Swichum, Leeuwarden
About 45 people live in Swichum, in 15 households (CBS 2024).
Liveability is in the top 2% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 88.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The nearest train station is on average 6.6 km away, a supermarket 1.4 km and a GP 2.3 km.
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Is Swichum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 2% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 59% |
| Safety and nuisance | 99% |
| Social cohesion | 90% |
| Amenities | 44% |
| Housing stock | 99% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Swichum safe?
| All registered crime | 88.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 44.4 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) | – |
| Owner-occupied / rented | –% / –% |
| Apartments | –% |
| Households with children | 60% |
| Single-person households | 13% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.4 km |
| GP | 2.3 km |
| Primary school | 1.2 km |
| Secondary school | 5.4 km |
| Train station | 6.6 km |
| Hospital | 5.5 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 BU00808002. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.