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neighbourhood in Terschelling

West-Terschelling

2,525 residents · postal code 8881 · Part of West-Terschelling, Terschelling

  • no. 5,747 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 3 of 9 in Terschelling

Scores per pillar

West-Terschelling is the main village of the Wadden island, which explains the station 33 kilometres away, across the sea. Safety is all but flawless at 9.8, on just over 14 crimes per 1,000 people present. Against that stands weak social cohesion (4.7) and many people living alone: 56 per cent of households. Children are scarce, at 17 per cent of households, and a quarter of residents are over 65. Property sits almost exactly on the national middle.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
5.5 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
33.0 km
Hospital
35.0 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
5.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.2
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 419,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
78%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 16%25–45 23%45–65 25%65+ 26%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
17%
Single-person households
56%
Residents per km²
1,496

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for West-Terschelling calculated?

West-Terschelling scores 6.7 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 West-Terschelling a safe neighbourhood?

West-Terschelling scores 9.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.