Neighbourhood De Blesse

Neighbourhood in district De Blesse-Peperga · municipality Weststellingwerf · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 338 homes
  • 810 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1967
  • avg. WOZ € 300.000

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 De Blesse

Homes
338
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1967
Average living area
136 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
349
2025

Home type

  • Detached 49% 164
  • Semi-detached house 34% 116
  • End-terrace house 9% 30
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 26
  • Apartment 1% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 11% 38
  • B 20% 67
  • C 28% 94
  • D 15% 52
  • E 2% 7
  • F 5% 16
  • G 18% 61
  • No label 1% 3

Building period

  • Built before 1945 25% 85
  • 1945–1969 22% 73
  • 1970–1989 33% 111
  • 1990–2009 16% 55
  • 2010 and later 4% 14

Residents

Residents
810
January 1, 2025
Households
335
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
40%
Population density
364
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 115
  • 15–25 years 14% 115
  • 25–45 years 20% 160
  • 45–65 years 31% 250
  • 65 years and older 21% 170

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 300.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
74%
Rental homes
26%
19% housing association
Single-family homes
99%
1% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
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
2.960 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.530 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.080 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
59%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
7%
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
4,8 km
avg. distance
General practice
5,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
115 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
430 passenger cars
Company locations
80
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)
54 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
35%
municipality 15%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
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
13%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 338 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 33% 111
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 32% 109
  • 56–60 dB: busy 23% 78
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 11% 36
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 4%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
72%
municipality 60%

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)
96%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 96%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
43%
municipality 65%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

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
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
17
+89% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
19
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 24% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 12% 2
  • Mishandeling 6% 1

Per year

  1. 212021
  2. 112022
  3. 132023
  4. 122024
  5. 92025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,11
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
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 +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,19 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than 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)
−2,5 mm per year
municipality −1,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,1%
zeer laag, municipality 0,6%
Pile rot in 2050
0,1%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,9%
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
€ 208.900
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)