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Ameland

Friesland · Slightly urban · CBS GM0060

Avg. sale price

€452k

Price Growth YoY

+15.5%

Population

3.800

Ameland is a municipality in Friesland with 3.800 residents, the 339th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €351k, 12% below the national average of €398k. Of its 1.913 homes, 68% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%).

At a Glance

Friesland province · urbanisation level 4/5

68% owner-occupied · 32% rental

Average income €36.3k · 23.4% higher educated

77% labour participation · 67 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€452k

-6% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€351k

-12% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

68.0%

+19% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

1.913

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €101k (29%) above the WOZ value. WOZ is a tax assessment with a reference date about a year earlier, so it trails the market.
Average sale price · 2025
€452k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 59% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 0k since 2018, reaching 4k in 2025.
Housing type · Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k) · Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%) · Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%) · Housing Tenure
Housing type
78%
22%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
5 of 7 years had price gains. Best: 23.6% (2019); worst: -9.1% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

68%

Rental

32%

Built before 2000

91%

Household Composition

Single

41.08%

With children

26%

Avg size: 2
Density: 67 /km²
Population density

67

-88% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
14%
24%
26%
26%
vs Netherlands
15%
12%
26%
27%
20%
0–15 years
15–25 years
25–45 years
45–65 years
65+ years
Cultural Background · Migration Background Breakdown · Births vs deaths
Cultural Background

Dutch background

89.42%

EU / Western background

6.39%

Non-EU background

4.18%

Migration Background Breakdown
2022 data
CBS 70072ned · Western = EU + N. America + Indonesia + Japan
Births vs deaths
Average income

€36k

-14% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

2.8%

-10% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

77.0%

2024 · most recent CBS figure
Avg. Income per Recipient Over Time (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Income distribution · Labour Contracts · Education & Labour
Education & Labour

Higher education

23.4%

Low education

24.8%

Labour participation

77%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

49%

Flexible contract

26%

Self-employed

25%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€257.6k
Poverty rate
2.8%
Cars/household
1.1
Median Wealth Over Time (€k)
Poverty rate: CBS has only published 2024 so far, so there is no trend yet.
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Source: CBS / Politie StatLine — 2012–2024
Total crime · 2025
21.3
14.3median 30.787.0

Lower than 87% of municipalities (342)

Theft, violence and vandalism together make up about 63% of all registered crime — they do not add up to the total.
Theft
8.9
Property damage
2.6
Violent crime
3.2
In 2025: 9 theft, 3.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Social benefits
Recipients count (latest available year)
Schools
School counts: DUO open data (active locations) · Quality verdicts: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, Aug 2026Share of all school locations. The Inspectie mainly gives a school its own verdict when it sees a risk; most schools have none and fall in the middle segment. For secondary schools the weakest programme verdict at that location counts.

4

Primary schools (PO)

1

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

100%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 100.0%
Weak / insufficient · 0.0%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

3

Daycare (KDV)

2

After-school care (BSO)

48

KDV child places

16

Avg KDV size
9.0 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.05 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

60%
40%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 60% · 3 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 40% · 2 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

100%
Offers VVE · 100% · 3 locations
No VVE · 0% · 0 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

4.4

-64% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

6.0

-31% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

2.2 km

+100% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

0.6 km

-40% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

2.2 km

Supermarket

0.6 km

Childcare

1.1 km

Primary school

0.8 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Bus stops

64

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
4.4
µg/m³
-7.6 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
6.0
µg/m³
-2.6 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
Energy consumption trend · Solar panels
Energy consumption trend
Religious Affiliation (%)
Province-level estimate (CBS 2015) · Friesland
Places of Worship (Buildings)
6 total in municipality · 15.79 per 10k residents

Christian churches

6

Mosques

0

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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