Neighbourhood in Leeuwarden
Heechterp is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Leeuwarden, in the district Heechterp & Schieringen The neighbourhood has a total area of 59 hectares, of which 57 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00805001. The postcode area is 8924EJ-8924JP.
Two residents rate the neighbourhood as satisfactory with a score of 5.4. They describe it as 'Beautiful neighbourhood full of renewal' and 'generally boring'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.
Heechterp has 1.740 residents. Of these, 54,0% are men and 46,0% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (35,6%). The other age groups are 22,4% for '45 to 65 years', 17,0% for '0 to 15 years', 16,1% for '15 to 25 years' and 8,9% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 72,4% is unmarried, 15,5% is married, 9,8% is divorced and 2,6% is widowed. 800 residents originate from the Netherlands, 110 come from Europe and 830 come from countries outside Europe.
There are 1.060 households in Heechterp. 63,7% of these are single-person households, 13,2% households without children and 23,1% households with children. The average household size is 1,6 persons. The national average is 2,1 persons.
In Heechterp there are 1.400 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €24.200, which is €18.000 (43%) lower than the national average of €42.200. Per resident, the average income is €19.300, which is €15.600 (45%) lower than the national average of €34.900.
Of the 1.740 residents, around 51% are in paid employment, which amounts to 887 people. This is 21% lower than the national average of 72%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (91%), while 9% are self-employed. In Heechterp, 36% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a social assistance benefit. 340 people receive this benefit.
In Heechterp there are 1.047 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €151.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 90% rental homes and 10% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 10% privately owned, 87% owned by housing associations and 3% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Heechterp are 1950-1970 (83%) and 2020 and later (8%).
There are currently no homes for sale in Heechterp. The most recently listed home is Wilgenstraat 49 by De Vos Makelaardij. No homes were sold in Heechterp over the past year.
There are currently no homes for rent in Heechterp. The most recent home is Eikenstraat 27-10, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Heechterp over the past year.
No recent rental data available for Heechterp.
In Heechterp there are 718 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (31%), C (22%) and B (16%). On average, an address in Heechterp uses 1.690 kWh of electricity per year. This is 34% below the national average of 2.550 kWh. With an annual consumption of 660 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 18% below the national average of 800 m³.
Many developments in the neighbourhood with new construction and renovations. As for safety, it's very fluctuating here, with the occasional stabbing/shooting. Very often rubbish is just thrown next to the container since you now pay per lid operation, but before that it was just as bad.
Auto-translated to English by AIIn a quiet neighbourhood where everyone knew each other, a family had just moved in. They had high expectations of their new area, but soon began to experience problems. The first night they were kept awake by noisy neighbours who partied until late at night. They thought it was a one-off incident, but it happened time and again. When they politely asked the neighbours to be a bit quieter, they were ignored.
Auto-translated to English by AIThe housing stock is mainly post-war — 87% was built between 1945 and 1990. In addition, the most common type is flats (76%).
Over the past year a home for sale in Heechterp was listed for an average of €229,357 (€2,757 per m²). That is 56% below the Dutch national average.
A rental home in Heechterp cost an average of €1,053 per month (€16 per m²). That is 51% below the national average.
Buurt Heechterp has 1,740 residents. The largest age group is 25 to 45 years (36%). Notably, 64% of the households are single-person households.
From Heechterp you can on average reach a supermarket at 0.5 km, a GP at 0.9 km, a railway station at 3.3 km, a primary school at 0.5 km (as the crow flies, source: CBS).
