Bears, Leeuwarden
About 130 people live in Bears, in 60 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 13% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 7.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €363,000; 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.8 km away, a supermarket 4.7 km and a GP 4.8 km.
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Is Bears a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 13% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 47% |
| Safety and nuisance | 93% |
| Social cohesion | 89% |
| Amenities | 13% |
| Housing stock | 98% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Bears safe?
| All registered crime | 7.7 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) | €363,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 90% / 10% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 42% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 4.7 km |
| GP | 4.8 km |
| Primary school | 2.3 km |
| Secondary school | 8.7 km |
| Train station | 4.8 km |
| Hospital | 9.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
Jellum · Jorwert · Weidum · Hilaard · Mantgum · Húns · Buitengebied Wytgaard · Wytgaard · Baard · Easterlittens · Reduzum · Grou
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00808108. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.