Buying a home in Buurtschap Look, Holten.
Look is a quiet cluster of farms and homes on Holten's eastern edge, where you'll find solid detached houses with land and genuine farming neighbours. The pace here is genuinely slow—think open fields, farm gates, and the kind of silence that takes adjusting to if you're used to town noise. You're close enough to reach Holten's amenities and schools in ten minutes, but you've bought yourself real countryside living, not a bedroom suburb. This is the place if you want space around you and don't mind that the nearest café isn't next door.
Start free trialWhat to consider when buying in Buurtschap Look
Pros:
- Close to Holten railway station (direct trains to Zutphen, Arnhem, and Enschede); ten-minute walk from the buurtschap
- Surrounded by the Salland landscape: cycling routes through farmland and forests, Holterberg hill nearby for walks
- Quiet, scattered settlement—no traffic noise or apartment blocks; mostly detached houses and small farmsteads
- Affordable compared to Dutch cities; rural property prices reflect the location
Cons:
- No supermarket, café, or services in Look itself; everything requires a car or 10+ minute cycle to central Holten
- Extremely limited nightlife or social venues; nearest restaurant options are 3+ km away
- Car-dependent for daily errands despite the station proximity
- Winter isolation: narrow country roads, minimal street lighting, limited winter maintenance
- School options limited; primary school requires transport to Holten or Rijssen
Living environment
More registered crimes than most neighborhoods in Rijssen-Holten
- Per 1,000 residents (12 mo)
- 56.85
- Total registered (12 mo)
- 139
- Residential burglary
- 1
- Theft
- 8
- Violence and threats
- 7
- Vandalism and public order
- 18
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 Holten
Choose homes in Holten that fit your needs and compare listings on practical points such as living area, layout and condition. You can also look at recent sales of similar homes to put a recorded price in context, remembering that a median sale price describes those recorded sales, not every home.
Asking prices and sale prices in Holten
Check the asking price against recent sales of similar homes in Holten, considering features such as location, size and condition. The area's median is only a reference for recorded sales, not the value of this particular home.
The wider housing market in Holten
Buying a home in Holten? The median sale price was around € 465,000 in the previous full quarter. As a buyer, compare a home’s living area and condition with recent sales of similar homes.
Updated: September 2026
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