Engwierum, Noardeast-Fryslân
About 460 people live in Engwierum, in 185 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 70% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 10.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €255,000; 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 14% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11 km away, a supermarket 6.7 km and a GP 7 km.
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Is Engwierum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 70% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 71% |
| Safety and nuisance | 73% |
| Social cohesion | 60% |
| Amenities | 1% |
| Housing stock | 77% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Engwierum safe?
| All registered crime | 10.9 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) | €255,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 81% / 19% |
| Apartments | 2% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 30% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 6.7 km |
| GP | 7 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 7.6 km |
| Train station | 11 km |
| Hospital | 31.3 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 BU19700201. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.