neighbourhood in De Fryske Marren
Balk
4,460 residents · postal code 8561 · Part of Balk, De Fryske Marren
- no. 7,754 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 41 of 68 in De Fryske Marren
Scores per pillar
Space is the calling card here: at 1,332 residents per square kilometre and an 8.2 for nature, Balk breathes the Frisian lake district. Amenities (7.5) and safety (7.3) both sit above par, but the social score stays thin at 3.8. Just over half the homes are owner-occupied and the housing is largely low-rise. Anyone after a train first drives a good fifteen kilometres.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Balk calculated?
Balk 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 Balk a safe neighbourhood?
Balk scores 7.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.