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Oosternijkerk - Noordwest

Oosternijkerk - Noordwest is one of 15 districts in Noardeast-Fryslân, with 1,105 residents and 509 homes in 4 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €287,000 is in line with the municipal average. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 197004 · 4 neighbourhoods · 40 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,105residents1 January 2025
€287,000average WOZ home valueNoardeast-Fryslân: €294,000
34%green within 500 mNoardeast-Fryslân: 40%
7services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oosternijkerk - Noordwest in Noardeast-FryslânPostcodes in Oosternijkerk - Noordwest highlighted; the rest of Noardeast-Fryslân in grey
Map of Noardeast-Fryslân with Oosternijkerk - Noordwest highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Oosternijkerk - Noordwest.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 95 neighbourhoods in Noardeast-Fryslân.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Oosternijkerk795€274k81%96%18%24%7
Paesens175€263k77%98%20%50%3
Verspreide huizen Oosternijkerk105€396k89%100%14%32%7
Verspreide huizen Paesens30–––33%37%1

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Oosternijkerk - Noordwest is €287,000, against €294,000 in Noardeast-Fryslân.

509homes1 January 2025
96%single-family houses4% flats and apartments
81%owner-occupied12% housing association
3%built in the last ten years9% unoccupied
1,030 m³gas per home per yearNoardeast-Fryslân: 970 m³
2,920 kWhelectricity per home per yearNoardeast-Fryslân: 2,600 kWh
5%homes off the gas gridNoardeast-Fryslân: 5%
55%homes with solar panelsNoardeast-Fryslân: 53%

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 Oosternijkerk - Noordwest compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

36%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyNoardeast-Fryslân: 42%
17%in the top 20% nationallyNoardeast-Fryslân: 15%
0.9%of residents live below the poverty lineNoardeast-Fryslân: 2.3%
€212,000median household wealthNoardeast-Fryslân: €169,000
80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workNoardeast-Fryslân: 71.0%
19%with a university or higher professional degreeNoardeast-Fryslân: 20%
19.0%of workers are self-employedNoardeast-Fryslân: 18.0%
1.3cars per householdNoardeast-Fryslân: 1.2

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 12 crimes in Oosternijkerk - Noordwest in 2025, 9% more than in 2024. That is 10.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 22.3 across Noardeast-Fryslân.

Threats2
Other property crime2
Assault1
Driving under the influence1

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 Oosternijkerk - Noordwest, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.8 km
Large supermarket1.1 km
Day nursery1.2 km
Primary school1.1 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.8
Primary pupils living here90
Secondary pupils living here60
Business premises155
Residents per km²108
Land area1,027 ha

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

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