The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Noardeast-Fryslân
9.5Number 1Verspreide huizen KollumerzwaagThe quietest neighbourhood in Noardeast-Fryslân is Verspreide huizen Kollumerzwaag (9.5), with 28 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Noardeast-Fryslân: 9 in the east, 7 in the centre and 7 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 22 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for population density is 84 times as high. Of the 64 neighbourhoods in Noardeast-Fryslân with a grade for quiet, 36 reach a 7.0 or higher. Noardeast-Fryslân as a whole comes out at a 6.9, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Noardeast-Fryslân lives, there are 1,677 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 9 in Verspreide huizen Holwerd to 3,347 in Dokkum Fonteinslanden.
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The 10 quietest neighbourhoods in Noardeast-Fryslân
Number 1
Verspreide huizen Kollumerzwaag
180 residents
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- 29.3
Verspreide huizen Westergeest
115 residents
13 residents per km² · 2% water
- 39.3
Verspreide huizen Oudwoude
190 residents
28 residents per km² · 4% water
- 49.2
Westergeest
515 residents
709 residents per km² · 8% water
- 59.2
Verspreide huizen Kollum
330 residents
28 residents per km² · 3% water
- 69.1
Triemen
330 residents
142 residents per km²
- 79.1
Oudwoude
640 residents
356 residents per km²
- 89.0
Verspreide huizen Kollumerpomp
135 residents
11 residents per km² · 1% water
- 99.0
Kollumerzwaag
2,800 residents
583 residents per km²
- 108.9
Verspreide huizen Ee
230 residents
18 residents per km² · 1% water
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- 118.8
Bornwird
100 residents
25 residents per km² · 2% water
- 128.7
Aalsum
110 residents
26 residents per km² · 1% water
- 138.6
Reitsum
130 residents
47 residents per km²
- 148.6
Raard
215 residents
67 residents per km² · 2% water
- 158.6
Munnekezijl
400 residents
912 residents per km² · 6% water
- 168.5
Verspreide huizen Anjum
180 residents
10 residents per km² · 4% water
- 178.5
Verspreide huizen Hallum
365 residents
13 residents per km²
- 188.4
Verspreide huizen Birdaard
115 residents
20 residents per km² · 1% water
- 198.3
Wanswerd
125 residents
506 residents per km² · 4% water
- 208.2
De Trije Terpen
780 residents
630 residents per km² · 9% water
- 218.2
Verspreide huizen Hantumhuizen
110 residents
24 residents per km²
- 228.1
Kollum
5,490 residents
1,967 residents per km² · 5% water
- 238.1
Verspreide huizen Blija
230 residents
19 residents per km²
- 248.0
Verspreide huizen Marrum-Westernijkerk
205 residents
18 residents per km²
- 258.0
Birdaard
1,035 residents
1,515 residents per km² · 9% water
- 267.8
Verspreide huizen Ferwerd
175 residents
10 residents per km²
- 277.7
Dokkum Jantjeszeepolder
1,165 residents
1,247 residents per km² · 8% water
- 287.7
Verspreide huizen Holwerd
160 residents
9 residents per km²
- 297.6
Dokkum De Woudhorne
445 residents
752 residents per km² · 6% water
- 307.4
Dokkum Weeshuislanden
1,235 residents
2,039 residents per km² · 2% water
- 317.4
Burum
540 residents
678 residents per km²
- 327.4
Engwierum
460 residents
313 residents per km² · 4% water
- 337.3
Kollumerpomp
315 residents
328 residents per km²
- 347.2
Verspreide huizen Oosternijkerk
105 residents
18 residents per km²
- 357.0
Dokkum Fugellan
2,445 residents
2,868 residents per km² · 6% water
- 367.0
Verspreide huizen Ternaard
260 residents
27 residents per km²
- 376.8
Oostrum
120 residents
551 residents per km²
- 386.8
Morra
175 residents
1,372 residents per km²
- 396.6
Zwagerbosch
550 residents
1,881 residents per km²
- 406.6
Dokkum Kooilanden
1,375 residents
1,444 residents per km² · 5% water
- 416.5
Dokkum Noord
1,070 residents
1,200 residents per km² · 3% water
- 426.3
Warfstermolen
125 residents
172 residents per km²
- 436.2
Wierum
285 residents
1,186 residents per km² · 4% water
- 446.2
Hantumhuizen
110 residents
617 residents per km²
- 456.1
Dokkum Fonteinslanden
1,795 residents
3,347 residents per km² · 4% water
- 466.1
Hantum
295 residents
2,250 residents per km²
- 476.0
Hallum
2,280 residents
2,493 residents per km² · 3% water
- 485.8
Metslawier
830 residents
2,034 residents per km²
- 495.7
Moddergat
210 residents
1,190 residents per km²
- 505.7
Ferwerd
1,645 residents
1,939 residents per km²
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Verspreide huizen Kollumerzwaag at the top?
Verspreide huizen Kollumerzwaag scores a 9.5 on this list, with 28 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Noardeast-Fryslân that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.