neighbourhood in De Fryske Marren
Joure, Westermeer
2,330 residents · postal code 8501 · Part of Joure, De Fryske Marren
Westermeer, on the edge of the Frisian town of Joure, is a safe neighbourhood: an 7.9, with just 13.2 crimes per 1,000 people present, well below the national middle. The homes are almost all single-family — 96 percent — but predate 2000, and the average value stays modest at €302,000. That weighs on the wealth score, which reaches only 3.9, the weakest pillar. A quarter of residents are 65 or older.
- no. 5,193 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 24 of 68 in De Fryske Marren
How Joure, Westermeer 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.
In 2025, 28 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Joure, Westermeer 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%
- 45–6525%
NL median 28%
- 65+25%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
32% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,658 — far more 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, Westermeer calculated?
Joure, Westermeer scores 7.0 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, Westermeer 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, Westermeer a safe neighbourhood?
Joure, Westermeer scores 7.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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