Neighbourhood Ballum

Neighbourhood in district Wijk 00 · municipality Ameland · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 203 homes
  • 410 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1952
  • avg. WOZ € 360.000

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 Ballum

Homes
203
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1952
Average living area
128 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
193
2025

Home type

  • Detached 49% 99
  • Semi-detached house 26% 52
  • Apartment 15% 30
  • Mid-terrace house 6% 12
  • End-terrace house 5% 10

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 42
  • B 17% 34
  • C 14% 29
  • D 8% 16
  • E 2% 5
  • F 9% 19
  • G 13% 26
  • No label 16% 32

Building period

  • Built before 1945 27% 54
  • 1945–1969 14% 28
  • 1970–1989 20% 41
  • 1990–2009 23% 46
  • 2010 and later 16% 33
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
410
January 1, 2025
Households
225
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
47%
Households with children
20%
Population density
734
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,6 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 50
  • 15–25 years 14% 60
  • 25–45 years 27% 110
  • 45–65 years 23% 95
  • 65 years and older 24% 100

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 360.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
89%
11% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
12%
Unoccupied properties
8%
New build in the year
3
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
2.930 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.020 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.020 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
41%
Gas-free
12%
Mainly electrically heated
22%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
83% central heating, 1% block, 11% electric
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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
300 m
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
3,8 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
140 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
230 passenger cars
Company locations
65
of which 20 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)
43 dB
municipality 43 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 1%
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%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 0%

Noise level of the 203 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 71% 145
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 26% 53
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 2% 4
  • 56–60 dB: busy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 99%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
93%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,2 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
3,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
5,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
91%
municipality 84%

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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
90%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
54%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 1%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
8
+33% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 25% 2

Per year

  1. 82021
  2. 112022
  3. 62023
  4. 52024
  5. 62025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,26
+0,16 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Excellent
score 4,27

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,15 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,25 very poor
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • 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)
−0,7 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 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 0,0%
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

Median household wealth
€ 194.600
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
22%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16%
share of people (nationally 20%)