Living in Workum (Súdwest-Fryslân): WOZ, prices & safety
Neighbourhood · Súdwest-Fryslân
Living in Workum
The population is growing faster than in Súdwest-Fryslân. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Workum is €308,000, 3% lower than in Súdwest-Fryslân (€317,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 41%, against a rise of 38% in Súdwest-Fryslân. 65% of the homes are owner-occupied, about the same as in Súdwest-Fryslân (65%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€308,000
▼3% lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (€317,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+41%
▲higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
65%
=about the same as Súdwest-Fryslân (65%)
Social housing
29%
▲3 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (26%)
Private rent
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (9%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲2 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (81%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (11%)
Built 1965–1974
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (17%)
Built 2006–2015
10%
▲3 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (7%)
Average WOZ value
€308,000
▼3% lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (€317,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+41%
▲higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
65%
=about the same as Súdwest-Fryslân (65%)
Social housing
29%
▲3 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (26%)
Private rent
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (9%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲2 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (81%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (11%)
Built 1965–1974
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (17%)
Built 2006–2015
10%
▲3 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 41% between 2021 and 2025, to €308,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€308,000▼ 3% below Súdwest-Fryslân
+41% since 2021
Súdwest-Fryslân +38%
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: ~€298 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€298/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
135 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €308,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€114NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€28€27
Waste levy€25€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€184
Maintenance reserve€172–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Súdwest-Fryslân's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 124th 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 135 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €308,000.
Levies: Súdwest-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
Workum has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Nijefurd.
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: €308,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Workum
308,000
2,090
–
Hindeloopen
281,000
401
–
Verspreide huizen Workum
443,000
97
–
Verspreide huizen Hindeloopen
704,000
26
–
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 65% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied65%
Social housing29%
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
83% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes83%
Multi-family homes17%
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
23% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 24% in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân.
Before 194523.5%
1945-19646.5%
1965-197421.4%
1975-199118.6%
1992-200516.1%
2006-20159.9%
2016 and later4%
Explanation
Based on 2,094 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 Súdwest-Fryslân average.
In 2025, 22 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Workum, 27% lower than in Súdwest-Fryslân (30). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 10%, against a fall of 3% in Súdwest-Fryslân. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
22
▼27% lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (30)
Change since 2021
-10%
▼lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼50% lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
22
▼27% lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (30)
Change since 2021
-10%
▼lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼50% lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Workum registered 22 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 30 in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân.
Workum22
The municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân30
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 Workum is 'Theft and burglary': 5.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 10.4 in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân.
WorkumSúdwest-Fryslân
Theft and burglary5.8
Súdwest-Fryslân 10.4▼ −44% vs Súdwest-Fryslân
Vandalism and public order5.1
Súdwest-Fryslân 5.2≈ Súdwest-Fryslân
Traffic4.9
Súdwest-Fryslân 5.6▼ −12% vs Súdwest-Fryslân
Fraud and scams3.0
Súdwest-Fryslân 3.9▼ −23% vs Súdwest-Fryslân
Violence and threats2.8
Súdwest-Fryslân 3.5▼ −20% vs Súdwest-Fryslân
Other and withheld0.5
Súdwest-Fryslân 1.1▼ −55% vs Súdwest-Fryslân
Environmental0.2
Súdwest-Fryslân 0.1≈ Súdwest-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 Workum registered 8 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 about average; green space is above the Súdwest-Fryslân average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Workum rate their own health as good, about the same as in Súdwest-Fryslân. More adults are overweight (53% against 52%) and more feel lonely (45% against 44%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Workum, covering 49% of the area, against 3% in Súdwest-Fryslân. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 4 percentage points above the 3% in Súdwest-Fryslân.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
=about the same as Súdwest-Fryslân (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (3%)
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Lonely
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (44%)
Overweight
53%
▲1 percentage point higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (52%)
Excessive drinking
6%
=about the same as Súdwest-Fryslân (6%)
Smokes
16%
=about the same as Súdwest-Fryslân (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
49%
▲46 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (3%)
Water, share of the area
8%
▼34 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
27%
▼22 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (49%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
=about the same as Súdwest-Fryslân (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (3%)
More figures
Lonely
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (44%)
Overweight
53%
▲1 percentage point higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (52%)
Excessive drinking
6%
=about the same as Súdwest-Fryslân (6%)
Smokes
16%
=about the same as Súdwest-Fryslân (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
49%
▲46 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (3%)
Water, share of the area
8%
▼34 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
27%
▼22 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (49%)
Health
An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân
Good self-rated health
74.6%
74.8%
Smokes
16.4%
16.5%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
5.7%
Overweight
52.8%
52.5%
Lonely
44.9%
43.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.4%
39.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.8%
49.7%
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
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân.
Traffic5.3%
Built-up49.2%
Other built-up3.4%
Recreation7.1%
Agriculture26.7%
Water8.3%
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 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.5
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
1.1
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 faster than the Súdwest-Fryslân average.
Workum has 4,295 inhabitants (2026), or 1,768 per km² (10.2 times as high as in Súdwest-Fryslân). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 2%, against a rise of 1% in Súdwest-Fryslân. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (28%)
Never married
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (47%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲1 percentage point higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (47%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (28%)
Never married
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (47%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲1 percentage point higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (47%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population grew 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 4,295.
Residents, 2026
4,295
+2% since 2021
Súdwest-Fryslân +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,768 residents per km², this buurt is 10 times as densely populated as the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân.
Residents per km²1,768
Dwellings per km²860.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 14.0 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15620
15 to 25470
25 to 45830
45 to 651,140
65 to 80875
80 and over360
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married1,970
Married1,705
Divorced325
Widowed295
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,825
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)270
Outside Europe195
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, mbo1760
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,490
Higher professional, university770
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Súdwest-Fryslân voted. The largest party was CDA with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Súdwest-FryslânThe Netherlands
D66
13.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.6%
16.7%
VVD
13%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.6%
12.8%
CDA
17.4%
11.8%
JA21
5.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.8%
4.5%
BBB
5.9%
2.6%
Other
10.7%
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
Workum has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 17% lower than in Súdwest-Fryslân (1.2). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Súdwest-Fryslân (27%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
2%
▼7 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (9%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
22%
▲4 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼17% lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Súdwest-Fryslân (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (84%)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (2%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
2%
▼7 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (9%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
22%
▲4 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼17% lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Súdwest-Fryslân (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Súdwest-Fryslân (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (84%)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Súdwest-Fryslân (2%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 120 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie120
Handel en horeca110
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening95
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg90
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân (2025).
Petrol74.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.7%
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 25% to 26% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▼ 1 percentage point below Súdwest-Fryslân (27%)
+1 pp since 2021
Súdwest-Fryslân +1 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, 2,120 passenger cars and 185 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,120
Motorcycles185
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%).
Residential86.8%
Retail3.1%
Office1%
Assembly1.7%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial7.5%
Lodging0.6%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other3%
Explanation
Based on 2,412 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
1,768 residents per km²: 3.3 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,768
NL 539▲ +228% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings17%
NL 37%▼ −54% vs NL
Single-family dwellings83%
NL 63%▲ +32% vs NL
Average WOZ value€308,000
NL €398,000▼ −23% 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