Lemmer-Lemstervaart, De Fryske Marren
About 1,840 people live in Lemmer-Lemstervaart, in 765 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 84% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 23.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €224,000; 49% of homes are owner-occupied and 47% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 23.7 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.9 km.
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Is Lemmer-Lemstervaart a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 84% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 80% |
| Safety and nuisance | 26% |
| Social cohesion | 29% |
| Amenities | 37% |
| Housing stock | 22% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Lemmer-Lemstervaart safe?
| All registered crime | 23.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.2 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) | €224,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 49% / 51% |
| Apartments | 5% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 33% |
| Age 65+ | 16% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.9 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 1.2 km |
| Train station | 23.7 km |
| Hospital | 2.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in De Fryske Marren
Lemmer-Kom · Lemmer-Noord · Lemmer-Frieslandpark · Lemmer-Rienplan · Lemmer-Buitengebied · Lemmer-West · Lemmer-Zijlroede · Mirns · Legemeer · Langweer · Nijemirdum · Joure, Zuiderveld
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19402304. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.