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Camminghaburen-Midden

3,615 residents · postal code 8925 · Part of Camminghaburen e.o., Leeuwarden

Bottom 35% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Camminghaburen-Midden in Leeuwarden is an ordinary residential area where figures stay low around the national middle: wealth & income 3.9 and an overall grade of 3.9. Amenities rank highest at 6.6. Nearly three in ten residents are 65 or older. Homes average 275,000 euro, with just over 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people.

  • no. 8,564 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 36 of 111 in Leeuwarden

How Camminghaburen-Midden 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
22.3 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.9 per 1,000
Property crime
9.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 95 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
0.9 km
Train station
2.5 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
4.6 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
3.9 km
Motorway ramp
1.9 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
€ 275,000
Welfare recipients
22.1 per 1,000
High incomes
13%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
58%
Social housing
20%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
71%
Built after 2000
0%

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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
5,713 inw/km²
Noise level
48 dB
Green surroundings
37%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
6%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,469
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.4 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
0.7 km
Households with children
30%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Camminghaburen-Midden has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4523%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+29%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    39%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    30%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,713far 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 Camminghaburen-Midden calculated?

Camminghaburen-Midden scores 5.1 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 Camminghaburen-Midden 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 Camminghaburen-Midden a safe neighbourhood?

Camminghaburen-Midden scores 6.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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