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Franeker Bloemketerp en Watertorenbuurt

1,145 residents · postal code 8801 · Part of Franeker, Waadhoeke

  • no. 9,665 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 43 of 90 in Waadhoeke
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Scores per pillar

Franeker Bloemketerp en Watertorenbuurt is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Waadhoeke with 1,145 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 4.5. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 7.2, while housing lags at 3.5. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €277k.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
1.5 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
2.1 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
0.8 km
Hospital
10.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
34.9
Violent crimes
2.0
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 277,000
Owner-occupied
77%
Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
21%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 9%25–45 20%45–65 26%65+ 36%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
40%
Residents per km²
1,960

Nearby neighbourhoods

Franeker Stationsbuurt

Waadhoeke

4.8

Buitengebied Franeker

Waadhoeke

6.0

Franeker Schalsumerplan en Arkens

Waadhoeke

5.9

Franeker Binnenstad

Waadhoeke

2.8

Franeker Alvestudewyk

Waadhoeke

8.3

Franeker Professorenbuurt

Waadhoeke

3.2

Similar neighbourhoods

Britsum

Leeuwarden

4.5

Grote Markt en omgeving

Dordrecht

4.5

Zeilberg

Deurne

4.5

De Pas

Haaksbergen

4.5

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Franeker Bloemketerp en Watertorenbuurt calculated?

Franeker Bloemketerp en Watertorenbuurt scores 4.5 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 Franeker Bloemketerp en Watertorenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Franeker Bloemketerp en Watertorenbuurt scores 7.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (34.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.