Neighbourhood Appelscha-De Valouwe

Neighbourhood in district Appelscha · municipality Ooststellingwerf · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 34 homes
  • 155 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1967
  • avg. WOZ € 451.000

Map

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Appelscha-De Valouwe

Homes
34
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1967
Average living area
147 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
34
2025

Home type

  • Detached 100% 34

Energy label

  • B 9% 3
  • C 21% 7
  • D 47% 16
  • E 12% 4
  • F 3% 1
  • G 9% 3

Building period

  • Built before 1945 12% 4
  • 1945–1969 21% 7
  • 1970–1989 68% 23

Residents

Residents
155
January 1, 2025
Households
75
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
47%
Households with children
20%
Population density
677
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 3% 5
  • 15–25 years 16% 25
  • 25–45 years 16% 25
  • 45–65 years 41% 65
  • 65 years and older 25% 40

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 451.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
94%
Rental homes
6%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
100%
0% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
9%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
3.480 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.560 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.310 m³
per dwelling per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
100% central heating
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
1,3 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,2 km
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
371 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
97 passenger cars
Company locations
20

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
44 dB
municipality 48 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
3%
municipality 11%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 34 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 68% 23
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 26% 9
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 3% 1
  • 56–60 dB: busy 3% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
4,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
81%
municipality 64%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
38 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
62%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 98%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 39%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 3%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
13
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
2
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Per year

  1. 52021
  2. 52022
  3. 42023
  4. 12024
  5. 22025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,31
+0,21 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,10 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,16 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,09 good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,13 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,6 mm per year
municipality −1,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Top 20% incomes
20,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)