Postcode 8442 Heerenveen
About 5,845 people live in postcode area 8442 in Heerenveen, in 3,530 households.
The average home value (WOZ) was €211,000 in 2023, up 74% from €121,000 in 2016.
30% of homes are owner-occupied, 55.3% are apartments and 10.4% were built before 1945.
Liveability is in the top 73% of Dutch postcode areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
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Year built, floor area and neighbourhood facts for one home. Free.
Home values over time
| 2016 | €121,000 |
| 2017 | €124,000 +2.5% |
| 2018 | €130,000 +4.8% |
| 2019 | €142,000 +9.2% |
| 2020 | €153,000 +7.7% |
| 2021 | €167,000 +9.2% |
| 2022 | €181,000 +8.4% |
| 2023 | €211,000 +16.6% |
Average WOZ value (municipal tax valuation) of homes in this postcode area, CBS.
Who lives here
| Age 0–14 | 10.3% |
| Age 15–24 | 10.2% |
| Age 25–44 | 27.9% |
| Age 45–64 | 24.2% |
| Age 65+ | 27.5% |
| Single-person households | 59.9% |
| Families with children | 17.7% |
| Average household size | 1.6 |
| Median household income | – |
| Urbanity | strongly urban |
CBS 2024
Homes
| Homes | 3,565 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 30% / 70% |
| Social housing | 60.4% |
| Apartments | 55.3% |
| Built before 1945 | 10.4% |
| Built 2015 or later | 10% |
| Average gas use | 700 m³ a year |
| Average electricity use | 1,820 kWh a year |
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 1 km |
| Pharmacy | 1 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 1.1 km |
| Daycare | 0.4 km |
| Train station | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Library | 0.6 km |
| Swimming pool | 1.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS.
Schools in 8442
| Primary school | Distance | Target level reading / maths |
|---|---|---|
| Rooms Katholieke Basisschool St Jozef Roman Catholic · 102 pupils | Van Dekemalaan 2 | – / – |
Share of pupils leaving at the target level (2F reading, 1S maths) on the end-of-primary test, 2024. National: 73.7% / 43.3%.
Neighbourhoods in 8442
Crime, liveability breakdown and more per neighbourhood.
Nearby postcodes
8441 Heerenveen · 8443 Heerenveen · 8444 Heerenveen · 8439 Oude Willem · 8445 Heerenveen · 8438 Wateren · 8446 Heerenveen · 8437 Zorgvlied · 8447 Heerenveen · 8448 Heerenveen
Sources: CBS Statistieken per postcode (via PDOK), Leefbaarometer 3.0. Figures are averages for the postcode area. AI agents: factline.dev/llms.txt.