Neighbourhood Aldlân-West

Neighbourhood in district Aldlân & De Hemrik · municipality Leeuwarden · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 1.114 homes
  • 1.940 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1975
  • avg. WOZ € 207.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Aldlân-West

Homes
1.114
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1975
Average living area
99 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.111
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 41% 455
  • Mid-terrace house 39% 435
  • End-terrace house 19% 209
  • Detached 1% 13
  • Semi-detached house 0% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 3% 32
  • B 11% 128
  • C 62% 695
  • D 18% 198
  • E 5% 52
  • No label 1% 9

Building period

  • 1970–1989 100% 1.113
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.940
January 1, 2025
Households
1.110
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
51%
Households with children
20%
Population density
5.834
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 200
  • 15–25 years 11% 215
  • 25–45 years 25% 475
  • 45–65 years 23% 445
  • 65 years and older 31% 595

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 207.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
51%
Rental homes
49%
24% housing association
Single-family homes
59%
41% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
1.880 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
540 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
840 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
27%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
12%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
59% central heating, 32% block, 9% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
1,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.850 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
903 passenger cars
Company locations
130
of which 20 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
51 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
15%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.114 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 57% 639
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 335
  • 56–60 dB: busy 12% 129
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 11

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 26%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
53%
municipality 47%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
90%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 96%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
17%
municipality 14%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 14%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
50
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
96
+26% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
5,4
6 burglaries
Municipality
53
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 11
  • Vernieling 8% 8
  • Woninginbraak 6% 6
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 6% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 3
  • Bedreiging 3% 3
  • Mishandeling 3% 3
  • Drugshandel 2% 2

Per year

  1. 612021
  2. 712022
  3. 622023
  4. 962024
  5. 842025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,20
+0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 more than sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−2,3 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,9 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 3,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,3%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 62.300
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
10%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)