Neighbourhood Plan-Zuid

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

  • 726 homes
  • 1.050 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1996
  • avg. WOZ € 181.000

Map

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 Plan-Zuid

Homes
726
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1996
Average living area
89 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
682
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 45% 325
  • Mid-terrace house 36% 259
  • End-terrace house 12% 90
  • Detached 4% 30
  • Semi-detached house 3% 22

Energy label

  • A or better 80% 579
  • B 12% 86
  • C 3% 20
  • D 1% 8
  • E 1% 9
  • F 3% 19
  • G 1% 5

Building period

  • Built before 1945 1% 6
  • 1945–1969 26% 187
  • 1970–1989 16% 113
  • 1990–2009 0% 1
  • 2010 and later 58% 419

Residents

Residents
1.050
January 1, 2025
Households
640
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
57%
Households with children
13%
Population density
1.128
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,0 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 6% 65
  • 15–25 years 9% 95
  • 25–45 years 24% 255
  • 45–65 years 26% 275
  • 65 years and older 34% 355

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 181.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
14%
Rental homes
86%
85% housing association
Single-family homes
59%
41% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
40%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
1.860 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.060 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
510 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
74%
Gas-free
24%
Mainly electrically heated
26%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 5% 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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.329 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
428 passenger cars
Company locations
80
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)
54 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
33%
municipality 8%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
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
13%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 726 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 31% 228
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 36% 259
  • 56–60 dB: busy 25% 179
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 60

Flooding

Homes that may flood
90%
municipality 88%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
88%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,6 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
43%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
94%
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
89%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
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
0%
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
58
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
61
+30% 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)

  • Mishandeling 13% 8
  • Vernieling 13% 8
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 7
  • Bedreiging 7% 4
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 1

Per year

  1. 342021
  2. 462022
  3. 402023
  4. 562024
  5. 432025

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
−0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,04
measurement 2022: More than 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 +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,09 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,00 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)
−1,6 mm per year
municipality −1,3 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,5 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,4%
zeer laag, municipality 1,9%
Pile rot in 2050
0,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,3%
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
€ 8.300
Net labour participation
54%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
6,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)