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neighbourhood in Dantumadiel

De Westereen

5,115 residents · postal code 9271 · Part of Zuid, Dantumadiel

  • no. 8,951 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 9 of 16 in Dantumadiel

Scores per pillar

Spacious and green, De Westereen lies in Friesland: barely 1,300 residents per square kilometre and a nature score of 7.4. This village in Dantumadiel is safe (9.0), with just over 17 crimes per thousand present. Social cohesion, however, trails far behind at 3.0, and housing at 4.2. Homes are cheap — an average €287,000 — and 85 percent single-family, with ownership and renting roughly evenly split.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
8.9 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.2 km
Hospital
21.5 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.3
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 287,000
Owner-occupied
51%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
17%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 11%25–45 22%45–65 27%65+ 25%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
35%
Residents per km²
1,329

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Westereen calculated?

De Westereen scores 4.9 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 De Westereen a safe neighbourhood?

De Westereen scores 9.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.