Neighbourhood Kimswerd

Neighbourhood in district Bouwhoek · municipality Súdwest-Fryslân · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 231 homes
  • 420 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1945
  • avg. WOZ € 256.000

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 Kimswerd

Homes
231
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1945
Average living area
137 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
235
2025

Home type

  • Detached 40% 92
  • Semi-detached house 27% 62
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 49
  • End-terrace house 12% 28

Energy label

  • A or better 9% 21
  • B 19% 43
  • C 21% 49
  • D 7% 17
  • E 6% 13
  • F 7% 17
  • G 31% 71

Building period

  • Built before 1945 42% 96
  • 1945–1969 14% 33
  • 1970–1989 23% 54
  • 1990–2009 20% 46
  • Unknown 1% 2

Residents

Residents
420
January 1, 2025
Households
230
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
20%
Population density
833
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 40
  • 15–25 years 6% 25
  • 25–45 years 14% 60
  • 45–65 years 37% 155
  • 65 years and older 33% 140

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 256.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
78%
Rental homes
22%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
100%
0% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
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
2.420 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.050 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
960 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
40%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% central heating, 3% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
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
3,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
3,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
3,1 km
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
0
Urbanity
Non-urban
84 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
243 passenger cars
Company locations
55
of which 5 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 231 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 61% 141
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 16% 36
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 10% 24
  • 56–60 dB: busy 11% 26
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 66%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
91%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,6 m
average 1,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
82%
municipality 65%

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 97%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 95%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
61%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
41%
municipality 17%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
100%
municipality 30%

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
7
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
3
+50% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
30
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 67% 2

Per year

  1. 32021
  2. 72022
  3. 62023
  4. 32024
  5. 42025

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
4,17
+0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,09 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,18 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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)
−0,4 mm per year
municipality −1,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,8 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
4,2%
matig, municipality 2,6%
Pile rot in 2050
4,2%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,1%
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
€ 184.600
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
27%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)