District De Bouwen

District in municipality Smallingerland · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 1.787 homes
  • 3.370 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1981
  • avg. WOZ € 188.000

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 De Bouwen

Homes
1.787
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1981
Average living area
97 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.127
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 44% 793
  • Mid-terrace house 27% 489
  • End-terrace house 12% 223
  • Semi-detached house 9% 153
  • Detached 7% 129

Energy label

  • A or better 44% 794
  • B 16% 279
  • C 9% 167
  • D 7% 134
  • E 10% 172
  • F 6% 106
  • G 5% 93
  • No label 2% 42

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 110
  • 1945–1969 26% 469
  • 1970–1989 27% 479
  • 1990–2009 22% 386
  • 2010 and later 19% 343

Residents

Residents
3.370
January 1, 2025
Households
1.815
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
57%
Households with children
21%
Population density
3.956
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,9 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 425
  • 15–25 years 8% 275
  • 25–45 years 22% 740
  • 45–65 years 21% 700
  • 65 years and older 36% 1.225

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 188.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
28%
Rental homes
72%
53% housing association
Single-family homes
46%
54% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
Unoccupied properties
8%
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
1.850 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
490 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
730 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
27%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
4%

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
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.008 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
1.306 passenger cars
Company locations
270
of which 65 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)
51 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
22%
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
10%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 1.787 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 6
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 58% 1.042
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 21% 384
  • 56–60 dB: busy 11% 200
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 155

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
7,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
37%
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
96%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 10%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
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
50
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
170
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,2
4 burglaries
Municipality
41
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 18% 30
  • Vernieling 15% 25
  • Mishandeling 6% 11
  • Bedreiging 4% 7
  • Openlijk geweld 4% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 5
  • Woninginbraak 2% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 3

Per year

  1. 1622021
  2. 1762022
  3. 1962023
  4. 1942024
  5. 1542025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,17
+0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,20

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,01 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 25.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 30.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 23.100
Net labour participation
59%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in De Bouwen 4