The most affluent neighbourhoods in Waadhoeke
8.8Number 1Franeker WitzensThe wealthiest neighbourhood in Waadhoeke is Franeker Witzens (8.8), with an average property value of € 449,000. They are spread across Waadhoeke: 7 in the south, 6 in the east and 5 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 23 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. Of the 73 neighbourhoods in Waadhoeke with a grade for wealth, 9 reach a 7.0 or higher. Waadhoeke as a whole comes out at a 4.1, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Waadhoeke lives, the average property value is € 274,000 — the national median is € 422,000. On this page that ranges from € 238,000 in Westhoek to € 466,000 in Buitengebied Tzum.
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The 10 most affluent neighbourhoods in Waadhoeke
Number 1
Franeker Witzens
590 residents
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- 27.8
Buitengebied Franeker
200 residents
Property value € 445,000
- 37.8
Buitengebied Berltsum
100 residents
Property value € 420,000
- 47.7
Franeker 't War
530 residents
Property value € 388,000
- 57.7
Franeker Alvestudewyk
705 residents
Property value € 441,000
- 67.5
Buitengebied Minnertsga
155 residents
Property value € 459,000
- 77.4
Buitengebied Tzum
215 residents
Property value € 466,000
- 87.4
Skingen
110 residents
Property value € 401,000
- 97.4
Franeker Keningspark
565 residents
30% high incomes
- 106.5
Buitengebied Sexbierum
115 residents
Property value € 390,000
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- 116.3
Buitengebied Dronryp
170 residents
Property value € 415,000
- 126.3
Baaium
110 residents
Property value € 334,000
- 136.2
Dronryp Oost
1,320 residents
Property value € 354,000
- 146.2
Buitengebied Vrouwenparochie
150 residents
Property value € 402,000
- 156.2
Buitengebied Wjelsryp
120 residents
Property value € 370,000
- 166.0
Buitengebied Menaam
245 residents
Property value € 447,000
- 176.0
Buitengebied Marsum
175 residents
Property value € 416,000
- 185.8
Zweins
120 residents
Property value € 356,000
- 195.8
St.-Annaparochie Noordwest
480 residents
Property value € 330,000
- 205.8
Schalsum
130 residents
Property value € 347,000
- 215.6
Dronryp West
535 residents
Property value € 311,000
- 225.6
Wier
190 residents
Property value € 303,000
- 235.5
Buitengebied Tzummarum
200 residents
Property value € 405,000
- 245.2
Menaam West
1,075 residents
Property value € 306,000
- 255.1
Ingelum
320 residents
Property value € 267,000
- 265.0
Franeker Stationsbuurt
215 residents
Property value € 319,000
- 275.0
Wjelsryp
325 residents
Property value € 288,000
- 284.9
Peins
255 residents
Property value € 308,000
- 294.8
Buitengebied Oudebildtzijl
300 residents
Property value € 309,000
- 304.7
Deinum
935 residents
Property value € 298,000
- 314.7
Franeker Vliet Tuinen en Frisia
905 residents
Property value € 276,000
- 324.7
Buitengebied St.-Jacobiparochie
405 residents
Property value € 290,000
- 334.6
Buitengebied St.-Annaparochie
755 residents
Property value € 320,000
- 344.6
Pietersbierum
145 residents
Property value € 349,000
- 354.6
Hitzum
220 residents
Property value € 302,000
- 364.6
Spannum
230 residents
Property value € 285,000
- 374.4
Ried
380 residents
Property value € 268,000
- 384.3
Boksum
355 residents
Property value € 303,000
- 394.2
Franeker Schalsumerplan en Arkens
1,310 residents
Property value € 272,000
- 404.2
Bitgummole
825 residents
Property value € 279,000
- 414.1
Minnertsga Noord
660 residents
Property value € 256,000
- 424.0
Westhoek
250 residents
Property value € 238,000
- 433.8
Achlum
495 residents
Property value € 254,000
- 443.7
Franeker Bloemketerp en Watertorenbuurt
1,145 residents
Property value € 277,000
- 453.6
Berltsum Noord
1,280 residents
Property value € 269,000
- 463.6
Herbaijum
315 residents
Property value € 294,000
- 473.6
Berltsum Zuid
1,235 residents
Property value € 265,000
- 483.6
Vrouwenparochie
550 residents
Property value € 248,000
- 493.5
Winsum
1,005 residents
Property value € 268,000
- 503.4
Tzummarum Noord
600 residents
Property value € 261,000
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On property value — by far the heaviest measure — plus the share of households on a high income and on a low income, benefits, vacancy and the balance between owner-occupied homes and social housing. It describes the neighbourhood and what was measured there, not the people who live in it.
Why is Franeker Witzens at the top?
Franeker Witzens scores a 8.8 on this list, with an average property value of € 449,000. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Waadhoeke that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.