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neighbourhood in De Fryske Marren

Joure, Woudfennen

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

Top 35% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 90 residents, Joure, Woudfennen is a rural area in De Fryske Marren. On the national yardstick its total score is 7.4. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 8.5, while amenities lags at 4.6. For families it stands at 6.9.

  • no. 4,573 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 21 of 68 in De Fryske Marren

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

How Joure, Woudfennen 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
25.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
10.5 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.2 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
1.8 km
GP practice
2.3 km
Train station
10.9 km
Restaurant
1.7 km
Hospital
2.3 km
Café
1.8 km
Library
2.2 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in De Fryske Marren

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
€ 516,000
Vacancy
12%
Owner-occupied
79%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
50%

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
32 inw/km²
Noise level
51 dB
Green surroundings
61%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
23%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
352
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.3 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
1.7 km
Households with children
51%
Childcare
1.1 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Joure, Woudfennen has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 15%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2515%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6531%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+16%

    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

    2.7larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    51%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    32far 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, Woudfennen calculated?

Joure, Woudfennen scores 7.4 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, Woudfennen 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, Woudfennen a safe neighbourhood?

Joure, Woudfennen scores 6.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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