Neighbourhood Franeker Professorenbuurt

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

  • 725 homes
  • 1.215 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1964
  • avg. WOZ € 177.000

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 Professorenbuurt

Homes
725
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1964
Average living area
93 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
726
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 38% 277
  • Apartment 26% 185
  • End-terrace house 19% 139
  • Semi-detached house 14% 99
  • Detached 3% 25

Energy label

  • A or better 26% 190
  • B 5% 34
  • C 11% 82
  • D 17% 125
  • E 25% 180
  • F 10% 72
  • G 6% 42

Building period

  • Built before 1945 13% 94
  • 1945–1969 53% 381
  • 1970–1989 18% 129
  • 1990–2009 10% 76
  • 2010 and later 6% 44
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.215
January 1, 2025
Households
625
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
50%
Households with children
22%
Population density
3.220
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 140
  • 15–25 years 9% 105
  • 25–45 years 26% 310
  • 45–65 years 22% 265
  • 65 years and older 32% 390

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 177.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
39%
Rental homes
61%
52% housing association
Single-family homes
74%
26% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
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
1.880 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
660 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
790 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
36%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
84% central heating, 16% block
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
300 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.461 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
490 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)
50 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
6%
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 725 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 69% 500
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 27% 196
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 29

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 95%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,4 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,7 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
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
49%
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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
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
100%
municipality 97%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
85%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 28%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
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
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
21
-42% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,4
1 burglary
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 24% 5
  • Bedreiging 10% 2
  • Woninginbraak 5% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 1

Per year

  1. 452021
  2. 422022
  3. 332023
  4. 302024
  5. 262025

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
4,06
−0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
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 +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,07 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,01 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)
−2,2 mm per year
municipality −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,5%
zeer laag, municipality 1,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,6%
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
€ 39.900
Net labour participation
62%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
6,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)