Nieuwehorne, Heerenveen
About 1,485 people live in Nieuwehorne, in 680 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 62% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 10.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €341,000; 65% of homes are owner-occupied and 32% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11.5 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Nieuwehorne a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 62% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 85% |
| Safety and nuisance | 62% |
| Social cohesion | 50% |
| Amenities | 16% |
| Housing stock | 55% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Nieuwehorne safe?
| All registered crime | 10.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.7 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) | €341,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 65% / 35% |
| Apartments | 7% |
| Households with children | 31% |
| Single-person households | 33% |
| Age 65+ | 30% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 9.3 km |
| Train station | 11.5 km |
| Hospital | 10.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Heerenveen
Katlijk · Oudehorne · Mildam · Jubbega · Oudeschoot · Hoornsterzwaag · Bontebok · De Knipe · Oranjewoud · Gersloot-polder · Gersloot · Tjalleberd
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00740404. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.