The districts of Súdwest-Fryslân

Súdwest-Fryslân has 90,600 residents (2026), spread across 22 districts and 157 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 47% of the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

As a municipality, Súdwest-Fryslân sits at 6.0, better than 46% of the neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Quiet and nature lift that grade with 7.2; wealth and income hold it back at 4.4. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Loënga (9.9), the lowest in Zurich (2.5). That is 7.4 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 90,600
districts: 22
neighbourhoods: 157
km² of land: 523

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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

23.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.6 per 1,000

Property crime

8.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 2,676 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

1.4 km

GP practice

2.1 km

Train station

4.9 km

Restaurant

1.4 km

Hospital

8.6 km

Café

2.2 km

Library

3.2 km

Motorway ramp

2.0 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

€ 323,252

Welfare recipients

23.1 per 1,000

High incomes

14%

Low incomes

44%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

67%

Social housing

25%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

83%

Built after 2000

17%

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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

2,103 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

62%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

830

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.

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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

1.0 km

Households with children

32%

Childcare

1.0 km

Secondary school

4.3 km

Residents under 15

15%

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Who lives here

The age profile of Súdwest-Fryslân looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+25%
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 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
37% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
31% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,095 — 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Súdwest-Fryslân, weighted by population.