District Sneek

District in municipality Súdwest-Fryslân · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 17.460 homes
  • 35.130 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1974
  • avg. WOZ € 290.000

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 Sneek

Homes
17.460
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1974
Average living area
117 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
17.158
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 34% 5.925
  • Apartment 32% 5.560
  • End-terrace house 15% 2.663
  • Semi-detached house 10% 1.673
  • Detached 9% 1.639

Energy label

  • A or better 29% 5.042
  • B 18% 3.070
  • C 26% 4.473
  • D 9% 1.485
  • E 5% 932
  • F 6% 976
  • G 5% 938
  • No label 3% 544

Building period

  • Built before 1945 16% 2.875
  • 1945–1969 18% 3.197
  • 1970–1989 29% 5.121
  • 1990–2009 24% 4.228
  • 2010 and later 11% 1.983
  • Unknown 0% 56

Residents

Residents
35.130
January 1, 2025
Households
16.365
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
31%
Population density
1.190
inhabitants per km²
Area
34,0 km²
of which 4,7 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 5.305
  • 15–25 years 11% 3.990
  • 25–45 years 23% 8.105
  • 45–65 years 27% 9.500
  • 65 years and older 23% 8.235

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 290.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
56%
Rental homes
44%
32% housing association
Single-family homes
68%
32% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
129
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
2.310 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
890 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
820 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
41%
Gas-free
5%
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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.570 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
14.919 passenger cars
Company locations
4.320
of which 855 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
15%
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 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
4%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 17.460 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 8% 1.324
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 36% 6.270
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 33% 5.807
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 3.080
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 903
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 75
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
51%
municipality 66%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
18%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,3 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
54%
municipality 65%

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)
97%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
94%
municipality 95%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
1%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
21%
municipality 17%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
1%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
2%
municipality 30%

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
47
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.632
+1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
31 burglaries
Municipality
30
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 11% 180
  • Winkeldiefstal 9% 151
  • Mishandeling 9% 139
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 88
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 58
  • Bedreiging 3% 53
  • Woninginbraak 2% 31
  • Drugshandel 1% 23

Per year

  1. 1.5142021
  2. 1.5512022
  3. 1.5742023
  4. 1.5692024
  5. 1.5742025

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
4,20
+0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 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
€ 31.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 37.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 106.300
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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