Neighbourhood in Noardeast-Fryslân
Ferwerd is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, in the district Bouwstreek The neighbourhood has a total area of 85 hectares, of which 85 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU19700800. The postcode area is 9172GM-9172RG.
Three residents rate the neighbourhood as good with a score of 7.1. They describe it as 'Nice people', 'Good neighbourhood' and ','. Residents experience big differences in this neighbourhood: community, accessibility, housing receive high ratings, while education and greenery are mentioned as weak points.
Ferwerd has 1.645 residents. Of these, 51,1% are men and 49,2% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (28,3%). The other age groups are 25,2% for '45 to 65 years', 21,0% for '25 to 45 years', 14,0% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,6% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,9% is unmarried, 38,6% is married, 7,6% is divorced and 8,2% is widowed. 1.420 residents originate from the Netherlands, 125 come from Europe and 105 come from countries outside Europe.
There are 750 households in Ferwerd. 41,3% of these are single-person households, 28,0% households without children and 30,7% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons. The national average is 2,1 persons.
In Ferwerd there are 1.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.700, which is €10.500 (25%) lower than the national average of €42.200. Per resident, the average income is €26.100, which is €8.800 (25%) lower than the national average of €34.900. Most residents of Ferwerd are educated to an intermediate level. 54,6% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 26,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 19,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).
Of the 1.645 residents, around 65% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.069 people. This is 7% lower than the national average of 72%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (87%), while 13% are self-employed. In Ferwerd, 33% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 410 people receive this benefit.
In Ferwerd there are 804 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €224.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 39% rental homes and 61% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 60% privately owned, 23% owned by housing associations and 17% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Ferwerd are 1950-1970 (20%) and 1980-1990 (20%).
There is currently 1 homes for sale in Ferwerd. The most recently listed home is De Broll 35 by Germeraad Makelaars. Over the past year, 23 homes were sold in Ferwerd. On average, a home was sold within 61 days.
The average asking price for a home for sale in Ferwerd over the past year was €300.630. This is 34% higher than the average assessed value (WOZ) of €224.000. The average asking price per m² of plot is €1.432.
There are currently no homes for rent in Ferwerd. The most recent home is Camminghastrjitte 37, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Ferwerd over the past year.
No recent rental data available for Ferwerd.
In Ferwerd there are 435 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (26%), C (24%) and B (16%). On average, an address in Ferwerd uses 2.230 kWh of electricity per year. This is 13% below the national average of 2.550 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 920 m³ per year, is 15% above the national average of 800 m³.
We have nice people living on my street. There are also streets where I think it can't be any different, like cleaning up and maintaining your home and garden, etc.
Auto-translated to English by AIMy immediate neighbours are good. Further down the street there are quite a lot of unknown people who don't keep their houses tidy; gardens look a mess and also outside their houses it's not tidy. And we're not used to that. Our neighbourhood was always a very tidy neighbourhood.
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Auto-translated to English by AIThe housing stock is mainly post-war — 56% was built between 1945 and 1990.
Over the past year a home for sale in Ferwerd was listed for an average of €300,630 (€2,404 per m²). That is 43% below the Dutch national average.
Residents give Ferwerd a 7.1 out of 10 based on 3 reviews. The strongest score is for community (9.0), the weakest for nature and greenery (5.7).
From Ferwerd you can on average reach a supermarket at 0.4 km, a GP at 0.7 km, a railway station at 18.3 km, a primary school at 0.4 km (as the crow flies, source: CBS).
