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Joure, Blaauwhof

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

Top 32% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Blaauwhof, in the Frisian town of Joure, couples strong amenities — an 8.1, with shop and school around the corner — to a strikingly low wealth & income score of 3.1. 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 7.6, 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.

  • no. 4,165 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 14 of 68 in De Fryske Marren

How Joure, Blaauwhof scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
16.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
6.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 45 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.5 km
GP practice
0.9 km
Train station
9.8 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
0.9 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
0.7 km
Motorway ramp
1.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 277,000
Welfare recipients
34.3 per 1,000
High incomes
12%
Low incomes
43%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
46%
Social housing
50%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
75%
Built after 2000
20%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
2,671 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
54%
Trees nearby
12%
Water share
2%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
1,247
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.5 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.4 km
Households with children
29%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Joure, Blaauwhof looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6524%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+27%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    46%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    29%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,671more densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Joure, Blaauwhof calculated?

Joure, Blaauwhof scores 7.6 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Joure, Blaauwhof lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Joure, Blaauwhof a safe neighbourhood?

Joure, Blaauwhof scores 7.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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