Twijzel, Achtkarspelen
About 1,045 people live in Twijzel, in 460 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 66% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 28.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €267,000; 66% of homes are owner-occupied and 25% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.6 km away, a supermarket 3 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Twijzel a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 66% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 70% |
| Safety and nuisance | 76% |
| Social cohesion | 58% |
| Amenities | 15% |
| Housing stock | 40% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Twijzel safe?
| All registered crime | 28.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 3.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €267,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 66% / 34% |
| Apartments | 5% |
| Households with children | 36% |
| Single-person households | 35% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 5 km |
| Train station | 4.6 km |
| Hospital | 17.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Achtkarspelen
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00590001. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.