Neighbourhood Damwâld

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Dantumadiel · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 2.391 homes
  • 5.575 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1967
  • avg. WOZ € 306.000

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 Damwâld

Homes
2.391
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1967
Average living area
134 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.387
2025

Home type

  • Detached 46% 1.096
  • Semi-detached house 19% 443
  • Mid-terrace house 15% 352
  • End-terrace house 12% 279
  • Apartment 9% 221

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 424
  • B 18% 421
  • C 25% 595
  • D 12% 287
  • E 5% 122
  • F 7% 158
  • G 14% 324
  • No label 3% 60

Building period

  • Built before 1945 19% 447
  • 1945–1969 24% 573
  • 1970–1989 38% 903
  • 1990–2009 12% 285
  • 2010 and later 7% 157
  • Unknown 1% 26

Residents

Residents
5.575
January 1, 2025
Households
2.375
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
35%
Population density
870
inhabitants per km²
Area
6,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 985
  • 15–25 years 11% 620
  • 25–45 years 22% 1.235
  • 45–65 years 25% 1.365
  • 65 years and older 25% 1.365

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 306.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
65%
Rental homes
35%
30% housing association
Single-family homes
91%
9% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
2
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
2.460 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.300 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
980 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
60%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% central heating, 2% 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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Low urban density
579 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
2.761 passenger cars
Company locations
540
of which 125 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)
49 dB
municipality 48 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
municipality 12%
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
5%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 2.391 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 29% 693
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 35% 835
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 19% 451
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 344
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 62
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 6

Flooding

Homes that may flood
7%
municipality 39%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,8 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
57%
municipality 62%

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)
99%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
87%
municipality 96%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
93%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
73%
municipality 58%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 5%

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
94
+12% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
6 burglaries
Municipality
18
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 15% 14
  • Mishandeling 14% 13
  • Vernieling 12% 11
  • Bedreiging 10% 9
  • Woninginbraak 6% 6
  • Fietsdiefstal 1% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1092021
  2. 832022
  3. 522023
  4. 972024
  5. 852025

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
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,18 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 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)
−1,0 mm per year
municipality −1,1 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
0,3%
zeer laag, municipality 0,5%
Pile rot in 2050
0,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,7%
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
€ 27.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 34.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 202.700
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)