Neighbourhood De Waag

Neighbourhood in district Binnenstad · municipality Leeuwarden · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 836 homes
  • 1.315 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1855
  • avg. WOZ € 195.000

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 De Waag

Homes
836
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1855
Average living area
84 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
761
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 80% 668
  • Mid-terrace house 14% 121
  • End-terrace house 3% 28
  • Detached 1% 12
  • Semi-detached house 1% 7

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 131
  • B 5% 41
  • C 16% 132
  • D 5% 40
  • E 2% 14
  • F 6% 48
  • G 12% 101
  • No label 39% 329

Building period

  • Built before 1945 83% 692
  • 1945–1969 2% 14
  • 1970–1989 6% 51
  • 1990–2009 6% 47
  • 2010 and later 1% 8
  • Unknown 3% 24

Residents

Residents
1.315
January 1, 2025
Households
960
avg. 1,3 people
One-person households
77%
Households with children
5%
Population density
10.708
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 2% 25
  • 15–25 years 42% 550
  • 25–45 years 38% 495
  • 45–65 years 12% 155
  • 65 years and older 6% 85

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 195.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
14%
Rental homes
85%
8% housing association
Single-family homes
14%
86% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
12%
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
1.930 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
50 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
810 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
3%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
65% central heating, 5% block, 2% 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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
18
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.761 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
242 passenger cars
Company locations
510
of which 210 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)
56 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
19%
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
3%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 836 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 37% 309
  • 56–60 dB: busy 58% 488
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 39

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
8,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
20%
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)
77%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality 96%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 14%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
14%
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
322
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
423
+5% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,4
2 burglaries
Municipality
53
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 22% 91
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 47
  • Mishandeling 4% 17
  • Drugshandel 3% 13
  • Vernieling 3% 11
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 4
  • Bedreiging 1% 3
  • Woninginbraak 0% 2

Per year

  1. 2532021
  2. 3902022
  3. 4052023
  4. 4412024
  5. 4062025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,07
−0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,22 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,24 very poor

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)
−1,6 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
21,3%
zeer hoog, municipality 3,1%
Pile rot in 2050
21,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,4%
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
€ 100
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
9,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)