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neighbourhood in Leeuwarden

Grou

5,560 residents · postal code 9001 · Part of Grou e.o., Leeuwarden

  • no. 8,029 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 31 of 111 in Leeuwarden

Scores per pillar

Watersports shape the image of Grou, on the Frisian lakes, and its nature score reflects that: a 7.7. It is a village of mostly single-family homes (87 percent), but the population is ageing — over a quarter are past 65. Amenities (7.0) and safety (6.0) sit around or just above the middle. Housing is the weakest at 4.2, with values of €319,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.3 km
Hospital
13.8 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
20.5
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 319,000
Owner-occupied
64%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
20%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 11%25–45 20%45–65 29%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
39%
Residents per km²
1,859

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Grou calculated?

Grou scores 5.4 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 Grou a safe neighbourhood?

Grou scores 5.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.