The population is growing, while it shrinks in Terschelling. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Terschelling, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Formerum is €568,000, 25% higher than in Terschelling (€456,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 23%, against a rise of 33% in Terschelling. 87% of the homes are owner-occupied, 23 percentage points more than in Terschelling (64%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▲25% higher than Terschelling (€456,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+23%
▼lower than Terschelling (+33%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲23 percentage points higher than Terschelling (64%)
Social housing
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Terschelling (19%)
Private rent
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Terschelling (17%)
Single-family dwellings
62%
▼14 percentage points lower than Terschelling (76%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than Terschelling (14%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Terschelling (9%)
Built 1945–1964
11%
▼2 percentage points lower than Terschelling (13%)
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▲25% higher than Terschelling (€456,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+23%
▼lower than Terschelling (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲23 percentage points higher than Terschelling (64%)
Social housing
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Terschelling (19%)
Private rent
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Terschelling (17%)
Single-family dwellings
62%
▼14 percentage points lower than Terschelling (76%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than Terschelling (14%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Terschelling (9%)
Built 1945–1964
11%
▼2 percentage points lower than Terschelling (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 23% between 2021 and 2025, to €568,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€568,000▲ 25% above Terschelling
+23% since 2021
Terschelling +33%
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: ~€427 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€427/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
173 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €568,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€191NL median
Property tax (OZB)€70€50
Water board levy€48–
Waste levy€38€27
Sewage levy€35€22
Costs to set aside€236
Maintenance reserve€220–
Buildings insurance€16–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Terschelling's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 331st 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 173 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €568,000.
Levies: Terschelling'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
Formerum has the lowest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Formerum.
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: €568,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Formerum
568,000
89
–
Verspreide huizen Formerum-Zuid
597,000
38
–
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 87% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied87%
Private rent13%
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
62% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes62%
Multi-family homes38%
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
57% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 39% in the municipality of Terschelling.
Before 194557.1%
1945-196411%
1965-19743.3%
1975-19919.9%
1992-20058.8%
2006-20154.4%
2016 and later5.5%
Explanation
Based on 91 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 Terschelling average.
In 2025, 40 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Formerum, 82% higher than in Terschelling (22). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 68%, against a fall of 36% in Terschelling. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
40
▲82% higher than Terschelling (22)
Change since 2021
-68%
▼lower than Terschelling (-36%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
40
▲82% higher than Terschelling (22)
Change since 2021
-68%
▼lower than Terschelling (-36%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Formerum registered 40 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 22 in the municipality of Terschelling.
Formerum40
The municipality of Terschelling22
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 Formerum is 'Violence and threats': 15.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 2.0 in the municipality of Terschelling.
FormerumTerschelling
Violence and threats15.0
Terschelling 2.0▲ +650% vs Terschelling
Theft and burglary10.0
Terschelling 6.1▲ +64% vs Terschelling
Vandalism and public order10.0
Terschelling 3.3▲ +203% vs Terschelling
Traffic5.0
Terschelling 4.3▲ +16% vs Terschelling
Fraud and scams0.0
Terschelling 4.5▼ −100% vs Terschelling
Environmental0.0
Terschelling 0.2≈ Terschelling
Other and withheld0.0
Terschelling 1.8▼ −100% vs Terschelling
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 Formerum registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2021
2022
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 Terschelling average; green space is above the Terschelling average.
