Ouwsterhaule, De Fryske Marren
About 355 people live in Ouwsterhaule, in 140 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 40% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 8.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €314,000; 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 16% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 9.1 km away, a supermarket 3.6 km and a GP 3 km.
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Is Ouwsterhaule a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 40% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 58% |
| Safety and nuisance | 82% |
| Social cohesion | 72% |
| Amenities | 18% |
| Housing stock | 71% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Ouwsterhaule safe?
| All registered crime | 8.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 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) | €314,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 82% / 18% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 45% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 15% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.6 km |
| GP | 3 km |
| Primary school | 0.3 km |
| Secondary school | 6.3 km |
| Train station | 9.1 km |
| Hospital | 5.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in De Fryske Marren
Oudemirdum · Oudehaske · Rijs · Oudega · Rohel · Oosterzee-Kom · Oosterzee-Buitengebied · Rotstergaast · Rotsterhaule · Nijemirdum · Rottum · Ruigahuizen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19403201. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.