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District · Noardeast-Fryslân
Living in Holwerd
The population is growing slower than in Noardeast-Fryslân. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost less than the Noardeast-Fryslân average.
The average WOZ value in Holwerd is €269,000, 9% lower than in Noardeast-Fryslân (€294,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 78%, against a rise of 72% in Noardeast-Fryslân. 74% of the homes are owner-occupied, 7 percentage points more than in Noardeast-Fryslân (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€269,000
▼9% lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (€294,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+78%
▲higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (+72%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
74%
▲7 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (67%)
Social housing
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (24%)
Private rent
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (9%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲7 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (89%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (12%)
Built 1975–1991
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (19%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼3 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (11%)
Average WOZ value
€269,000
▼9% lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (€294,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+78%
▲higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (+72%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
74%
▲7 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (67%)
Social housing
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (24%)
Private rent
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (9%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲7 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (89%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (12%)
Built 1975–1991
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (19%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼3 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 78% between 2019 and 2025, to €269,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€269,000▼ 9% below Noardeast-Fryslân
+78% since 2019
Noardeast-Fryslân +72%
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: ~€328 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€328/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
160 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €269,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€110NL median
Water board levy€39–
Property tax (OZB)€30€24
Waste levy€21€27
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€218
Maintenance reserve€204–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Noardeast-Fryslân's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 131st 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 160 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €269,000.
Levies: Noardeast-Fryslân'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
Holwerd has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 15 wijken in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân.
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: €269,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Holwerd
269,000
1,030
–
Dokkum
299,000
6,178
–
Metslawier
283,000
725
–
Ee - Zuidoost
291,000
627
–
Anjum - Noordoost
291,000
755
–
Oosternijkerk - Noordwest
287,000
509
–
Ternaard
245,000
1,196
–
Hantum
328,000
310
–
Bouwstreek
263,000
1,919
–
Zuidwest
275,000
1,181
–
10
363,000
785
–
Kollum
296,000
2,697
–
Oost
292,000
831
–
Noordwest
378,000
696
–
Zuidwest
311,000
1,562
–
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 74% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied74%
Social housing20%
Private rent6%
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
96% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes96%
Multi-family homes4%
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
45% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 29% in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân.
Before 194545.1%
1945-19648.1%
1965-197418.7%
1975-199114.4%
1992-20056.5%
2006-20154.1%
2016 and later3.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,031 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 Noardeast-Fryslân average.
In 2025, 20 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Holwerd, 9% lower than in Noardeast-Fryslân (22). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 22%, against a fall of 1% in Noardeast-Fryslân. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼9% lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (22)
Change since 2021
-22%
▼lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (-1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▲7% higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (1.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼9% lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (22)
Change since 2021
-22%
▼lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (-1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▲7% higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (1.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Holwerd registered 20 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 22 in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân.
Holwerd20
The municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân22
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 Holwerd is 'Theft and burglary': 4.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.4 in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân.
