Dokkum binnen de Bolwerken, Noardeast-Fryslân
About 1,405 people live in Dokkum binnen de Bolwerken, in 905 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 55% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 50.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €230,000; 38% of homes are owner-occupied and 14% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11.7 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 1.4 km.
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Is Dokkum binnen de Bolwerken a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 55% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 93% |
| Safety and nuisance | 24% |
| Social cohesion | 25% |
| Amenities | 55% |
| Housing stock | 53% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Dokkum binnen de Bolwerken safe?
| All registered crime | 50.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 11.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.6 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) | €230,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 38% / 62% |
| Apartments | 54% |
| Households with children | 14% |
| Single-person households | 63% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 1.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 1.2 km |
| Train station | 11.7 km |
| Hospital | 25.7 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 BU19700000. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.