Neighbourhood Britsum

Neighbourhood in district Dokkumer Ie en omgeving · municipality Leeuwarden · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 397 homes
  • 885 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1959
  • avg. WOZ € 256.000

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 Britsum

Homes
397
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1959
Average living area
137 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
400
2025

Home type

  • Detached 34% 136
  • Semi-detached house 23% 93
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 85
  • End-terrace house 20% 79
  • Apartment 1% 4

Energy label

  • A or better 9% 35
  • B 21% 82
  • C 36% 141
  • D 12% 46
  • E 2% 6
  • F 4% 17
  • G 17% 66
  • No label 1% 4

Building period

  • Built before 1945 20% 78
  • 1945–1969 12% 49
  • 1970–1989 48% 191
  • 1990–2009 15% 61
  • 2010 and later 3% 10
  • Unknown 2% 8

Residents

Residents
885
January 1, 2025
Households
395
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
35%
Population density
2.086
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 115
  • 15–25 years 10% 90
  • 25–45 years 21% 190
  • 45–65 years 28% 250
  • 65 years and older 27% 240

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 256.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
79%
Rental homes
22%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
99%
1% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
1
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
2.420 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.240 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.030 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
55%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% central heating, 2% 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
1,8 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Non-urban
311 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
453 passenger cars
Company locations
85
of which 10 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)
53 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
100%
municipality 3%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 397 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 23% 93
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 75% 298
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 6

Flooding

Homes that may flood
80%
municipality 26%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
27%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,0 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,4 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: dim
Green within 500 m
80%
municipality 47%

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 93%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality 96%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 3%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
82%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
19%
municipality 14%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
58%
municipality 14%

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
10
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
9
-10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
53
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 22% 2
  • Vernieling 22% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 1
  • Bedreiging 11% 1

Per year

  1. 102021
  2. 202022
  3. 42023
  4. 152024
  5. 102025

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
4,22
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,14 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)
−1,4 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
3,5%
matig, municipality 3,1%
Pile rot in 2050
3,5%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,3%
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
€ 182.100
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)