Holwerd, Noardeast-Fryslân
About 1,470 people live in Holwerd, in 675 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 80% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 15.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €217,000; 66% of homes are owner-occupied and 28% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 19.2 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Holwerd a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 80% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 77% |
| Safety and nuisance | 51% |
| Social cohesion | 47% |
| Amenities | 11% |
| Housing stock | 44% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Holwerd safe?
| All registered crime | 15.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 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) | €217,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 66% / 34% |
| Apartments | 5% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 38% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 8.2 km |
| Train station | 19.2 km |
| Hospital | 27 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Noardeast-Fryslân
Brantgum · Bornwird · Raard · Verspreide huizen Holwerd · Verspreide huizen Ternaard · Moddergat · Nes · Wierum · Ternaard · Hantum · Hantumhuizen · Verspreide huizen Hantumhuizen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19700600. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.