Postcode 8531 Lemmer
About 8,320 people live in postcode area 8531 in Lemmer (municipality De Fryske Marren), in 3,890 households.
The average home value (WOZ) was €276,000 in 2023, up 69% from €163,000 in 2016.
60% of homes are owner-occupied, 13.9% are apartments and 9.9% were built before 1945.
Liveability is in the top 51% 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 | €163,000 |
| 2017 | €166,000 +1.8% |
| 2018 | €173,000 +4.2% |
| 2019 | €185,000 +6.9% |
| 2020 | €197,000 +6.5% |
| 2021 | €213,000 +8.1% |
| 2022 | €244,000 +14.6% |
| 2023 | €276,000 +13.1% |
Average WOZ value (municipal tax valuation) of homes in this postcode area, CBS.
Who lives here
| Age 0–14 | 14.8% |
| Age 15–24 | 10.5% |
| Age 25–44 | 21.7% |
| Age 45–64 | 27.5% |
| Age 65+ | 25.6% |
| Single-person households | 38.6% |
| Families with children | 29.9% |
| Average household size | 2.1 |
| Median household income | – |
| Urbanity | hardly urban |
CBS 2024
Homes
| Homes | 4,090 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 60% / 40% |
| Social housing | 31.9% |
| Apartments | 13.9% |
| Built before 1945 | 9.9% |
| Built 2015 or later | 6.1% |
| Average gas use | 880 m³ a year |
| Average electricity use | 2,430 kWh a year |
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.9 km |
| GP | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 1.4 km |
| Daycare | 0.7 km |
| Train station | 23.9 km |
| Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Library | 1.4 km |
| Swimming pool | 1.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS.
Schools in 8531
| Primary school | Distance | Target level reading / maths |
|---|---|---|
| Basisschool Tweespan public (non-denominational) · 130 pupils | Betelgeuze 4 | – / 40% |
| Basisschool de Meerpaal public (non-denominational) · 131 pupils | Schokker 4-A | 61.1% / 33.3% |
| Daltonschool Sint Jozef Roman Catholic · 190 pupils | Markerstraat 9 | 92.6% / 31% |
Share of pupils leaving at the target level (2F reading, 1S maths) on the end-of-primary test, 2024. National: 73.7% / 43.3%.
| Secondary school | Distance | Exam pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Openbare School voor voortgezet onderwijs Zuyderzee Lyceum BRUGJAAR | Lennastraat 14 | – |
| Openbare School voor voortgezet onderwijs Zuyderzee Lyceum VBO/MAVO | Straatweg 52-D | VMBO 100% |
Exam pass rate per track, latest school year. DUO open data.
Neighbourhoods in 8531
Lemmer-Buitengebied · Lemmer-Frieslandpark · Lemmer-Kom · Lemmer-Lemstervaart · Lemmer-Noord · Lemmer-Rienplan · Lemmer-West · Lemmer-Zijlroede
Crime, liveability breakdown and more per neighbourhood.
Nearby postcodes
8532 Lemmer · 8529 Koufurderrige · 8534 Eesterga · 8527 Legemeer · 8535 Follega · 8526 Boornzwaag · 8536 Oosterzee · 8525 Langweer · 8537 Echten · 8538 Bantega
Sources: CBS Statistieken per postcode (via PDOK), Leefbaarometer 3.0. Figures are averages for the postcode area. AI agents: factline.dev/llms.txt.