District Tzum

District in municipality Waadhoeke · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 464 homes
  • 1.115 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1970
  • avg. WOZ € 259.000

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 Tzum

Homes
464
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1970
Average living area
123 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
529
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 37% 171
  • Detached 26% 121
  • Apartment 13% 60
  • Mid-terrace house 12% 57
  • End-terrace house 12% 55

Energy label

  • A or better 26% 119
  • B 21% 96
  • C 22% 103
  • D 7% 32
  • E 4% 17
  • F 7% 32
  • G 13% 60
  • No label 1% 5

Building period

  • Built before 1945 19% 89
  • 1945–1969 16% 72
  • 1970–1989 30% 141
  • 1990–2009 30% 138
  • 2010 and later 5% 22
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
1.115
January 1, 2025
Households
475
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
36%
Households with children
34%
Population density
79
inhabitants per km²
Area
14,2 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 175
  • 15–25 years 13% 140
  • 25–45 years 24% 265
  • 45–65 years 27% 300
  • 65 years and older 21% 235

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 259.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
66%
Rental homes
34%
30% housing association
Single-family homes
88%
12% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
1
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
2.690 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.460 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
930 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
50%
Gas-free
5%
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
4,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
5,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
139 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
550 passenger cars
Company locations
140
of which 15 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)
47 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
95%
municipality 18%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 464 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 46% 215
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 41% 188
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 12% 56
  • 56–60 dB: busy 1% 4
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
96%
municipality 95%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
93%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,6 m
average 1,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
80%
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 98%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 97%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 28%
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
23%
municipality 42%

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
14
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
15
+7% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,2
1 burglary
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 2
  • Bedreiging 13% 2
  • Mishandeling 13% 2
  • Woninginbraak 7% 1
  • Vernieling 7% 1

Per year

  1. 192021
  2. 202022
  3. 162023
  4. 142024
  5. 152025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,05
−0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,22 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,10 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
€ 130.100
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
23%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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