Burgum, Tytsjerksteradiel
About 9,815 people live in Burgum, in 4,240 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 36% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 26 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €269,000; 62% of homes are owner-occupied and 26% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.5 km away, a supermarket 0.9 km and a GP 1.4 km.
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Is Burgum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 36% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 83% |
| Safety and nuisance | 69% |
| Social cohesion | 45% |
| Amenities | 49% |
| Housing stock | 37% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Burgum safe?
| All registered crime | 26 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 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) | €269,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 62% / 38% |
| Apartments | 22% |
| Households with children | 32% |
| Single-person households | 36% |
| Age 65+ | 27% |
| Average income per resident | €27,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.9 km |
| GP | 1.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 0.9 km |
| Train station | 5.5 km |
| Hospital | 16.5 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 BU07370000. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.