District Harlingen

District in municipality Harlingen · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 7.613 homes
  • 15.105 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1965
  • avg. WOZ € 246.000

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 Harlingen

Homes
7.613
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1965
Average living area
117 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
7.605
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 37% 2.848
  • Apartment 25% 1.901
  • End-terrace house 19% 1.418
  • Semi-detached house 10% 771
  • Detached 9% 675

Energy label

  • A or better 40% 3.061
  • B 13% 984
  • C 20% 1.500
  • D 6% 458
  • E 2% 147
  • F 5% 412
  • G 10% 798
  • No label 3% 253

Building period

  • Built before 1945 22% 1.663
  • 1945–1969 14% 1.051
  • 1970–1989 34% 2.552
  • 1990–2009 16% 1.244
  • 2010 and later 14% 1.094
  • Unknown 0% 9

Residents

Residents
15.105
January 1, 2025
Households
7.325
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
28%
Population density
1.030
inhabitants per km²
Area
15,4 km²
of which 0,7 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 2.050
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.680
  • 25–45 years 20% 3.070
  • 45–65 years 27% 4.125
  • 65 years and older 28% 4.180

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 246.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
55%
Rental homes
45%
33% housing association
Single-family homes
75%
25% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
28
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
2.260 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.040 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
830 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
53%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.180 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
6.550 passenger cars
Company locations
1.795
of which 350 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 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 8%
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 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 7.613 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 6% 421
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 38% 2.907
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 43% 3.258
  • 56–60 dB: busy 12% 885
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 129
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 13

Flooding

Homes that may flood
87%
municipality 88%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
77%
Of which more than 2 m water
1%
Maximum water depth
2,2 m
average 1,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
46%
municipality 47%

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 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 99%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
33%
municipality 37%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
1%
municipality 5%

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
37
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
557
+66% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
19 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 15% 83
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 38
  • Mishandeling 7% 37
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 25
  • Woninginbraak 3% 19
  • Bedreiging 3% 19
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 11
  • Drugshandel 1% 7

Per year

  1. 3722021
  2. 5442022
  3. 4182023
  4. 4072024
  5. 3902025

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
4,15
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,09 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 more than 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
€ 29.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 35.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 85.800
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Harlingen 8