Municipality Ameland

Municipality · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 1.901 homes
  • 3.800 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1961
  • avg. WOZ € 346.000

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 Ameland

Homes
1.901
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1961
Average living area
127 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.891
2025

Home type

  • Detached 46% 869
  • Apartment 23% 441
  • Semi-detached house 23% 432
  • Mid-terrace house 5% 86
  • End-terrace house 4% 73

Energy label

  • A or better 15% 293
  • B 16% 303
  • C 20% 381
  • D 10% 181
  • E 2% 43
  • F 6% 121
  • G 13% 239
  • No label 18% 340

Building period

  • Built before 1945 20% 375
  • 1945–1969 17% 329
  • 1970–1989 26% 493
  • 1990–2009 21% 404
  • 2010 and later 16% 297
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
3.800
January 1, 2025
Households
1.886
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
43%
Households with children
26%
Population density
68
inhabitants per km²
Area
268,5 km²
of which 211,9 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 529
  • 15–25 years 10% 389
  • 25–45 years 24% 907
  • 45–65 years 26% 1.002
  • 65 years and older 26% 973

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 346.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
67%
Rental homes
33%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
79%
21% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
14%
New build in the year
13
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
2.880 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.090 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.080 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
38%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
18%

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
2,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,1 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
269 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.860 passenger cars
Company locations
715
of which 235 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)
43 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
1%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%

Noise level of the 1.901 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 67% 1.271
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 24% 465
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 7% 138
  • 56–60 dB: busy 1% 21
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 5
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
99%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
95%
Of which more than 2 m water
10%
Maximum water depth
3,1 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
3,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
5,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
Green within 500 m
84%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
95%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
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
20
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
76
-6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,6
3 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 5
  • Mishandeling 5% 4
  • Vernieling 5% 4
  • Woninginbraak 4% 3
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 3
  • Openlijk geweld 3% 2
  • Drugshandel 3% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1

Per year

  1. 952021
  2. 1052022
  3. 962023
  4. 932024
  5. 792025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,27
+0,17 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Excellent

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,16 very good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,23 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,13 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)
−0,9 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 30.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 36.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 257.600
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
25%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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