Ferwerd, Noardeast-Fryslân – “Nice people”

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.

Residents

Ferwerd has 1.645 residents. Of these, 50,2% are men and 49,8% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (27,7%). The other age groups are 25,5% for '45 to 65 years', 21,0% for '25 to 45 years', 13,7% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,3% is unmarried, 38,6% is married, 7,9% is divorced and 8,2% is widowed. 1.445 residents originate from the Netherlands, 95 come from Europe and 105 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 735 households in Ferwerd. 40,1% of these are single-person households, 27,9% households without children and 32,0% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Ferwerd there are 1.200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €28.200, which is €7.600 (21%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €23.000, which is €6.200 (21%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Ferwerd are educated to an intermediate level. 45,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 37,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 17,2% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.645 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.020 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Ferwerd, 33% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 400 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Ferwerd there are 803 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €205.000. Of these, around 94% are occupied and 6% 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 (22%) and 1980-1990 (20%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Ferwerd. The most recently listed home is Hoofdstraat 29 by Germeraad Makelaars op Funda. No homes were sold in Ferwerd over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Ferwerd. The most recent home is Gasthuisstraat 14, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Ferwerd over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Ferwerd.

Energy

In Ferwerd there are 807 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (23%), C (22%) and G (20%). On average, an address in Ferwerd uses 2.260 kWh of electricity per year. This is 20% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.110 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 13% below the national average of 1.280 m³.