neighbourhood in Heerenveen
De Akkers
2,485 residents · postal code 8443 · Part of Heerenveen, Heerenveen
- no. 11,633 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 27 of 30 in Heerenveen
Scores per pillar
De Akkers is an ageing rental quarter of Heerenveen: a third of residents are over 65, almost half of households single-person and only 36 per cent of homes owned. Amenities score 8.9, but safety (3.5), housing (3.3) and social cohesion (3.1) sit near the bottom, and the total comes to 3.3. At 23 crimes per 1,000 people present, crime runs just below the median. Property, at 278,000 euro, stays well under the national middle.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for De Akkers calculated?
De Akkers scores 3.3 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 De Akkers a safe neighbourhood?
De Akkers scores 3.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.