Beetsterzwaag-Merkelân, Opsterland
About 695 people live in Beetsterzwaag-Merkelân, in 345 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 12% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 21.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €372,000; 60% of homes are owner-occupied and 24% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 18.4 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Beetsterzwaag-Merkelân a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 12% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 95% |
| Safety and nuisance | 84% |
| Social cohesion | 62% |
| Amenities | 48% |
| Housing stock | 43% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Beetsterzwaag-Merkelân safe?
| All registered crime | 21.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.9 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) | €372,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 60% / 40% |
| Apartments | 27% |
| Households with children | 24% |
| Single-person households | 48% |
| Age 65+ | 41% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 6.6 km |
| Train station | 18.4 km |
| Hospital | 7.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Opsterland
Beetsterzwaag-Centrum · Beetsterzwaag-Skeakel · Beetsterzwaag-Talant · Beetsterzwaag-Hup strjitten · Beetsterzwaag-Singels · Beetsterzwaag-Roekebosk · Beetsterzwaag-Buitengebied · Bakkeveen-Buitengebied · Bakkeveen-De Kampen · Bakkeveen-Centrum · Frieschepalen-Kom · Frieschepalen-Buitengebied
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00860202. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.