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Dokkumer Ie e.o.

Dokkumer Ie e.o. has 10 neighbourhoods with 3,590 residents in total.

Top 50% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 6 of the 22 districts of Leeuwarden

Short answer: Dokkumer Ie e.o. scores 6.3 as a district of Leeuwarden, no. 6 of the 22 districts of Leeuwarden. Its strongest neighbourhood is Blitsaerd (9.5), the worst Jelsum (2.6). The district has 10 neighbourhoods with 3,590 residents in total.

Key figures for Dokkumer Ie e.o.

residents
3,590
neighbourhoods
10
km² of land
21.4

How Dokkumer Ie e.o. 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.
Total crime
17.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.3 per 1,000
Property crime
5.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 57 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.
Supermarket
2.0 km
GP practice
2.4 km
Train station
5.4 km
Restaurant
1.8 km
Hospital
6.7 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
3.6 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

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Best amenities in Leeuwarden

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.
Property value
€ 425,580
Welfare recipients
11.7 per 1,000
High incomes
22%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
84%
Social housing
10%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
98%
Built after 2000
38%

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The most affluent neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
1,266 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
71%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
7%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
523
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.2 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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The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.4 km
Households with children
42%
Childcare
1.3 km
Secondary school
3.6 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Leeuwarden

Who lives here

The age profile of Dokkumer Ie e.o. looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6530%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+21%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    24%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    40%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,266far 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 Dokkumer Ie e.o., weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Dokkumer Ie e.o.

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Neighbourhoods in Dokkumer Ie e.o.

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Blitsaerd9.5
  2. 2Britsum5.6
  3. 3Snakkerburen5.6
  4. 4Lekkum4.9
  5. 5Buitengebied Koarnjum4.0
  6. 6Buitengebied Lekkum en Miedum3.0
  7. 7Koarnjum2.7
  8. 8Buitengebied Jelsum2.7
  9. 9Buitengebied Britsum2.7
  10. 10Jelsum2.6