Neighbourhood Buren

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

  • 334 homes
  • 755 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1986
  • avg. WOZ € 381.000

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 Buren

Homes
334
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1986
Average living area
143 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
346
2025

Home type

  • Detached 56% 188
  • Apartment 21% 69
  • Semi-detached house 15% 50
  • Mid-terrace house 5% 17
  • End-terrace house 3% 10

Energy label

  • A or better 19% 62
  • B 18% 61
  • C 25% 82
  • D 9% 31
  • E 1% 4
  • F 4% 14
  • G 3% 11
  • No label 21% 69

Building period

  • Built before 1945 5% 18
  • 1945–1969 10% 35
  • 1970–1989 39% 129
  • 1990–2009 24% 80
  • 2010 and later 22% 72

Residents

Residents
755
January 1, 2025
Households
345
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
36%
Households with children
35%
Population density
38
inhabitants per km²
Area
20,3 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 130
  • 15–25 years 10% 75
  • 25–45 years 27% 205
  • 45–65 years 25% 185
  • 65 years and older 21% 160

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 381.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
74%
Rental homes
26%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
82%
18% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
14%
Unoccupied properties
11%
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
3.330 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.520 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.130 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
48%
Gas-free
10%
Mainly electrically heated
22%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
79% central heating, 12% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,5 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,5 km
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
221 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
365 passenger cars
Company locations
130
of which 50 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)
39 dB
municipality 43 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
0%
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 334 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 84% 281
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 14% 46
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 2% 7

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 99%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
1%
Maximum water depth
2,7 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
3,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
5,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
90%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
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
50%
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
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
13
+30% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,0
1 burglary
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 15% 2
  • Woninginbraak 8% 1
  • Bedreiging 8% 1
  • Vernieling 8% 1
  • Drugshandel 8% 1

Per year

  1. 212021
  2. 192022
  3. 142023
  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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,30
+0,20 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Excellent
score 4,27

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,18 very good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,23 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 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)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −0,9 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
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
€ 388.400
Net labour participation
80%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
27%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)