District Echten

District in municipality De Fryske Marren · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 92 homes
  • 255 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1943
  • avg. WOZ € 334.000

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 Echten

Homes
92
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1943
Average living area
141 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
120
2025

Home type

  • Detached 79% 73
  • Semi-detached house 21% 19

Energy label

  • A or better 10% 9
  • B 7% 6
  • C 11% 10
  • D 11% 10
  • E 3% 3
  • F 18% 17
  • G 40% 37

Building period

  • Built before 1945 53% 49
  • 1945–1969 26% 24
  • 1970–1989 7% 6
  • 1990–2009 9% 8
  • 2010 and later 5% 5

Residents

Residents
255
January 1, 2025
Households
105
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
24%
Households with children
33%
Population density
103
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,0 km²
of which 0,5 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 40
  • 15–25 years 10% 25
  • 25–45 years 27% 70
  • 45–65 years 27% 70
  • 65 years and older 20% 50

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 334.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
88%
Rental homes
12%
1% housing association
Single-family homes
100%
0% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
13%
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
3.270 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.450 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.110 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
46%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
10%

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
2,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,8 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,9 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
62 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
138 passenger cars
Company locations
50
of which 10 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)
53 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
49%
municipality 10%
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
23%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 92 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 23% 21
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 13% 12
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 22% 20
  • 56–60 dB: busy 23% 21
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 7% 6
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 13% 12

Flooding

Homes that may flood
79%
municipality 31%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
30%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
89%
municipality 66%

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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
96%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 93%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
27%
municipality 45%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
16%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 10%

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
8
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
2
-60% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Per year

  1. 32021
  2. 52022
  3. 32023
  4. 92024
  5. 32025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,22
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,21

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,11 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,19 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,08 good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 261.100
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
31%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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