Neighbourhood Engwierum

Neighbourhood in district Ee - Zuidoost · municipality Noardeast-Fryslân · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 194 homes
  • 460 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1944
  • avg. WOZ € 255.000

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 Engwierum

Homes
194
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1944
Average living area
146 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
198
2025

Home type

  • Detached 62% 120
  • Semi-detached house 16% 31
  • End-terrace house 11% 21
  • Mid-terrace house 10% 20
  • Apartment 1% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 31
  • B 9% 18
  • C 21% 41
  • D 7% 14
  • E 3% 5
  • F 8% 15
  • G 34% 66
  • No label 2% 4

Building period

  • Built before 1945 42% 81
  • 1945–1969 18% 34
  • 1970–1989 24% 47
  • 1990–2009 8% 15
  • 2010 and later 7% 13
  • Unknown 2% 4

Residents

Residents
460
January 1, 2025
Households
185
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
38%
Population density
301
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,5 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 75
  • 15–25 years 12% 55
  • 25–45 years 23% 105
  • 45–65 years 29% 135
  • 65 years and older 20% 90

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 255.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
81%
Rental homes
19%
14% housing association
Single-family homes
98%
2% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
9%
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
2.730 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.030 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.130 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
49%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
16%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central heating, 5% 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
6,7 km
avg. distance
General practice
7,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
72 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
221 passenger cars
Company locations
55
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)
48 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
23%
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
7%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 194 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 40% 78
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 33% 64
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 7% 13
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 32
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 7

Flooding

Homes that may flood
51%
municipality 75%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
34%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,7 m
average 0,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,0 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
83%
municipality 67%

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)
94%
municipality 97%
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 98%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
69%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
96%
municipality 24%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
13%
municipality 23%

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
9
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
4
-33% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Per year

  1. 122021
  2. 132022
  3. 102023
  4. 32024
  5. 52025

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
+0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,25 very poor
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,10 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)
−2,7 mm per year
municipality −2,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,5 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,5%
laag, municipality 2,2%
Pile rot in 2050
2,5%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,4%
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
€ 186.800
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
23%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)