- 52
- Residential burglary
- 3
- Theft
- 4
- Violence and threats
- 6
- Vandalism and public order
- 13
Indicative, based on registered crimes (police/CBS) over the past twelve months. This is not an official safety rating.
Source: Police/CBS· Figures through August 2026
Finding a home in Andel
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Asking prices and sale prices in Andel
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The wider housing market in Andel
Buying a home in Andel? The median sale price in the previous quarter was around € 567,000. As you compare homes, look at characteristics such as living area and condition alongside similar homes.
Updated: September 2026