An estimated 84% of adults in Formerum rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Terschelling. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (74% against 66%) and more are overweight (55% against 52%), but fewer report anxiety or depression (33% against 38%) and fewer feel lonely (38% against 41%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Formerum, covering 55% of the area, against 2% in Terschelling. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 20% of the area, 10 percentage points above the 10% in Terschelling.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲5 percentage points higher than Terschelling (79%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▲10 percentage points higher than Terschelling (10%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
74%
▲8 percentage points higher than Terschelling (66%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
33%
▼5 percentage points lower than Terschelling (38%)
Lonely
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Terschelling (41%)
Overweight
55%
▲3 percentage points higher than Terschelling (52%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼87 percentage points lower than Terschelling (87%)
Agriculture, share of the area
55%
▲53 percentage points higher than Terschelling (2%)
Recreation, share of the area
20%
▲20 percentage points higher than Terschelling (0%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲5 percentage points higher than Terschelling (79%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▲10 percentage points higher than Terschelling (10%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
74%
▲8 percentage points higher than Terschelling (66%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
33%
▼5 percentage points lower than Terschelling (38%)
Lonely
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Terschelling (41%)
Overweight
55%
▲3 percentage points higher than Terschelling (52%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼87 percentage points lower than Terschelling (87%)
Agriculture, share of the area
55%
▲53 percentage points higher than Terschelling (2%)
Recreation, share of the area
20%
▲20 percentage points higher than Terschelling (0%)
Health
An estimated 84% of adults rate their own health as good, against 79% in the municipality of Terschelling (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Terschelling
Good self-rated health
84.5%
78.9%
Smokes
16.1%
17%
Excessive drinking
9.4%
10.2%
Overweight
55.4%
52.4%
Lonely
37.6%
41.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
32.7%
37.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
74.2%
66.2%
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
20% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Terschelling.
Traffic8.2%
Built-up16.3%
Recreation20.4%
Agriculture55.1%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
2,100 m
–
Primary school
2,100 m
–
Daycare
2,100 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.4
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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, while it shrinks in Terschelling.
Formerum has 200 inhabitants (2026), or 407 per km² (7.1 times as high as in Terschelling). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a fall of 1% in Terschelling. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Terschelling was 105%, 27 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 19% 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
+3%
▲higher than Terschelling (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Terschelling
105%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▲higher than Terschelling (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Terschelling (28%)
Never married
48%
=about the same as Terschelling (48%)
Dutch origin
88%
▼1 percentage point lower than Terschelling (89%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▲higher than Terschelling (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Terschelling
105%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▲higher than Terschelling (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Terschelling (28%)
Never married
48%
=about the same as Terschelling (48%)
Dutch origin
88%
▼1 percentage point lower than Terschelling (89%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 200.
Residents, 2026
200
+3% since 2021
Terschelling -1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 407 residents per km², this buurt is 7.1 times as densely populated as the municipality of Terschelling.
Residents per km²407
Dwellings per km²181.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 25.0 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1525
15 to 2525
25 to 4555
45 to 6560
65 to 8025
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married95
Married85
Divorced5
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
88% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands175
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Outside Europe10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Terschelling; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 105% of eligible voters in Terschelling voted. The largest party was D66 with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of TerschellingThe Netherlands
D66
18.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
11.1%
16.7%
VVD
17.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
15.8%
12.8%
CDA
12.1%
11.8%
JA21
5.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.1%
4.5%
BBB
4.5%
2.6%
Other
9.8%
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
Formerum has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 20% higher than in Terschelling (1.0). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Terschelling (19%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Terschelling (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
38%
▲8 percentage points higher than Terschelling (30%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Terschelling (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲20% higher than Terschelling (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼1 percentage point lower than Terschelling (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Terschelling (+4 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Terschelling (40%)
Residential, share of addresses
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Terschelling (51%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Terschelling (4%)
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▲43% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Residents per km²
407
▼24% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Terschelling (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
38%
▲8 percentage points higher than Terschelling (30%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Terschelling (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲20% higher than Terschelling (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼1 percentage point lower than Terschelling (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Terschelling (+4 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Terschelling (40%)
Residential, share of addresses
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Terschelling (51%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Terschelling (4%)
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▲43% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Residents per km²
407
▼24% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 19% in the municipality of Terschelling (2025).
Petrol81.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.2%
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 14% to 18% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 1 percentage point below Terschelling (19%)
+4 pp since 2021
Terschelling +4 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, 110 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars110
Motorcycles20
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
49% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (47%).
Residential48.7%
Retail2.1%
Office0.5%
Assembly4.3%
Industrial2.7%
Lodging46.5%
Other1.6%
Explanation
Based on 187 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
87% owner-occupied dwellings, against 57% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Owner-occupied dwellings87%
NL 57%▲ +53% vs NL
Average WOZ value€568,000
NL €398,000▲ +43% vs NL
Residents per km²407
NL 539▼ −24% vs NL
Private rent13%
NL 14%▼ −7% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings38%
NL 37%≈ 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