Neighbourhood Midlum

Neighbourhood in district Midlum · municipality Harlingen · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 238 homes
  • 515 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1971
  • avg. WOZ € 253.000

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 Midlum

Homes
238
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1971
Average living area
125 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
239
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 52% 124
  • Detached 29% 70
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 20
  • End-terrace house 8% 20
  • Apartment 2% 4

Energy label

  • A or better 32% 77
  • B 18% 44
  • C 16% 39
  • D 22% 53
  • E 3% 6
  • F 2% 5
  • G 5% 13
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 16
  • 1945–1969 26% 62
  • 1970–1989 41% 97
  • 1990–2009 21% 51
  • 2010 and later 5% 12

Residents

Residents
515
January 1, 2025
Households
240
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
35%
Households with children
33%
Population density
2.257
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 75
  • 15–25 years 9% 45
  • 25–45 years 24% 120
  • 45–65 years 30% 155
  • 65 years and older 23% 115

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 253.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
68%
Rental homes
32%
30% housing association
Single-family homes
98%
2% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.640 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.620 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
940 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
70%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
13%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% central heating, 2% 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
3,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,9 km
avg. distance
Primary school
200 m
avg. distance
Daycare
200 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
267 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
258 passenger cars
Company locations
55
of which 10 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)
53 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
16%
municipality 8%
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
6%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 238 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 4% 10
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 79% 188
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 35
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 5

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 88%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
5%
Maximum water depth
2,3 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
70%
municipality 47%

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)
99%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 99%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
70%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 37%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
100%
municipality 5%

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
16
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
8
-20% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 25% 2

Per year

  1. 142021
  2. 102022
  3. 62023
  4. 102024
  5. 142025

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
4,04
−0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,06
measurement 2022: Sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,17 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 more than 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)
−2,4 mm per year
municipality −1,3 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,6%
laag, municipality 1,9%
Pile rot in 2050
1,5%
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
€ 150.500
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)