Neighbourhood Buitenpost

Neighbourhood in district Noord · municipality Achtkarspelen · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 2.386 homes
  • 5.215 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1974
  • avg. WOZ € 249.000

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 Buitenpost

Homes
2.386
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1974
Average living area
125 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.385
2025

Home type

  • Detached 32% 763
  • Apartment 18% 441
  • Mid-terrace house 18% 433
  • Semi-detached house 17% 403
  • End-terrace house 15% 346

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 414
  • B 19% 442
  • C 30% 717
  • D 13% 310
  • E 8% 184
  • F 5% 127
  • G 6% 136
  • No label 2% 56

Building period

  • Built before 1945 9% 209
  • 1945–1969 26% 630
  • 1970–1989 40% 966
  • 1990–2009 19% 461
  • 2010 and later 4% 86
  • Unknown 1% 34

Residents

Residents
5.215
January 1, 2025
Households
2.315
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
36%
Households with children
33%
Population density
2.103
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,5 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 850
  • 15–25 years 13% 660
  • 25–45 years 21% 1.095
  • 45–65 years 24% 1.275
  • 65 years and older 26% 1.335

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 249.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
59%
Rental homes
41%
34% housing association
Single-family homes
81%
19% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.380 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.090 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
930 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
44%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
90% central heating, 5% block, 4% 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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
625 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
2.411 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)
48 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
3%
municipality 9%
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
0%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 2.386 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 24% 579
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 52% 1.229
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 21% 494
  • 56–60 dB: busy 3% 75
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 9

Flooding

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

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,4 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
57%
municipality 63%

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)
96%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 97%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
10%
municipality 25%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
municipality 15%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 9%

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
25
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
128
+14% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
7,5
18 burglaries
Municipality
16
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 22% 28
  • Woninginbraak 14% 18
  • Mishandeling 9% 12
  • Vernieling 9% 12
  • Bedreiging 3% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 3
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1092021
  2. 1052022
  3. 1252023
  4. 1112024
  5. 1272025

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
4,15
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 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)
−1,2 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
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
2,7%
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
€ 28.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 35.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 125.800
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13%
share of people (nationally 20%)