Neighbourhood Heechterp

Neighbourhood in the district of Heechterp & Schieringen · municipality Leeuwarden · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 1.127 homes
  • 1.740 residents
  • avg. year built 1970
  • avg. WOZ value € 147.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Heechterp

Homes
1.127
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1970
Average living area
70 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.083
2025

Home type

  • Flat 77% 873
  • Mid-terrace house 15% 169
  • End-of-terrace house 6% 64
  • Semi-detached house 2% 20
  • Detached house 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 228
  • B 19% 216
  • C 16% 175
  • D 5% 52
  • E 9% 101
  • F 2% 22
  • G 0% 2
  • No label 29% 331

Construction period

  • 1945–1969 84% 947
  • 1990–2009 4% 44
  • 2010 onwards 12% 136

Residents

Residents
1.740
1 January 2025
Households
1.070
avg. 1,6 people
Single-person households
63%
Households with children
23%
Population density
3.091
residents per km²
Floor area
0,6 km²
of which 0,0 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 17% 295
  • 15–25 years 16% 280
  • 25–45 years 36% 620
  • 45–65 years 22% 390
  • 65 years and over 9% 155

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 147.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
9%
Rented homes
91%
87% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
22%
78% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied homes
4%
New homes built during the year
36
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
1.690 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
110 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
660 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
8%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heat network under development
Heechterp
Initiatiefase, techniek onbekend, expected 2026
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% individual central heating, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
400 m
avg. distance
GP practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
12
Degree of urbanisation
Very highly urbanised
2.590 addresses per km²
Business premises
115
of which 25 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
52 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
33%
municipality 20%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
14%
municipality 8%

Noise levels at the 1.127 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 3
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 51% 573
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 19% 211
  • 56–60 dB: busy 20% 223
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 10% 114
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 3

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
21%
municipality 26%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
3%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
0,8 m
an average of 0,2 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
7,2 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
12,8 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Lit
municipality: lit
Green space within 500 m
50%
municipality 47%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
62%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 96%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 3%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
92%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
0%
municipality 14%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
13%
municipality 11%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 14%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
124
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
215
+30% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,7
3 burglaries
Municipality
53
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 32% 68
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 21
  • Vernieling 7% 16
  • Mishandeling 6% 12
  • Bedreiging 2% 4
  • Drugshandel 2% 4
  • Woninginbraak 1% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 3

By year

  1. 1272021
  2. 1602022
  3. 1992023
  4. 1432024
  5. 2082025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Very poor Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Very poor
category 2 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
3,74
−0,36 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,05
2022 assessment: Very poor
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,03 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership −0,07 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,08 poor
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,28 very poor

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−2,1 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,8 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality of 3,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
0,3%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Median household wealth
€ 1.000
Employment rate
51%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
9%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
2,4%
share of people (20% nationally)