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Swier

325 residents · postal code 6363 · Part of Wijnandsrade, Beekdaelen

  • no. 5,742 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 14 of 28 in Beekdaelen
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Scores per pillar

Home to 325 residents, Swier is a rural area in Beekdaelen. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 6.7. The profile is pronounced: socio-economic position scores 8.2, while amenities lags at 4.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.3 km
General practitioner
2.4 km
Primary school
1.5 km
Secondary school
3.6 km
Childcare
1.3 km
Train station
2.3 km
Hospital
8.3 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
1.4 km
Library
2.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
28.1
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 416,000
Owner-occupied
84%
Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 11%25–45 21%45–65 34%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
74

Nearby neighbourhoods

Weustenrade

Voerendaal

6.4

Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid

Heerlen

2.9

Terschuren

Heerlen

3.4

Nieuw Lotbroek-Noord

Heerlen

3.8

Wijnandsrade

Beekdaelen

6.8

Nuth

Beekdaelen

5.0

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Verspreide huizen Den Velde

Hardenberg

6.7

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Nunspeet

6.7

Bedrijventerrein Veen

Altena

6.7

Beethovengaarde en Lisztgaarde

Oss

6.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Swier calculated?

Swier scores 6.7 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 Swier a safe neighbourhood?

Swier scores 7.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.