Neighbourhood Twijzelerheide

Neighbourhood in district Noord · municipality Achtkarspelen · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 671 homes
  • 1.605 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1973
  • avg. WOZ € 251.000

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 Twijzelerheide

Homes
671
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1973
Average living area
123 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
675
2025

Home type

  • Detached 47% 314
  • Semi-detached house 17% 116
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 115
  • End-terrace house 14% 93
  • Apartment 5% 33

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 94
  • B 20% 133
  • C 28% 188
  • D 11% 75
  • E 7% 45
  • F 5% 36
  • G 12% 79
  • No label 3% 21

Building period

  • Built before 1945 15% 102
  • 1945–1969 19% 129
  • 1970–1989 40% 269
  • 1990–2009 16% 107
  • 2010 and later 7% 46
  • Unknown 3% 18

Residents

Residents
1.605
January 1, 2025
Households
670
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
41%
Population density
1.261
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 260
  • 15–25 years 13% 210
  • 25–45 years 24% 390
  • 45–65 years 29% 465
  • 65 years and older 17% 280

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 251.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
60%
Rental homes
40%
34% housing association
Single-family homes
94%
6% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
8
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
2.720 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
940 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
39%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% central heating, 1% block, 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
2,3 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Non-urban
325 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
824 passenger cars
Company locations
160
of which 45 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)
45 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 9%
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 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 671 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 59% 394
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 30% 203
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 10% 69
  • 56–60 dB: busy 1% 4
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
10%
municipality 2%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,8 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
66%
municipality 63%

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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 97%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
88%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 25%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
21%
municipality 15%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 9%

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
15
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
24
+4% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,5
1 burglary
Municipality
16
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 21% 5
  • Mishandeling 17% 4
  • Bedreiging 8% 2
  • Woninginbraak 4% 1
  • Autodiefstal 4% 1

Per year

  1. 212021
  2. 372022
  3. 192023
  4. 222024
  5. 242025

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
4,07
−0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,20 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
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
€ 107.900
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
7,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)