Neighbourhood Franeker Binnenstad

Neighbourhood in district Franeker · municipality Waadhoeke · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 913 homes
  • 1.360 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1927
  • avg. WOZ € 197.000

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 Franeker Binnenstad

Homes
913
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1927
Average living area
114 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
937
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 58% 534
  • Mid-terrace house 18% 161
  • End-terrace house 11% 102
  • Semi-detached house 6% 59
  • Detached 6% 57

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 202
  • B 13% 116
  • C 18% 165
  • D 4% 41
  • E 3% 28
  • F 5% 46
  • G 29% 268
  • No label 5% 47

Building period

  • Built before 1945 53% 483
  • 1945–1969 11% 102
  • 1970–1989 23% 214
  • 1990–2009 4% 32
  • 2010 and later 9% 78
  • Unknown 0% 4

Residents

Residents
1.360
January 1, 2025
Households
825
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
60%
Households with children
13%
Population density
4.775
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 7% 90
  • 15–25 years 8% 105
  • 25–45 years 25% 335
  • 45–65 years 24% 330
  • 65 years and older 37% 495

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 197.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
39%
Rental homes
61%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
40%
60% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
9%
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
2.020 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
240 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
890 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
13%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
86% central heating, 2% block, 1% district 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
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.355 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
588 passenger cars
Company locations
310
of which 100 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)
55 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 18%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 913 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 6% 59
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 52% 474
  • 56–60 dB: busy 32% 292
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 10% 88

Flooding

Homes that may flood
96%
municipality 95%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
53%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,6 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
41%
municipality 66%

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)
96%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 97%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
84%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
88%
municipality 28%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
17%
municipality 42%

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
57
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
77
-26% 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

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 18% 14
  • Winkeldiefstal 14% 11
  • Mishandeling 12% 9
  • Bedreiging 6% 5
  • Vernieling 6% 5
  • Openlijk geweld 3% 2
  • Overval 1% 1

Per year

  1. 492021
  2. 872022
  3. 832023
  4. 1362024
  5. 822025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,04 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,00 sufficient

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)
−2,9 mm per year
municipality −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
7,8%
hoog, municipality 1,7%
Pile rot in 2050
7,9%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,5%
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
€ 38.400
Net labour participation
65%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
24%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)