Rottum, De Fryske Marren
About 765 people live in Rottum, in 305 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 33% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 11.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €381,000; 85% of homes are owner-occupied and 12% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.2 km away, a supermarket 3.1 km and a GP 3 km.
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Is Rottum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 33% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 77% |
| Safety and nuisance | 63% |
| Social cohesion | 68% |
| Amenities | 30% |
| Housing stock | 70% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Rottum safe?
| All registered crime | 11.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 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) | €381,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 85% / 15% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 23% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.1 km |
| GP | 3 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 2.9 km |
| Train station | 5.2 km |
| Hospital | 4.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in De Fryske Marren
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19403801. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.