District Joure

District in municipality De Fryske Marren · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 6.022 homes
  • 13.045 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1975
  • avg. WOZ € 303.000

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 Joure

Homes
6.022
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1975
Average living area
123 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
6.164
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 24% 1.466
  • Semi-detached house 24% 1.435
  • Detached 20% 1.189
  • End-terrace house 18% 1.082
  • Apartment 14% 850

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 1.418
  • B 23% 1.383
  • C 30% 1.779
  • D 9% 528
  • E 3% 191
  • F 4% 231
  • G 6% 333
  • No label 3% 159

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 618
  • 1945–1969 19% 1.170
  • 1970–1989 39% 2.350
  • 1990–2009 23% 1.394
  • 2010 and later 8% 490

Residents

Residents
13.045
January 1, 2025
Households
5.955
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
36%
Households with children
31%
Population density
737
inhabitants per km²
Area
19,0 km²
of which 1,5 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 1.900
  • 15–25 years 10% 1.350
  • 25–45 years 21% 2.705
  • 45–65 years 26% 3.440
  • 65 years and older 28% 3.650

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 303.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
62%
Rental homes
38%
32% housing association
Single-family homes
83%
17% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
61
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
2.430 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.110 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
9%

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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.043 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
6.347 passenger cars
Company locations
1.735
of which 370 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)
49 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
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
2%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 6.022 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 17% 1.017
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 52% 3.119
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 23% 1.359
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 424
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 85
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 18

Flooding

Homes that may flood
3%
municipality 31%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,8 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
56%
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality 93%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
21%
municipality 45%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
288
+4% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,5
27 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 11% 32
  • Winkeldiefstal 11% 32
  • Woninginbraak 9% 27
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 24
  • Mishandeling 7% 21
  • Bedreiging 4% 11
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 3
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 3

Per year

  1. 3542021
  2. 2752022
  3. 2862023
  4. 2792024
  5. 2882025

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
4,25
+0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,21

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 31.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 37.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 165.000
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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