Ameland

Ameland has 3,800 residents in 1,850 households, spread over 1 district (wijken) and 7 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €351,000. 68% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 1 district · 7 neighbourhoods · 162 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

3,800residents1 January 2025

€351,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024

61%green within 500 mpostcode average

39services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Ameland.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Ameland: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Home valuesAverage WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

Map of Ameland: Average WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

<80%160%+

Public transportBus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

Map of Ameland: Bus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

<216+

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Netherlands and Kadaster, District and neighbourhood map 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

All 7 neighbourhoods at a glance.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among Ameland's neighbourhoods on that measure, from lowest to highest. Select one for its full report.

Neighbourhood	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Aged 0–14	Aged 65+	One-person households	Green 500 m	Services 15 min	Crimes per 1,000
Nes	€346k	65%	13%	23%	47%	50%	47	19.2
Buren	€400k	75%	17%	21%	35%	73%	25	13.2
Ballum	€363k	70%	12%	24%	42%	67%	16	14.6
Hollum	€316k	65%	14%	32%	35%	51%	43	10.0
Verspreide huizen Ballum	€425k	76%	20%	20%	43%	86%	10	–
Verspreide huizen Nes	€440k	67%	8%	42%	67%	89%	30	–
Verspreide huizen Hollum	€408k	67%	5%	21%	50%	89%	35	–

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Ameland is €351,000.

1,913homes54 newly built in 2025

78%single-family houses22% flats and apartments

68%owner-occupied0% housing association

9%built in the last ten years14% unoccupied

1,080 m³gas per home per yearaverage

2,920 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage

8%homes off the gas gridaverage

39%homes with solar panelsaverage

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Ameland compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

44%of households in the lowest 40% nationally

15%in the top 20% nationally

2.8%of residents live below the poverty line

€258,000median household wealth

77.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work

23%with a university or higher professional degree

25.0%of workers are self-employed

1.0cars per household

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 79 crimes in Ameland in 2025, 15% fewer than in 2024. That is 20.8 per 1,000 residents.

Other property crime12

Driving under the influence11

Theft of bicycles and mopeds10

Vandalism and criminal damage10

Assault7

Burglary of homes1

Theft from vehicles1

Public violence against people1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Ameland, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.2 km

Large supermarket0.6 km

Day nursery1.1 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.4

Primary pupils living here280

Secondary pupils living here190

Business premises720

Residents per km²67

Land area5,659 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Ameland, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.