District Centrum

District in the municipality of Smallingerland · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 937 homes
  • 1.370 residents
  • avg. year built 1975
  • avg. WOZ value € 255.000

Map

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Centrum

Homes
937
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1975
Average living area
105 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
925
2025

Home type

  • Flat 75% 700
  • Detached house 11% 105
  • Semi-detached house 6% 56
  • Mid-terrace house 5% 44
  • End-of-terrace house 3% 32

Energy label

  • A or better 35% 324
  • B 9% 83
  • C 25% 232
  • D 5% 48
  • E 5% 51
  • F 6% 58
  • G 7% 70
  • No label 8% 71

Construction period

  • Before 1945 18% 167
  • 1945–1969 25% 235
  • 1970–1989 15% 144
  • 1990–2009 21% 196
  • 2010 onwards 20% 191
  • Unknown 0% 4

Residents

Residents
1.370
1 January 2025
Households
875
avg. 1,6 people
Single-person households
59%
Households with children
13%
Population density
4.072
residents per km²
Floor area
0,3 km²

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 7% 95
  • 15–25 years 8% 105
  • 25–45 years 21% 290
  • 45–65 years 23% 320
  • 65 years and over 41% 560

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 255.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
40%
Rented homes
60%
16% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
20%
80% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
21%
Unoccupied homes
8%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
1.870 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
260 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
700 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
10%
Gas-free
19%
District heating
3%
Mainly electrically heated
17%

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
300 m
avg. distance
GP practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
15
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
2.435 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
603 passenger cars
Business premises
375
of which 185 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
54 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
26%
municipality 12%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
1%
municipality 3%

Noise levels at the 937 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 19% 176
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 44% 411
  • 56–60 dB: busy 36% 335
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 15

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
municipality 1%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
0%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
6,7 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
12,4 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Lit
municipality: dim
Green space within 500 m
28%
municipality 52%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
77%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 99%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
0%
municipality 10%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
12%
municipality 6%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
267
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
366
+53% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
41
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 28% 102
  • Winkeldiefstal 20% 72
  • Vernieling 4% 15
  • Mishandeling 2% 9
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 3
  • Drugshandel 1% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 2
  • Bedreiging 1% 2

By year

  1. 2402021
  2. 2292022
  3. 2612023
  4. 2482024
  5. 2512025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Very good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Very good
category 8 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,23
+0,13 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,01
2022 assessment: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,20

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,07 more than adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,01 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,08 more than adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,01 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,03 adequate

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and employment

Median household wealth
€ 35.500
Employment rate
65%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
14%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
10,9%
share of people (20% nationally)

Neighbourhoods in Centrum 1