Neighbourhood Het Eiland

Neighbourhood in the district of Sneek · municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 893 homes
  • 1.185 residents
  • avg. year built 1982
  • avg. WOZ value € 231.000

Living in Het Eiland: in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân is a neighbourhood with 893 homes, 1.185 residents and 785 households. The homes in Het Eiland are mainly of the type flat (80%) and mid-terrace house (11%), mainly built in the period 1990-2009 (46%) and with 17% owner-occupied homes and 83% rented homes. The average WOZ value is € 231.000. Of the homes with a registered energy label, 43% have label A or B; the most common energy label is C. Liveability is rated good according to the Leefbaarometer, the average noise level is 53 dB (moderate) and the police recorded 28,7 crimes per 1,000 residents (nationally: 45,3). A supermarket is 600 m away on average, a primary school is 600 m away and 12% of households have children. For every home in Het Eiland, Huisleon provides an estimated value range, energy label, monthly housing costs, information on the living environment and current sale and rental listings.

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

Homes in Het Eiland

Homes
893
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1982
Average living area
88 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
900
2025

Home type

  • Flat 80% 714
  • Mid-terrace house 11% 99
  • End-of-terrace house 5% 42
  • Semi-detached house 3% 31
  • Detached house 1% 7

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 217
  • B 17% 152
  • C 32% 286
  • D 16% 144
  • E 4% 35
  • F 2% 20
  • G 1% 6
  • No label 4% 33

Construction period

  • 1945–1969 40% 359
  • 1970–1989 9% 81
  • 1990–2009 46% 409
  • 2010 onwards 5% 43
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.185
1 January 2025
Households
785
avg. 1,5 people
Single-person households
61%
Netherlands: 40%
Households with children
12%
Netherlands: 32%
Population density
8.185
residents per km²
Floor area
0,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² is water
Born outside the Netherlands
10%
Netherlands: 16%
People in poverty
4%
Netherlands: 3%
Social assistance benefits
59
per 1,000 residents · Netherlands: 22
Employment rate
59%
Netherlands: 72%
Employees on permanent contracts
56%
Netherlands: 56%

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 5% 65
  • 15–25 years 10% 115
  • 25–45 years 21% 250
  • 45–65 years 19% 230
  • 65 years and over 44% 525

Background

  • Nederland 83% 1.030
  • Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 6% 75
  • Outside Europe 11% 140

Education level (aged 15–75)

  • Primary education, VMBO and MBO level 1 38% 290
  • HAVO, VWO, MBO levels 2–4 45% 340
  • Higher professional and university education 17% 130

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2024. Background based on the CBS classification (the person’s or their parents’ country of birth); education level of people aged 15 to 75; income standardised for household size and composition; CBS does not publish figures for very small groups.

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 231.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
17%
Rented homes
83%
68% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
17%
83% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied homes
6%
New homes built during the year
0
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
1.590 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
150 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
670 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
6%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% individual central heating, 4% communal heating
2022
Geothermal potential
>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
600 m
avg. distance
GP practice
300 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
2.079 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
527 passenger cars
Business premises
60
of which 5 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)
53 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
2%
municipality of 10%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality of 0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality of 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality of 1%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
0%
municipality of 3%

Noise levels at the 893 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 25% 220
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 67% 595
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 9% 78

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
municipality of 66%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
0%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
6,3 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
12,6 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dim
municipality: dark
Green space within 500 m
49%
municipality 65%

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 within 500 m. Turn on 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)
97%
municipality of 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality of 95%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
100%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
0%
municipality of 17%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
12%
municipality of 7%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality of 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality of 30%

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
29
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
34
+42% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
30
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 24% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 2
  • Drugshandel 6% 2
  • Mishandeling 3% 1

By year

  1. 342021
  2. 282022
  3. 502023
  4. 302024
  5. 242025

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

Good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Good
category 7 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,14
+0,03 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,03
2022 assessment: More than adequate
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,01 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,02 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves −0,04 weak
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,01 adequate

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)
−1,7 mm per year
municipality of −1,7 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
1 cm
high-end scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality of 2,6%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high-end 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
€ 21.200
Employment rate
59%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
13%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
6,2%
share of people (20% nationally)