District Lemmer

District in municipality De Fryske Marren · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 4.227 homes
  • 10.340 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1980
  • avg. WOZ € 323.000

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 Lemmer

Homes
4.227
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1980
Average living area
125 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
4.923
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 27% 1.161
  • Semi-detached house 21% 887
  • End-terrace house 20% 831
  • Detached 18% 746
  • Apartment 14% 602

Energy label

  • A or better 33% 1.388
  • B 22% 935
  • C 25% 1.049
  • D 7% 277
  • E 2% 99
  • F 3% 107
  • G 5% 212
  • No label 4% 160

Building period

  • Built before 1945 8% 352
  • 1945–1969 18% 742
  • 1970–1989 35% 1.497
  • 1990–2009 26% 1.090
  • 2010 and later 13% 546

Residents

Residents
10.340
January 1, 2025
Households
4.675
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
35%
Households with children
32%
Population density
539
inhabitants per km²
Area
22,6 km²
of which 3,4 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 1.525
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.130
  • 25–45 years 21% 2.130
  • 45–65 years 29% 2.970
  • 65 years and older 25% 2.585

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 323.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
64%
Rental homes
34%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
88%
12% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
8%
New build in the year
8
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
2.670 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.440 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
860 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
60%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
13%

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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
799 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
5.055 passenger cars
Company locations
1.505
of which 320 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)
52 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
13%
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
4%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 4.227 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 9% 366
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 23% 961
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 47% 2.003
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 777
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 108
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 11
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
84%
municipality 31%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
41%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
4,7 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
52%
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)
99%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
86%
municipality 93%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
91%
municipality 45%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
1%
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
27
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
279
-12% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,6
11 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 13% 35
  • Mishandeling 10% 27
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 18
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 12
  • Woninginbraak 4% 11
  • Bedreiging 4% 10
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 3

Per year

  1. 3722021
  2. 2982022
  3. 3362023
  4. 2862024
  5. 3032025

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
+0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,21

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,11 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 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
€ 32.299
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 159.600
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
20%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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