Scharsterbrug, De Fryske Marren
About 800 people live in Scharsterbrug, in 315 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 25% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 30 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €326,000; 76% of homes are owner-occupied and 19% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11.6 km away, a supermarket 2.9 km and a GP 3.4 km.
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Is Scharsterbrug a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 25% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 79% |
| Safety and nuisance | 72% |
| Social cohesion | 68% |
| Amenities | 28% |
| Housing stock | 80% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Scharsterbrug safe?
| All registered crime | 30 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 11.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 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) | €326,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 76% / 23% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 24% |
| Age 65+ | 18% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.9 km |
| GP | 3.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 3 km |
| Train station | 11.6 km |
| Hospital | 3.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19404001. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.