neighbourhood in Heerenveen

Noord

3,945 residents · postal code 8441 · Part of Heerenveen, Heerenveen

Bottom 43% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Quiet & nature at a 6.9 while the noise level is a good six decibels above the national median — that looks wrong, but it is a matter of addition. The low building density, the ample greenery and the open water nearby together outweigh the noise.

Wealth & income is the weak point of Noord at a 3.7, and there everything does point the same way: property values far below the national median, few households on a high income, many on a low one, a social assistance rate several times the national figure and even vacancy above average.

The 5.7 for safety comes from theft; violence and vandalism are below the national median. The station is within walking distance, the GP decidedly not — almost two kilometres.

no. 7,494 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 19 of 30 in Heerenveen

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Is Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Noord comes out at 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

27.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

12.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 157 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

1.3 km

GP practice

1.8 km

Train station

0.8 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

0.7 km

Café

1.0 km

Library

1.6 km

Motorway ramp

1.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 295,000

Welfare recipients

20.3 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

39%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

53%

Social housing

26%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

65%

Built after 2000

19%

Tick = Dutch median

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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

1,338 inw/km²

Noise level

58 dB

Green surroundings

58%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,552

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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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.6 km

Households with children

28%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

0.6 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4526%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
46% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
28% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,338 — far 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

Is Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Noord comes out at 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Noord?

In Noord the police recorded 157 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (28 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Noord calculated?

Noord scores 5.7 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Noord lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.