District De Singels

District in the municipality of Smallingerland · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 1.768 homes
  • 3.910 residents
  • avg. year built 1977
  • avg. WOZ value € 319.000

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 De Singels

Homes
1.768
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1977
Average living area
139 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.891
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 30% 533
  • Semi-detached house 20% 357
  • Flat 20% 351
  • Detached house 16% 286
  • End-of-terrace house 14% 241

Energy label

  • A or better 15% 261
  • B 26% 461
  • C 26% 462
  • D 21% 363
  • E 3% 59
  • F 5% 97
  • G 2% 32
  • No label 2% 33

Construction period

  • Before 1945 3% 59
  • 1945–1969 40% 711
  • 1970–1989 22% 394
  • 1990–2009 32% 567
  • 2010 onwards 2% 37

Residents

Residents
3.910
1 January 2025
Households
1.865
avg. 2,0 people
Single-person households
38%
Households with children
26%
Population density
2.563
residents per km²
Floor area
1,6 km²
of which 0,0 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 12% 485
  • 15–25 years 8% 330
  • 25–45 years 18% 710
  • 45–65 years 23% 885
  • 65 years and over 38% 1.500

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 319.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
77%
Rented homes
23%
11% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
76%
24% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied homes
6%
New homes built during the year
8
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
2.310 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
980 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.000 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
43%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
6%

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
1,0 km
avg. distance
GP practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
1.699 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.880 passenger cars
Business premises
345
of which 45 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)
52 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
18%
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
6%
municipality 3%

Noise levels at the 1.768 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 46% 820
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 27% 481
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 383
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 84

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
7,0 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
12,5 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dim
municipality: dim
Green space within 500 m
46%
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)
96%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
90%
municipality 99%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
5%
municipality 10%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
6%
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
49
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
191
+17% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,6
1 burglary
Municipality
41
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 20% 39
  • Winkeldiefstal 15% 28
  • Vernieling 5% 10
  • Bedreiging 5% 9
  • Mishandeling 3% 6
  • Drugshandel 3% 5
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 2

By year

  1. 1402021
  2. 1752022
  3. 1852023
  4. 1702024
  5. 1752025

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

Excellent Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
category 9 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,32
+0,22 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,01
2022 assessment: Excellent
Municipality
Very good
score 4,20

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,03 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves +0,05 more than adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,08 good

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

Average income per resident
€ 33.000
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 38.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 216.400
Employment rate
70%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
16%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
15,5%
share of people (20% nationally)

Neighbourhoods in De Singels 4