The population is shrinking, while it grows in Waadhoeke. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Waadhoeke, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Franeker Stationsbuurt is €319,000, 19% higher than in Waadhoeke (€269,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 44%, against a rise of 43% in Waadhoeke. 83% of the homes are owner-occupied, 15 percentage points more than in Waadhoeke (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€319,000
▲19% higher than Waadhoeke (€269,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Waadhoeke (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲15 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (68%)
Social housing
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (24%)
Private rent
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (8%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▼7 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (90%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼17 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (19%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼12 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (17%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼11 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (13%)
Average WOZ value
€319,000
▲19% higher than Waadhoeke (€269,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Waadhoeke (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲15 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (68%)
Social housing
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (24%)
Private rent
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (8%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▼7 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (90%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼17 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (19%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼12 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (17%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼11 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 44% between 2021 and 2025, to €319,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€319,000▲ 19% above Waadhoeke
+44% since 2021
Waadhoeke +43%
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: ~€352 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€352/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
165 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €319,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€127NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€31€28
Sewage levy€29€22
Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€225
Maintenance reserve€210–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Waadhoeke's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 248th 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 165 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €319,000.
Levies: Waadhoeke'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
Franeker Stationsbuurt has the 6th-highest WOZ value of the 16 buurten in Franeker.
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: €319,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Franeker Stationsbuurt
319,000
104
–
Buitengebied Franeker
445,000
68
–
Franeker Alvestudewyk
441,000
229
–
Franeker Binnenstad
207,000
942
–
Franeker Bloemketerp en Watertorenbuurt
277,000
575
–
Franeker Hamburgerrak en st Want
210,000
664
–
Franeker Industrieter. West en Kie
361,000
35
–
Franeker It Stiselplak
206,000
541
–
Franeker Kaatsersbuurt
232,000
308
–
Franeker Keningspark
270,000
226
–
Franeker Professorenbuurt
189,000
726
–
Franeker Schalsumerplan en Arkens
272,000
567
–
Franeker Sexbierumerplan
243,000
515
–
Franeker 't War
388,000
221
–
Franeker Vliet Tuinen en Frisia
276,000
435
–
Franeker Witzens
449,000
217
–
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 83% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied83%
Social housing15%
Private rent2%
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
72% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 30% in the municipality of Waadhoeke.
Before 194572.1%
1945-19643.8%
1965-19744.8%
1975-19911.9%
1992-20051.9%
2006-201515.4%
Explanation
Based on 104 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 Waadhoeke average.
In 2025, 79 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Franeker Stationsbuurt, 3.4 times as high as in Waadhoeke (23). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 4%, against a fall of 1% in Waadhoeke. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
79
▲3.4 times as high as Waadhoeke (23)
Change since 2021
+4%
▲higher than Waadhoeke (-1%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
79
▲3.4 times as high as Waadhoeke (23)
Change since 2021
+4%
▲higher than Waadhoeke (-1%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Franeker Stationsbuurt registered 79 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 23 in the municipality of Waadhoeke.
Franeker Stationsbuurt79
The municipality of Waadhoeke23
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 Franeker Stationsbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 46.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.1 in the municipality of Waadhoeke.
Franeker StationsbuurtWaadhoeke
Theft and burglary46.5
Waadhoeke 7.1▲ +555% vs Waadhoeke
Vandalism and public order14.0
Waadhoeke 3.1▲ +352% vs Waadhoeke
Traffic9.3
Waadhoeke 5.2▲ +79% vs Waadhoeke
Violence and threats4.7
Waadhoeke 3.0▲ +57% vs Waadhoeke
Fraud and scams4.7
Waadhoeke 3.6▲ +31% vs Waadhoeke
Environmental0.0
Waadhoeke 0.1≈ Waadhoeke
Other and withheld0.0
Waadhoeke 0.7≈ Waadhoeke
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 2023, police in Franeker Stationsbuurt registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 3 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2023
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Waadhoeke average; green space is above the Waadhoeke average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Franeker Stationsbuurt rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Waadhoeke. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 44%), fewer smoke (13% against 17%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (34% against 38%), but more drink excessively (6% against 5%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Franeker Stationsbuurt, covering 57% of the area, against 5% in Waadhoeke. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 4 percentage points above the 3% in Waadhoeke.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (3%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
34%
▼4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (38%)
Smokes
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (17%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (48%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼73 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (80%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲52 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (5%)
Traffic, share of the area
21%
▲19 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (3%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼6 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
34%
▼4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (38%)
Smokes
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (17%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (48%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼73 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (80%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲52 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (5%)
Traffic, share of the area
21%
▲19 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (2%)
Health
An estimated 76% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Waadhoeke (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Waadhoeke
Good self-rated health
76.1%
75.1%
Smokes
13.1%
17.1%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
5.4%
Overweight
54.6%
54.9%
Lonely
37.9%
44.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
33.9%
38.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.8%
47.6%
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 Waadhoeke.
Traffic21.4%
Built-up57.1%
Recreation7.1%
Agriculture7.1%
Water7.1%
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
1,600 m
–
Primary school
1,100 m
–
Daycare
900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2.9
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1.6
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 Waadhoeke.
Franeker Stationsbuurt has 205 inhabitants (2026), or 1,665 per km² (10.1 times as high as in Waadhoeke). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 2% in Waadhoeke. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Waadhoeke was 81%, 3 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%
▼lower than Waadhoeke (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Waadhoeke
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Waadhoeke (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Waadhoeke (28%)
Married
52%
▲11 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (41%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲7 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲51 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Waadhoeke (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Waadhoeke
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Waadhoeke (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Waadhoeke (28%)
Married
52%
▲11 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (41%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲7 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (88%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲51 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 205.
Residents, 2026
205
-2% since 2021
Waadhoeke +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,665 residents per km², this buurt is 10 times as densely populated as the municipality of Waadhoeke.
Residents per km²1,665
Dwellings per km²866.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 46.5 died per 1,000.
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 1530
15 to 2510
25 to 4530
45 to 6555
65 to 8045
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are married.
Never married65
Married105
Divorced15
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
95% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands200
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
100% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-480
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Waadhoeke; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Waadhoeke voted. The largest party was CDA with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of WaadhoekeThe Netherlands
D66
11.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.2%
16.7%
VVD
12.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.8%
12.8%
CDA
17.2%
11.8%
JA21
6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.3%
4.5%
BBB
5.7%
2.6%
Other
11%
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
Franeker Stationsbuurt has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 25% higher than in Waadhoeke (1.2). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Waadhoeke (25%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲18 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (20%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (12%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
12%
▲8 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲25% higher than Waadhoeke (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
=about the same as Waadhoeke (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Waadhoeke (+1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (89%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (1%)
Residents per km²
1,665
▲3.1 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲18 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (20%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (12%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
12%
▲8 percentage points higher than Waadhoeke (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲25% higher than Waadhoeke (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
=about the same as Waadhoeke (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Waadhoeke (+1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Waadhoeke (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (89%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Waadhoeke (1%)
Residents per km²
1,665
▲3.1 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Waadhoeke (2025).
Petrol75%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25%
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 24% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%– about the same as Waadhoeke (25%)
+1 pp since 2021
Waadhoeke +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, 160 passenger cars and 10 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars160
Motorcycles10
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
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential90.4%
Retail0.9%
Office0.9%
Assembly1.7%
Industrial3.5%
Other6.1%
Explanation
Based on 115 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
2% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Residents per km²1,665
NL 539▲ +209% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings17%
NL 37%▼ −54% vs NL
Social housing15%
NL 28%▼ −46% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings83%
NL 57%▲ +46% 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