The best neighbourhoods in Súdwest-Fryslân
9.9Number 1LoëngaThe best neighbourhood in Súdwest-Fryslân is Loënga (9.9), with wealth & income 9.9 as its strongest side. They are spread across Súdwest-Fryslân: 8 in the east, 6 in the centre and 4 in the north. These are mostly small areas: 13 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. Of the 107 neighbourhoods in Súdwest-Fryslân with a total grade, 18 reach a 7.0 or higher. Súdwest-Fryslân as a whole comes out at a 6.0, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
As a municipality, Súdwest-Fryslân scores highest on quiet & nature (7.2) and lowest on wealth & income (4.4).
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The 10 best neighbourhoods in Súdwest-Fryslân
Number 1
Loënga
760 residents
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- 29.6
Zwetteplan
2,220 residents
Strongest: safety 8.9
- 39.2
Oud IJlst
525 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.9
- 49.1
De Domp
2,380 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 59.1
Duinterpen
4,310 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 68.4
Koudum
2,605 residents
Strongest: safety 8.8
- 78.4
De Rat-Cloosterkamp
985 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.1
- 88.4
Raerd
645 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 98.2
Woudsend
1,345 residents
Strongest: safety 10.0
- 108.1
IJsbrechtum
650 residents
Strongest: families 8.5
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- 118.1
Verspreide huizen Heeg
305 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 128.0
Witmarsum
1,640 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 137.9
Noordoosthoek
1,675 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.9
- 147.8
Boazum
325 residents
Strongest: families 8.8
- 157.5
Nijezijl-Roodhem
1,290 residents
Strongest: safety 9.6
- 167.4
Reahûs
200 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 177.1
Bomenbuurt
565 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.7
- 187.0
Verspreide huizen Bolsward
170 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.2
- 196.9
Heeg
2,060 residents
Strongest: safety 8.4
- 206.8
Easterein
785 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 216.6
Workum
4,295 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.1
- 226.6
Hemdijk
1,230 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.4
- 236.5
Wommels
2,235 residents
Strongest: amenities 7.6
- 246.5
Verspreide huizen Wommels
185 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.9
- 256.4
Verspreide huizen Workum
380 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.8
- 266.4
Verspreide huizen Nijland
225 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.7
- 276.4
Blauwhuis
590 residents
Strongest: families 9.0
- 286.4
Tjerkwerd
280 residents
Strongest: families 9.3
- 296.4
Makkum
3,095 residents
Strongest: safety 9.3
- 306.4
Verspreide huizen Arum
175 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.5
- 316.3
Verspreide huizen Makkum
160 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.0
- 326.2
Omgeving Leeuwarderweg en bungalowpark
775 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 336.2
Easterwierrum
325 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.9
- 346.1
Stavoren
880 residents
Strongest: safety 9.6
- 356.0
Verspreide huizen Witmarsum
175 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.6
- 366.0
Gauw
320 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.7
- 376.0
Verspreide huizen-Oosthem
165 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.6
- 386.0
Verspreide huizen IJlst
110 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.5
- 396.0
Sibrandabuorren
325 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.4
- 405.8
Verspreide huizen Tjerkwerd
155 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.0
- 415.8
Bolsward-Noordoost
3,815 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 7.9
- 425.8
Nijland
745 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 435.8
Scharnegoutum
1,420 residents
Strongest: safety 7.1
- 445.7
Heidenschap
325 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 455.7
Arum
865 residents
Strongest: safety 8.6
- 465.7
Verspreide huizen Scharnegoutum
140 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.9
- 475.6
Verspreide huizen Easterein
105 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 485.6
Oudega
610 residents
Strongest: safety 8.8
- 495.5
Verspreide huizen Parrega
160 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.0
- 505.5
Offingawier
230 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the total grade: safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and how the area works out for families, each counting equally. The grade is the neighbourhood's national position on that mix, not the average of the separate grades.
Why is Loënga at the top?
Loënga scores a 9.9 on this list, with wealth & income 9.9 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Súdwest-Fryslân that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics 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.