The population is shrinking, while it grows in Heerenveen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Heerenveen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Nes is €514,000, 55% higher than in Heerenveen (€332,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 30%, against a rise of 35% in Heerenveen. 97% of the homes are owner-occupied, 37 percentage points more than in Heerenveen (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€514,000
▲55% higher than Heerenveen (€332,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲37 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (60%)
Social housing
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲25 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (75%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼20 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (21%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼10 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (12%)
Average WOZ value
€514,000
▲55% higher than Heerenveen (€332,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲37 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (60%)
Social housing
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲25 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (75%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼20 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (21%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼10 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 30% between 2021 and 2025, to €514,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€514,000▲ 55% above Heerenveen
+30% 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: ~€454 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€454/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
224 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €514,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€148NL median
Property tax (OZB)€50€45
Water board levy€46–
Sewage levy€27€22
Waste levy€25€27
Costs to set aside€306
Maintenance reserve€286–
Buildings insurance€20–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Heerenveen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 238th 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 224 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €514,000.
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
Nes has the highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Boarnsterhim.
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: €514,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Nes
514,000
364
–
Akkrum
296,000
1,620
–
Aldeboarn
312,000
685
–
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 owner-occupied, at 97% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied97%
Private rent3%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
88% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 17% in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Before 19457.4%
1945-19641.6%
1965-19740.3%
1975-19911.4%
1992-200587.6%
2006-20151.1%
2016 and later0.5%
Explanation
Based on 364 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
Less registered crime per resident than the Heerenveen average.
In 2025, 6 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Nes, 82% lower than in Heerenveen (33). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 46%, 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
6
▼82% lower than Heerenveen (33)
Change since 2021
-46%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.9
▼61% lower than Heerenveen (2.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
6
▼82% lower than Heerenveen (33)
Change since 2021
-46%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.9
▼61% lower than Heerenveen (2.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Nes registered 6 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Nes6
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 Nes is 'Fraud and scams': 3.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.9 in the municipality of Heerenveen.
NesHeerenveen
Fraud and scams3.1
Heerenveen 4.9▼ −37% vs Heerenveen
Theft and burglary1.0
Heerenveen 14.1▼ −93% vs Heerenveen
Traffic1.0
Heerenveen 5.4▼ −81% vs Heerenveen
Other and withheld1.0
Heerenveen 1.2▼ −17% vs Heerenveen
Vandalism and public order0.0
Heerenveen 3.8▼ −100% vs Heerenveen
Violence and threats0.0
Heerenveen 3.7▼ −100% vs Heerenveen
Environmental0.0
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 Nes registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 above the Heerenveen average; green space is below the Heerenveen average.
An estimated 84% of adults in Nes rate their own health as good, 10 percentage points more than in Heerenveen. Fewer adults feel lonely (34% against 45%), fewer report anxiety or depression (32% against 41%), fewer are overweight (44% against 52%) and fewer smoke (10% against 16%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Nes, covering 85% of the area, against 73% in Heerenveen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 6 percentage points below the 10% in Heerenveen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (10%)
More figures
Lonely
34%
▼11 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
32%
▼9 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (41%)
Overweight
44%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (52%)
Smokes
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
85%
▲12 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (73%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (8%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (10%)
More figures
Lonely
34%
▼11 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
32%
▼9 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (41%)
Overweight
44%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (52%)
Smokes
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
85%
▲12 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (73%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (8%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (8%)
Health
An estimated 84% 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
84.2%
74.2%
Smokes
9.7%
16.5%
Excessive drinking
6%
5.6%
Overweight
43.7%
51.6%
Lonely
33.6%
45%
Anxiety or depression feelings
31.8%
41.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.5%
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
4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Traffic2.1%
Built-up2.3%
Other built-up0.4%
Recreation0.7%
Agriculture84.8%
Forest and nature3.1%
Water6.7%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 1100 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,700 m
–
GP practice
1,900 m
–
Primary school
1,100 m
–
Daycare
1,200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.4
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 shrinking, while it grows in Heerenveen.
Nes has 965 inhabitants (2026), or 122 per km² (55% lower than in Heerenveen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 8%, 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
-8%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerenveen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
38%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (28%)
Married
48%
▲9 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (39%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (84%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
49%
▲19 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (30%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-8%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerenveen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
38%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (28%)
Married
48%
▲9 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (39%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (84%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
49%
▲19 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (30%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 8% between 2021 and 2026, to 965.
Residents, 2026
965
-8% since 2021
Heerenveen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 122 residents per km², this buurt is 55% less densely populated than the municipality of Heerenveen.
Residents per km²122
Dwellings per km²46.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
38% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15140
15 to 25155
25 to 45145
45 to 65370
65 to 80140
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are married.
Never married435
Married455
Divorced45
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
95% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands915
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
Outside Europe25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1110
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4290
Higher professional, university380
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
Nes has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 33% higher than in Heerenveen (1.2). 37% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points more than in Heerenveen (29%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
41%
▲15 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (26%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲33% higher than Heerenveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
37%
▲8 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▲higher than Heerenveen (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲6 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (85%)
Lodging, share of addresses
6%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (1%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (2%)
Residents per km²
122
▼77% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲40 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business services, share of businesses
41%
▲15 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (26%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲33% higher than Heerenveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
37%
▲8 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▲higher than Heerenveen (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲6 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (85%)
Lodging, share of addresses
6%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (1%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (2%)
Residents per km²
122
▼77% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
97%
▲40 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 70 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening70
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
37% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Heerenveen (2025).
Petrol63.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)36.8%
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 33% to 37% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
37%▲ 8 percentage points above Heerenveen (29%)
+4 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, 570 passenger cars and 45 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars570
Motorcycles45
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
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (6%).
Residential90.5%
Retail0.2%
Office0.5%
Assembly0.2%
Industrial4.5%
Lodging6.2%
Other2.2%
Explanation
Based on 402 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% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Residents per km²122
NL 539▼ −77% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings97%
NL 57%▲ +70% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Average WOZ value€514,000
NL €398,000▲ +29% 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) 2025