Westergeest, Noardeast-Fryslân
About 515 people live in Westergeest, in 205 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 58% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 3.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €332,000; 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 12% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.7 km away, a supermarket 3.4 km and a GP 3.5 km.
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Is Westergeest a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 58% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 77% |
| Safety and nuisance | 85% |
| Social cohesion | 69% |
| Amenities | 3% |
| Housing stock | 69% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Westergeest safe?
| All registered crime | 3.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.9 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) | €332,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 84% / 16% |
| Apartments | 2% |
| Households with children | 41% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 18% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.4 km |
| GP | 3.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 5.3 km |
| Train station | 6.7 km |
| Hospital | 24.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Noardeast-Fryslân
Triemen · Oudwoude · Verspreide huizen Oudwoude · Verspreide huizen Westergeest · Verspreide huizen Kollumerpomp · Kollumerzwaag · Munnekezijl · Zwagerbosch · Warfstermolen · Kollumerpomp · Burum · Verspreide huizen Kollumerzwaag
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19701302. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.