neighbourhood in Súdwest-Fryslân

Bolsward-Zuidoost

2,255 residents · postal code 8701 · Part of Bolsward, Súdwest-Fryslân

Bottom 41% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

In Bolsward-Zuidoost more than two and a half per cent of residents receive social assistance, over three times the national middle. Property values stand at two thirds of the median, the share of high incomes at just over half and that of low incomes far above it. Every component points the same way and together they become a 3.4 for wealth & income, this neighbourhood's lowest figure.

The amenities do the opposite. Supermarket, GP, school and restaurant are all within seven hundred metres — a 7.8 — and that is exactly what a historic town centre delivers. The railway station is the gap, ten kilometres off.

Families stand at a 7.2, carried by the short school distance rather than by the age structure: almost three in ten residents are over 65. Anyone living here with children has everything within walking distance, but shares the street mainly with older people.

no. 7,836 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 54 of 141 in Súdwest-Fryslân

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Is Bolsward-Zuidoost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Bolsward-Zuidoost comes out at 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

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Safety

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

Total crime

25.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

9.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 71 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

0.5 km

GP practice

0.4 km

Train station

9.9 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

9.0 km

Café

1.2 km

Library

0.9 km

Motorway ramp

0.9 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

€ 282,000

Welfare recipients

26.6 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

46%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

63%

Social housing

31%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

78%

Built after 2000

21%

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

2,662 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

61%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,138

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.3 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

30%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

1.6 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
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
2.1 — smaller 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
2,662 — 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

Is Bolsward-Zuidoost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Bolsward-Zuidoost comes out at 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Bolsward-Zuidoost?

In Bolsward-Zuidoost the police recorded 71 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (25 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 Bolsward-Zuidoost calculated?

Bolsward-Zuidoost scores 5.5 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 Bolsward-Zuidoost 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.