Neighbourhood Balk

Neighbourhood in district Balk · municipality De Fryske Marren · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 1.866 homes
  • 4.460 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1979
  • avg. WOZ € 300.000

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 Balk

Homes
1.866
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1979
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.895
2025

Home type

  • Detached 26% 477
  • Semi-detached house 22% 406
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 393
  • End-terrace house 18% 343
  • Apartment 13% 247

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 571
  • B 25% 474
  • C 23% 436
  • D 8% 151
  • E 2% 40
  • F 3% 55
  • G 5% 94
  • No label 2% 45

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 130
  • 1945–1969 20% 365
  • 1970–1989 36% 678
  • 1990–2009 27% 506
  • 2010 and later 10% 187

Residents

Residents
4.460
January 1, 2025
Households
1.865
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
37%
Households with children
30%
Population density
1.296
inhabitants per km²
Area
5,0 km²
of which 1,7 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 675
  • 15–25 years 11% 485
  • 25–45 years 22% 985
  • 45–65 years 23% 1.040
  • 65 years and older 29% 1.275

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 300.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
56%
Rental homes
44%
37% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
5
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
2.400 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.370 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
900 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
66%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heat network in development
Balk
Ontwikkelfase, techniek onbekend, expected 2030
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% central heating, 3% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
>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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
557 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.937 passenger cars
Company locations
510
of which 115 retail and hospitality

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

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

Average noise level (Lden)
51 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
3%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 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
1%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 1.866 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 11% 198
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 48% 897
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 29% 534
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 165
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 39
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 33

Flooding

Homes that may flood
8%
municipality 31%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
3%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,1 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 66%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
94%
municipality 93%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
91%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
14%
municipality 45%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 10%

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
20
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
89
+2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,8
7 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 15% 13
  • Mishandeling 10% 9
  • Bedreiging 9% 8
  • Woninginbraak 8% 7
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 3
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 3
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1

Per year

  1. 712021
  2. 902022
  3. 772023
  4. 872024
  5. 942025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,21

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 more than sufficient

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)
−1,3 mm per year
municipality −1,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,1%
zeer laag, municipality 0,6%
Pile rot in 2050
0,1%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,1%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 29.500
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 34.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 144.300
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)