Neighbourhood Formerum

Neighbourhood in district Formerum · municipality Terschelling · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 81 homes
  • 200 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1935
  • avg. WOZ € 552.000

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 Formerum

Homes
81
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1935
Average living area
155 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
88
2025

Home type

  • Detached 84% 68
  • Semi-detached house 11% 9
  • Apartment 5% 4

Energy label

  • A or better 11% 9
  • B 16% 13
  • C 2% 2
  • D 5% 4
  • E 2% 2
  • F 4% 3
  • G 46% 37
  • No label 14% 11

Building period

  • Built before 1945 53% 43
  • 1945–1969 14% 11
  • 1970–1989 9% 7
  • 1990–2009 15% 12
  • 2010 and later 10% 8

Residents

Residents
200
January 1, 2025
Households
90
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
39%
Households with children
33%
Population density
405
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 20
  • 15–25 years 13% 25
  • 25–45 years 25% 50
  • 45–65 years 33% 65
  • 65 years and older 20% 40

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 552.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
85%
Rental homes
15%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
61%
39% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
18%
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
3.030 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
920 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.450 m³
per dwelling per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
87% 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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
2,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
2,1 km
avg. distance
Daycare
2,1 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
152 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
93 passenger cars
Company locations
55
of which 20 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)
47 dB
municipality 44 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
26%
municipality 12%
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 3%

Noise level of the 81 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 48% 39
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 14% 11
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 19% 15
  • 56–60 dB: busy 20% 16

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 70%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
54%
Maximum water depth
3,5 m
average 2,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
4,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
5,6 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
90%
municipality 82%

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)
98%
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 99%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 5%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
31%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 2%
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
40
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
8
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
25
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Per year

  1. 242021
  2. 232022
  3. 112023
  4. 92024
  5. 82025

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
4,34
+0,24 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Excellent
score 4,38

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,15 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,10 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,20 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,10 good
  • 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)
−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
2 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

Net labour participation
83%
from 15 to 75 years
Top 20% incomes
21%
share of people (nationally 20%)