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neighbourhood in Achtkarspelen

Harkema

4,030 residents · postal code 9281 · Part of Zuid, Achtkarspelen

  • no. 7,832 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 24 in Achtkarspelen

Scores per pillar

Harkema, a Frisian village in Achtkarspelen, owes its total of 5.5 mainly to safety: a 9.8, on twelve crimes per 1,000 people present. The social grade (3.1) and housing (4.3) fall well below. Nine in ten homes are single-family and four in ten households have children. The average home value is modest at €293,000.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
3.6 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
10.7 km
Hospital
11.7 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
3.1 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
12.5
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 293,000
Owner-occupied
64%
Single-family homes
90%
Built after 2000
12%
Income per resident
€ 26,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 13%25–45 23%45–65 28%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
30%
Residents per km²
1,621

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Harkema calculated?

Harkema scores 5.5 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Harkema a safe neighbourhood?

Harkema scores 9.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.