Scharnegoutum, Súdwest-Fryslân
About 1,420 people live in Scharnegoutum, in 610 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 38% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 18.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €320,000; 78% of homes are owner-occupied and 20% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.4 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 3.6 km.
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Is Scharnegoutum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 38% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 80% |
| Safety and nuisance | 73% |
| Social cohesion | 56% |
| Amenities | 33% |
| Housing stock | 57% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Scharnegoutum safe?
| All registered crime | 18.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.1 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) | €320,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 78% / 22% |
| Apartments | 2% |
| Households with children | 35% |
| Single-person households | 31% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 3.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 4.2 km |
| Train station | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | 5.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Súdwest-Fryslân
Goënga · Gauw · Verspreide huizen Scharnegoutum · Verspreide huizen Heeg · Jutrijp · Hommerts · Heeg · Oudega · Gaastmeer · Verspreide huizen Oudega · Verspreide huizen IJlst · De Rat-Cloosterkamp
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19000700. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.