Neighbourhood Rottevalle

Neighbourhood in district Buitengebied Oost · municipality Smallingerland · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 580 homes
  • 1.415 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1968
  • avg. WOZ € 332.000

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 Rottevalle

Homes
580
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1968
Average living area
149 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
607
2025

Home type

  • Detached 56% 327
  • Semi-detached house 24% 138
  • End-terrace house 8% 45
  • Mid-terrace house 7% 39
  • Apartment 5% 31

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 135
  • B 15% 86
  • C 21% 120
  • D 6% 37
  • E 4% 24
  • F 9% 50
  • G 17% 101
  • No label 5% 27

Building period

  • Built before 1945 21% 121
  • 1945–1969 23% 136
  • 1970–1989 23% 136
  • 1990–2009 29% 169
  • 2010 and later 3% 18

Residents

Residents
1.415
January 1, 2025
Households
600
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
36%
Population density
242
inhabitants per km²
Area
6,5 km²
of which 0,6 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 255
  • 15–25 years 10% 135
  • 25–45 years 23% 320
  • 45–65 years 29% 405
  • 65 years and older 21% 295

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 332.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
70%
Rental homes
30%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
92%
8% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
2
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
2.820 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.240 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.000 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
10%

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
4,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
174 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
768 passenger cars
Company locations
165
of which 25 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
3%
municipality 12%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 580 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 41% 237
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 45% 262
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 12% 67
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 9
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 3
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
73%
municipality 52%

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)
97%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality 99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 10%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
14
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
20
-38% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,4
2 burglaries
Municipality
41
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 25% 5
  • Woninginbraak 10% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 1
  • Bedreiging 5% 1
  • Mishandeling 5% 1

Per year

  1. 252021
  2. 262022
  3. 262023
  4. 272024
  5. 302025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,20
+0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,20

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 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)
−1,9 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,8%
laag, municipality 0,3%
Pile rot in 2050
1,0%
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
€ 201.900
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)