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Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
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Neighbourhood · Heerenveen
Living in Midden
The population is growing slower than in Heerenveen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Heerenveen, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Midden is €242,000, 27% lower than in Heerenveen (€332,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 34%, against a rise of 35% in Heerenveen. 36% of the homes are owner-occupied, 24 percentage points less than in Heerenveen (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼27% lower than Heerenveen (€332,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
36%
▼24 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (60%)
Social housing
57%
▲29 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (28%)
Private rent
7%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
57%
▼18 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (75%)
Built 1975–1991
7%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (21%)
Built before 1945
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (16%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼27% lower than Heerenveen (€332,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
36%
▼24 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (60%)
Social housing
57%
▲29 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (28%)
Private rent
7%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
57%
▼18 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (75%)
Built 1975–1991
7%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (21%)
Built before 1945
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (16%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 34% between 2021 and 2025, to €242,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€242,000▼ 27% below Heerenveen
+34% since 2021
Heerenveen +35%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€246 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€246/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
97 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €242,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€114NL median
Water board levy€38–
Sewage levy€27€22
Waste levy€25€27
Property tax (OZB)€24€21
Costs to set aside€132
Maintenance reserve€123–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Heerenveen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 223rd of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 97 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €242,000.
Levies: Heerenveen's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Midden has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 10 buurten in Heerenveen.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €242,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Midden
242,000
2,079
–
Noord
295,000
1,902
–
Centrum
224,000
2,215
–
Nijehaske
286,000
1,506
–
De Greiden
260,000
3,469
–
De Heide
597,000
630
–
De Akkers
278,000
1,443
–
Skoatterwald
458,000
1,938
–
Het meer
445,000
184
–
Nieuweschoot
319,000
84
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is social housing, at 57% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied36%
Social housing57%
Private rent7%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
57% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes57%
Multi-family homes43%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
27% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 12% in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Before 194510.1%
1945-196426.9%
1965-197420.3%
1975-19916.9%
1992-200512%
2006-201511.9%
2016 and later11.8%
Explanation
Based on 2,081 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Heerenveen average.
In 2025, 45 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Midden, 36% higher than in Heerenveen (33). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 21%, against a rise of 10% in Heerenveen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
45
▲36% higher than Heerenveen (33)
Change since 2021
+21%
▲higher than Heerenveen (+10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.1
▲2.7 times as high as Heerenveen (2.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
45
▲36% higher than Heerenveen (33)
Change since 2021
+21%
▲higher than Heerenveen (+10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.1
▲2.7 times as high as Heerenveen (2.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Midden registered 45 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Midden45
The municipality of Heerenveen33
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Midden is 'Theft and burglary': 12.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.1 in the municipality of Heerenveen.
MiddenHeerenveen
Theft and burglary12.5
Heerenveen 14.1▼ −11% vs Heerenveen
Violence and threats8.5
Heerenveen 3.7▲ +130% vs Heerenveen
Vandalism and public order8.0
Heerenveen 3.8▲ +111% vs Heerenveen
Fraud and scams6.9
Heerenveen 4.9▲ +41% vs Heerenveen
Traffic6.4
Heerenveen 5.4▲ +19% vs Heerenveen
Other and withheld1.6
Heerenveen 1.2▲ +33% vs Heerenveen
Environmental0.5
Heerenveen 0.1≈ Heerenveen
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Midden registered 8 traffic accidents, of which 4 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Heerenveen average; green space is above the Heerenveen average.
An estimated 66% of adults in Midden rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points less than in Heerenveen. More adults feel lonely (54% against 45%), more report anxiety or depression (49% against 41%), more smoke (21% against 16%) and more are overweight (55% against 52%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Midden, covering 65% of the area, against 8% in Heerenveen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 23% of the area, 13 percentage points above the 10% in Heerenveen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲13 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (10%)
More figures
Lonely
54%
▲9 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▲8 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (41%)
Smokes
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (16%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼72 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (73%)
Built-up, share of the area
65%
▲57 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (8%)
Recreation, share of the area
23%
▲21 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
23%
▲13 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (10%)
More figures
Lonely
54%
▲9 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▲8 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (41%)
Smokes
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (16%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼72 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (73%)
Built-up, share of the area
65%
▲57 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (8%)
Recreation, share of the area
23%
▲21 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (2%)
Health
An estimated 66% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Heerenveen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Heerenveen
Good self-rated health
66.5%
74.2%
Smokes
21.3%
16.5%
Excessive drinking
5.3%
5.6%
Overweight
54.7%
51.6%
Lonely
54.3%
45%
Anxiety or depression feelings
48.9%
41.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.7%
50.2%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
23% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Traffic5.8%
Built-up65.4%
Other built-up1.9%
Recreation23.1%
Agriculture1%
Water2.9%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
600 m
–
GP practice
1,000 m
–
Primary school
900 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.6
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
3.7
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Heerenveen average.
Midden has 3,760 inhabitants (2026), or 3,725 per km² (13.6 times as high as in Heerenveen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 1%, against a rise of 3% in Heerenveen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Heerenveen was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 16% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+1%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerenveen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
=about the same as Heerenveen (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (22%)
Never married
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (47%)
Dutch origin
75%
▼9 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
=about the same as Heerenveen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+1%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerenveen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
=about the same as Heerenveen (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (22%)
Never married
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (47%)
Dutch origin
75%
▼9 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
=about the same as Heerenveen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 3,760.
Residents, 2026
3,760
+1% since 2021
Heerenveen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,725 residents per km², this buurt is 14 times as densely populated as the municipality of Heerenveen.
Residents per km²3,725
Dwellings per km²2,058.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 14.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 18.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15495
15 to 25345
25 to 451,030
45 to 65895
65 to 80620
80 and over375
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married1,860
Married1,235
Divorced370
Widowed290
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
75% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,810
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)210
Outside Europe735
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1930
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,220
Higher professional, university540
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Heerenveen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Heerenveen voted. The largest party was D66 with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HeerenveenThe Netherlands
D66
16.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.6%
16.7%
VVD
14.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.6%
12.8%
CDA
12.5%
11.8%
JA21
5.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.3%
4.5%
BBB
4.3%
2.6%
Other
11.6%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Midden has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 25% lower than in Heerenveen (1.2). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points less than in Heerenveen (29%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (18%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (5%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼25% lower than Heerenveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼7 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
=about the same as Heerenveen (+1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (85%)
Office, share of addresses
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (2%)
Social housing
57%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (18%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (5%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼25% lower than Heerenveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼7 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
=about the same as Heerenveen (+1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (85%)
Office, share of addresses
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (2%)
Social housing
57%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 125 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie55
Handel en horeca55
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening125
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg105
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Heerenveen (2025).
Petrol78.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.6%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 21% to 22% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 7 percentage points below Heerenveen (29%)
+1 pp since 2021
Heerenveen +2 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 1,830 passenger cars and 115 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,830
Motorcycles115
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
80% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (6%).
Residential80.4%
Retail0.5%
Office6.1%
Assembly0.7%
Healthcare2.3%
Industrial0.2%
Sports0.3%
Other11.6%
Explanation
Based on 2,587 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
3,725 residents per km²: 6.9 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,725
NL 539▲ +591% vs NL
Social housing57%
NL 28%▲ +104% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Average WOZ value€242,000
NL €398,000▼ −39% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings36%
NL 57%▼ −37% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026