HolwerdNoardeast-Fryslân
Theft and burglary4.8
Noardeast-Fryslân 5.4▼ −11% vs Noardeast-Fryslân
Traffic4.8
Noardeast-Fryslân 3.8▲ +26% vs Noardeast-Fryslân
Vandalism and public order3.9
Noardeast-Fryslân 3.9≈ Noardeast-Fryslân
Violence and threats3.0
Noardeast-Fryslân 4.4▼ −32% vs Noardeast-Fryslân
Fraud and scams3.0
Noardeast-Fryslân 3.5▼ −14% vs Noardeast-Fryslân
Other and withheld0.4
Noardeast-Fryslân 1.1▼ −64% vs Noardeast-Fryslân
Environmental0.0
Noardeast-Fryslân 0.1≈ Noardeast-Fryslân
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 Holwerd registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 about average; green space is about the Noardeast-Fryslân average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Holwerd rate their own health as good, about the same as in Noardeast-Fryslân. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 47%), more smoke (20% against 18%) and more are overweight (56% against 55%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Holwerd, covering 82% of the area, against 57% in Noardeast-Fryslân. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 11% of the area, in line with the 11% in Noardeast-Fryslân.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
=about the same as Noardeast-Fryslân (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
=about the same as Noardeast-Fryslân (11%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (47%)
Smokes
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (18%)
Overweight
56%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
=about the same as Noardeast-Fryslân (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
82%
▲25 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (57%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼24 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (27%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
11%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
=about the same as Noardeast-Fryslân (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
=about the same as Noardeast-Fryslân (11%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (47%)
Smokes
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (18%)
Overweight
56%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
=about the same as Noardeast-Fryslân (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
82%
▲25 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (57%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼24 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (27%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
11%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (10%)
Health
An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân
Good self-rated health
75.1%
75.1%
Smokes
19.7%
17.8%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
5.9%
Overweight
55.9%
55.3%
Lonely
44.4%
44.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.8%
40.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.5%
46.9%
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
11% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 11% in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân.
Traffic1.9%
Built-up1.9%
Other built-up0.5%
Recreation0.2%
Agriculture81.7%
Forest and nature10.9%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Noardeast-Fryslân average.
Holwerd has 2,290 inhabitants (2026), or 67 per km² (45% lower than in Noardeast-Fryslân). Between 2019 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 2% in Noardeast-Fryslân. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 21% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2019
+0%
▼lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-0%
▼lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (27%)
Never married
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (47%)
Dutch origin
90%
▼2 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (92%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
=about the same as Noardeast-Fryslân (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
21%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2019
+0%
▼lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-0%
▼lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (27%)
Never married
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (47%)
Dutch origin
90%
▼2 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (92%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
=about the same as Noardeast-Fryslân (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
21%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2019 and 2026, at 2,290.
Residents, 2026
2,290
+0% since 2019
Noardeast-Fryslân +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 67 residents per km², this wijk is 45% less densely populated than the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân.
Residents per km²67
Dwellings per km²30.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.7 died per 1,000.
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15370
15 to 25275
25 to 45530
45 to 65645
65 to 80375
80 and over100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married1,110
Married910
Divorced170
Widowed100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,050
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)125
Outside Europe115
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1560
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4840
Higher professional, university320
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Noardeast-Fryslân voted. The largest party was CDA with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Noardeast-FryslânThe Netherlands
D66
8.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
20.2%
16.7%
VVD
9.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.3%
12.8%
CDA
20.7%
11.8%
JA21
5.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
8.2%
4.5%
BBB
6.3%
2.6%
Other
13.8%
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
Holwerd has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Noardeast-Fryslân (1.3). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Noardeast-Fryslân (25%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
21%
▲9 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Noardeast-Fryslân (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
−5 pp
▼lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (−3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (84%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (3%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (8%)
Residents per km²
67
▼88% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲33 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
21%
▲9 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Noardeast-Fryslân (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
−5 pp
▼lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (−3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Noardeast-Fryslân (84%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (3%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Noardeast-Fryslân (8%)
Residents per km²
67
▼88% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲33 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 60 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij60
Nijverheid en energie50
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg40
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân (2025).
Petrol75.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.4%
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 30% to 24% between 2019 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▼ 1 percentage point below Noardeast-Fryslân (25%)
-6 pp since 2019
Noardeast-Fryslân -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, 1,290 passenger cars and 135 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,290
Motorcycles135
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (7%).
Residential87.4%
Retail0.8%
Office0.3%
Assembly2.4%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial7.2%
Lodging1.3%
Education0.3%
Sports0.4%
Other5.7%
Explanation
Based on 1,179 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
4% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings4%
NL 37%▼ −89% vs NL
Residents per km²67
NL 539▼ −88% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Single-family dwellings96%
NL 63%▲ +52% vs NL
Average WOZ value€269,000
NL €398,000▼ −32% 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