Neighbourhood Appelscha-Van Emstweg

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

  • 142 homes
  • 285 residents
  • avg. year built 1978
  • avg. WOZ value € 330.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Appelscha-Van Emstweg

Homes
142
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1978
Average living area
116 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
143
2025

Home type

  • Detached house 37% 52
  • Flat 18% 26
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 24
  • End-of-terrace house 14% 20
  • Semi-detached house 14% 20

Energy label

  • A or better 28% 40
  • B 15% 22
  • C 25% 36
  • D 20% 28
  • E 4% 5
  • F 5% 7
  • G 1% 2
  • No label 1% 2

Construction period

  • Before 1945 1% 2
  • 1945–1969 16% 23
  • 1970–1989 58% 82
  • 1990–2009 23% 32
  • 2010 onwards 2% 3

Residents

Residents
285
1 January 2025
Households
140
avg. 2,1 people
Single-person households
29%
Households with children
25%
Population density
2.876
residents per km²
Floor area
0,1 km²

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 14% 40
  • 15–25 years 7% 20
  • 25–45 years 18% 50
  • 45–65 years 23% 65
  • 65 years and over 39% 110

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 330.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
80%
Rented homes
20%
19% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
80%
20% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied homes
3%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.220 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
1.320 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
980 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
66%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% individual central heating, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
700 m
avg. distance
GP practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
200 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Degree of urbanisation
Slightly urbanised
612 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
142 passenger cars
Business premises
35
of which 5 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
47 dB
municipality 48 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 11%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
0%
municipality 3%

Noise levels at the 142 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 29% 41
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 58% 82
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 13% 19

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
0%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
5,4 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
11,9 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dark
municipality: dark
Green space within 500 m
58%
municipality 64%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
99%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 98%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
100%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
68%
municipality 39%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
23%
municipality 8%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 3%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
4
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
1
-75% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

By year

  1. 62021
  2. 62022
  3. 32023
  4. 22024
  5. 32025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Good
category 7 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,16
+0,05 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,01
2022 assessment: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,07 more than adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,01 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,15 poor
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves +0,04 more than adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,08 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −1,5 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
+0,2 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality of 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
3,7%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Median household wealth
€ 279.000
Employment rate
66%
aged 15 to under 75
Top 20% of incomes
12,9%
share of people (20% nationally)