Postcode 8537 Echten
About 255 people live in postcode area 8537 in Echten (municipality De Fryske Marren), in 105 households.
The average home value (WOZ) was €318,000 in 2023, up 64% from €194,000 in 2016.
90% of homes are owner-occupied, –% are apartments and 58.3% were built before 1945.
Liveability is in the top 27% 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 | €194,000 |
| 2017 | €199,000 +2.6% |
| 2018 | €207,000 +4% |
| 2019 | €218,000 +5.3% |
| 2020 | €217,000 -0.5% |
| 2021 | €235,000 +8.3% |
| 2022 | €271,000 +15.3% |
| 2023 | €318,000 +17.3% |
Average WOZ value (municipal tax valuation) of homes in this postcode area, CBS.
Who lives here
| Age 0–14 | 15.7% |
| Age 15–24 | 11.8% |
| Age 25–44 | 23.5% |
| Age 45–64 | 27.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.6% |
| Single-person households | 23.8% |
| Families with children | 33.3% |
| Average household size | 2.4 |
| Median household income | – |
| Urbanity | rural |
CBS 2024
Homes
| Homes | 120 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 90% / 10% |
| Social housing | 4.2% |
| Apartments | – |
| Built before 1945 | 58.3% |
| Built 2015 or later | – |
| Average gas use | 1,150 m³ a year |
| Average electricity use | 3,140 kWh a year |
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.2 km |
| GP | 2 km |
| Pharmacy | 7.6 km |
| Primary school | 1.7 km |
| Secondary school | 7.1 km |
| Daycare | 1.9 km |
| Train station | 16.5 km |
| Hospital | 9.1 km |
| Library | 7.2 km |
| Swimming pool | 8.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS.
Neighbourhoods in 8537
Crime, liveability breakdown and more per neighbourhood.
Nearby postcodes
8536 Oosterzee · 8538 Bantega · 8535 Follega · 8539 Echtenerbrug · 8534 Eesterga · 8541 Akmarijp · 8532 Lemmer · 8542 Terkaple · 8531 Lemmer · 8529 Koufurderrige
Sources: CBS Statistieken per postcode (via PDOK), Leefbaarometer 3.0. Figures are averages for the postcode area. AI agents: factline.dev/llms.txt.