Postcode 8608 Sneek
About 4,845 people live in postcode area 8608 in Sneek (municipality Súdwest-Fryslân), in 2,345 households.
The average home value (WOZ) was €219,000 in 2023, up 71% from €128,000 in 2016.
40% of homes are owner-occupied, 31.4% are apartments and 0.4% were built before 1945.
Liveability is in the top 80% 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 | €128,000 |
| 2017 | €130,000 +1.6% |
| 2018 | €132,000 +1.5% |
| 2019 | €143,000 +8.3% |
| 2020 | €153,000 +7% |
| 2021 | €169,000 +10.5% |
| 2022 | €187,000 +10.7% |
| 2023 | €219,000 +17.1% |
Average WOZ value (municipal tax valuation) of homes in this postcode area, CBS.
Who lives here
| Age 0–14 | 16.3% |
| Age 15–24 | 12.4% |
| Age 25–44 | 24.6% |
| Age 45–64 | 25.6% |
| Age 65+ | 21.2% |
| Single-person households | 43.5% |
| Families with children | 31.3% |
| Average household size | 2 |
| Median household income | – |
| Urbanity | moderately urban |
CBS 2024
Homes
| Homes | 2,385 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 40% / 60% |
| Social housing | 52% |
| Apartments | 31.4% |
| Built before 1945 | 0.4% |
| Built 2015 or later | 9.9% |
| Average gas use | 820 m³ a year |
| Average electricity use | 2,070 kWh a year |
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 1.8 km |
| Daycare | 1 km |
| Train station | 2 km |
| Hospital | 3 km |
| Library | 1.9 km |
| Swimming pool | 2.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS.
Neighbourhoods in 8608
Lemmerweg-Oost · Lemmerweg-West · Tinga
Crime, liveability breakdown and more per neighbourhood.
Nearby postcodes
8607 Sneek · 8606 Sneek · 8605 Sneek · 8611 Gaastmeer · 8604 Sneek · 8603 Sneek · 8602 Sneek · 8614 Oudega · 8601 Sneek · 8615 Blauwhuis
Sources: CBS Statistieken per postcode (via PDOK), Leefbaarometer 3.0. Figures are averages for the postcode area. AI agents: factline.dev/llms.txt.