Neighbourhood Bitgummole

Neighbourhood in district Bitgummole · municipality Waadhoeke · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 360 homes
  • 825 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1954
  • avg. WOZ € 265.000

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 Bitgummole

Homes
360
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1954
Average living area
147 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
371
2025

Home type

  • Detached 48% 174
  • Semi-detached house 42% 151
  • End-terrace house 5% 17
  • Mid-terrace house 4% 16
  • Apartment 1% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 15% 54
  • B 18% 63
  • C 17% 61
  • D 14% 50
  • E 4% 13
  • F 6% 22
  • G 26% 94
  • No label 1% 3

Building period

  • Built before 1945 37% 132
  • 1945–1969 9% 34
  • 1970–1989 33% 120
  • 1990–2009 12% 42
  • 2010 and later 8% 28
  • Unknown 1% 4

Residents

Residents
825
January 1, 2025
Households
365
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
30%
Households with children
37%
Population density
1.838
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 120
  • 15–25 years 10% 85
  • 25–45 years 23% 185
  • 45–65 years 29% 240
  • 65 years and older 23% 185

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 265.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
80%
Rental homes
20%
17% housing association
Single-family homes
99%
1% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
2.700 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.440 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
53%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
13%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
91% central heating, 7% 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
4,3 km
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
184 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
468 passenger cars
Company locations
90
of which 15 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)
48 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
62%
municipality 18%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 360 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 11% 40
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 74% 265
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 15% 53
  • 56–60 dB: busy 1% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
87%
municipality 95%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
18%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,6 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
80%
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)
97%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 97%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
62%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
20%
municipality 28%
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
69%
municipality 42%

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
16
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
13
-32% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,8
1 burglary
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 8% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 1
  • Vernieling 8% 1

Per year

  1. 172021
  2. 112022
  3. 112023
  4. 222024
  5. 142025

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
4,17
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,18 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,11 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,7%
laag, municipality 1,7%
Pile rot in 2050
2,7%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,6%
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
€ 195.900
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)