Buying a home in Buitengebied Ingelum, Ingelum.
You're looking at countryside homes outside Ingelum, in what's genuinely rural Friesland—fields that stretch, proper quiet. The houses here tend to be older farmsteads and detached builds on decent land, the kind where you're not listening to neighbors through walls. You're 15 minutes from Franeker's town amenities, closer to the coast and wetlands if you're into that. People who choose Buitengebied Ingelum want space and don't mind driving for work or the supermarket.
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What to consider when buying in Buitengebied Ingelum
Pros:
- Half-hour drive to Leeuwarden city centre, 25 minutes to the A31 motorway for onward travel.
- Large rural plots with farmhouses and new-builds; genuine isolation if that's what you want.
- Significantly cheaper than Leeuwarden itself or the villages closer to the city.
Cons:
- No public transport to speak of; a car is not optional here.
- Nearest supermarket is in Harlingen or back towards Leeuwarden—no local shops.
- Mobile signal and broadband can be patchy; check your provider's coverage map before committing.
- Winter flooding risk in the lower-lying fields; ground levels matter here.
Finding a home in Ingelum
Ingelum is a quiet village in the far north of Friesland where you get a proper farmhouse or villa with real land around it, not a postage stamp. You're surrounded by polder landscape, silence, and neighbours who've been here for generations. If you need shops or restaurants, Franeker is twenty minutes away; for something bigger, Leeuwarden takes forty. It's a place where you buy space and slowness, not convenience.
Asking prices and sale prices in Ingelum
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The wider housing market in Ingelum
Ingelum's real estate market shows notable activity. Homes sold this quarter reached 138, compared to 113 last quarter. The average transaction price this quarter was 370,000 euros, compared to 367,000 euros last quarter. The average transaction price per square meter went from 2,919 euros last quarter to 3,015 euros this quarter. The average list price remained stable at 360,000 euros this quarter, slightly down from 360,000 euros last quarter. Additionally, the average WOZ-value this year is 5% higher than last year, reflecting a positive trend in property valuations.
Updated: April 2026
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