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neighbourhood in Leeuwarden

Zuiderburen

5,430 residents · postal code 8939 · Part of Hempens/Teerns & Zuiderburen, Leeuwarden

  • no. 482 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 4 of 111 in Leeuwarden

Scores per pillar

A 9.9 for safety and barely 15 crimes per thousand residents make Zuiderburen, near Leeuwarden, one of the safest neighbourhoods in the country. This post-2000 family district has 94 percent single-family homes and children in half of its households. Amenities are thin at 4.0: the GP is nearly 4 kilometres away. Property values are above average at €491,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.6 km
General practitioner
3.8 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
3.8 km
Childcare
1.2 km
Train station
5.1 km
Hospital
3.8 km
Restaurant
3.9 km
Café
3.8 km
Library
5.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.6
Violent crimes
0.4
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 491,000
Owner-occupied
87%
Single-family homes
94%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident
€ 39,000

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 15%25–45 18%45–65 34%65+ 14%
Average household size
2.7
Households with children
51%
Single-person households
16%
Residents per km²
1,681

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Zuiderburen calculated?

Zuiderburen scores 9.7 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 Zuiderburen a safe neighbourhood?

Zuiderburen scores 9.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.