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neighbourhood in Tytsjerksteradiel

Burgum

9,815 residents · postal code 9251 · Part of Burgum, Tytsjerksteradiel

  • no. 9,990 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 28 of 31 in Tytsjerksteradiel

Scores per pillar

Burgum is a Frisian village in the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, loosely built at 2,500 residents per square kilometre with 78 per cent single-family homes. Safety scores 8.2 and, at close to 21 crimes per thousand, crime sits below the national median. Over a quarter of residents are aged over 65. Amenities (5.7) and housing (3.8) lag behind, partly through distance: the train station lies more than five kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
1.4 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
5.5 km
Hospital
16.5 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
1.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.0
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 291,000
Owner-occupied
62%
Single-family homes
78%
Built after 2000
21%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 20%45–65 26%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
2,464

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Burgum calculated?

Burgum scores 4.3 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 Burgum a safe neighbourhood?

Burgum scores 8.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.