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neighbourhood in De Fryske Marren

Joure, Blaauwhof

2,335 residents · postal code 8501 · Part of Joure, De Fryske Marren

  • no. 9,854 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 54 of 68 in De Fryske Marren

Scores per pillar

Blaauwhof, in the Frisian town of Joure, couples strong amenities — an 8.5, with shop and school around the corner — to a strikingly low housing score of 3.2. The average home value, at €277,000, is among the lowest in this set, and the population is ageing: 27 percent are 65 or older. Safety holds up at 6.8, helped by 16.8 crimes per 1,000 people present, below the national middle. There is no station nearby; the closest is almost ten kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
9.8 km
Hospital
0.9 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.8
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 277,000
Owner-occupied
46%
Single-family homes
75%
Built after 2000
20%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 10%25–45 24%45–65 24%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
46%
Residents per km²
2,671

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Joure, Blaauwhof calculated?

Joure, Blaauwhof scores 4.3 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 Joure, Blaauwhof a safe neighbourhood?

Joure, Blaauwhof scores 6.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.