Faunabuurt Noord, Almere

Living in Faunabuurt Noord

Faunabuurt Noord is urban but not overwhelming, and the housing is dominated by single-family houses (77%), which is what draws settlers rather than passers-through.

At 7,568 residents per km² the buurt is busy without being packed.

Almere is the Netherlands' youngest city — planned, spacious and car-friendly, with newer housing stock than almost anywhere else in the country. Many residents commute: Amsterdam is around 25 minutes by train, which is exactly the trade many buyers here have chosen.

The housing market in Faunabuurt Noord

At €271,000 average WOZ value, Faunabuurt Noord ranks 140 out of 164 Almere neighborhoods on price — 22% below the city median, which makes it one of the more approachable entry points into the city. For scale: Almere's cheapest buurt averages €130,000 and its most expensive €1,212,000, so Faunabuurt Noord sits in the budget band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €236,000 to €309,000, up 31% — roughly in step with the rest of the city. WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Ownership is split: 47% owner-occupied against 53% rental, including 48% social housing. Enough homes trade hands to give you comparable sales, but check what's actually for sale versus rented in the specific block you're eyeing — the mix can flip from one street to the next.

Who lives here

Demographically, Faunabuurt Noord is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (29% of its 1,830 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 28%. 43% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.3 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes skew modest — 43% of households are in the lower national bracket.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: the nearest large supermarket is about 5 minutes' walk; dining out means a short trip: only 1 café or restaurant sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 4 min walk · GP 4 min · hospital 5.1 km · library 1.2 km. None of these will decide a purchase on their own, but a GP taking new patients nearby is the kind of thing you only miss after moving.

Families and schools

For families: 3 primary schools within a kilometer means real choice — and short bike rides; daycare is well covered (5 locations nearby) — though Dutch waiting lists mean you register the week you know you're expecting, not the week you need it; secondary school is a 7-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the station is a 6-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; a highway on-ramp 1.9 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; car ownership is moderate (0.9 per household).

Energy and running costs

Since 100% of the stock predates 2000, always check the energy label of a specific listing — the difference between label C and label F on an average home here is easily a few thousand euros a year in heating, and it changes what you can sensibly bid.

Before you bid in Faunabuurt Noord

Before you bid in Faunabuurt Noord: the price gap with the rest of Almere is real, but so is the reason for it — walk the neighborhood at different times of day before committing. Also, family neighborhoods like this one turn over slowly; when a good house appears it often goes to the first serious, well-prepared bidder.

None of these averages can tell you whether the specific house you found is fairly priced — that depends on its size, energy label, state of maintenance and the recent sales around it. That is exactly what a free HomeReview report checks, in about 10 seconds, for any Dutch address.

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