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neighbourhood in Smallingerland

De Swetten west

1,980 residents · postal code 9201 · Part of De Swetten, Smallingerland

  • no. 13,034 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 48 of 59 in Smallingerland

Scores per pillar

Amenities

CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.

Social & income

CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.

De Swetten west in Drachten ranks among the country's lowest-scoring neighbourhoods, with an overall grade of 2.5. Housing likewise stays at 2.5 and, at €209,000, home values are among the lowest around. It is mostly rented — 39 percent owned — though more than eight in ten homes are single-family. Safety comes to 5.0, at 33.3 crimes per 1,000 people present.

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.

Total crimes
33.3
Violent crimes
2.1
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 209,000
Owner-occupied
39%
Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 12%25–45 29%45–65 25%65+ 16%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
3,180

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Swetten west calculated?

De Swetten west scores 2.5 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 Swetten west a safe neighbourhood?

De Swetten west scores 5.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (33.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.