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Joure, Sewei/De Ekers

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

Bottom 36% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 80 residents, Joure, Sewei/De Ekers is a rural area in De Fryske Marren. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 5.2 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 7.0, while wealth and income lags at 3.1.

  • no. 8,433 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 43 of 68 in De Fryske Marren

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

How Joure, Sewei/De Ekers 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
20.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
11.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 12 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
0.9 km
GP practice
1.9 km
Train station
8.5 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Hospital
1.9 km
Café
2.1 km
Library
1.7 km
Motorway ramp
1.0 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
€ 309,000
Vacancy
17%
Owner-occupied
56%
Social housing
19%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
86%
Built after 2000
22%

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
61 inw/km²
Noise level
58 dB
Green surroundings
59%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
7%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
398
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.

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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
1.4 km
Households with children
42%
Childcare
1.4 km
Secondary school
3.1 km
Residents under 15
10%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Joure, Sewei/De Ekers has strikingly many residents aged 45 to 65: 38%, against 28% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1510%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4517%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6538%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    30%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    42%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    61far less 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, Sewei/De Ekers calculated?

Joure, Sewei/De Ekers scores 5.2 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, Sewei/De Ekers 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, Sewei/De Ekers a safe neighbourhood?

Joure, Sewei/De Ekers scores 8.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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