neighbourhood in Tytsjerksteradiel
Gytsjerk
2,135 residents · postal code 9061 · Part of Mûnein, Tytsjerksteradiel
Gytsjerk is the largest village of the Trynwâlden, between Leeuwarden and the Grote Wielen lakes: 93 percent single-family homes, three quarters owner-occupied and space and quiet at 7.5. Crime is low — just over 12 incidents per 1,000 people present, safety 8.6. The Frisian housing market keeps values at €313k. Wealth comes to 4.1. Overall: 7.5.
- no. 3,100 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 2 of 31 in Tytsjerksteradiel
How Gytsjerk scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 26 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Gytsjerk looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4522%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+26%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,062 — far less 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
How is the grade for Gytsjerk calculated?
Gytsjerk scores 8.2 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Gytsjerk lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
Is Gytsjerk a safe neighbourhood?
Gytsjerk scores 8.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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