Neighbourhood Goutum

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

  • 1.291 homes
  • 3.435 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1988
  • avg. WOZ € 430.000

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 Goutum

Homes
1.291
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1988
Average living area
166 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.297
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 33% 427
  • Detached 28% 367
  • End-terrace house 18% 237
  • Semi-detached house 18% 236
  • Apartment 2% 24

Energy label

  • A or better 34% 444
  • B 30% 381
  • C 20% 258
  • D 6% 75
  • E 1% 16
  • F 2% 23
  • G 6% 73
  • No label 2% 21

Building period

  • Built before 1945 8% 98
  • 1945–1969 4% 51
  • 1970–1989 29% 369
  • 1990–2009 37% 484
  • 2010 and later 22% 286
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
3.435
January 1, 2025
Households
1.270
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
21%
Households with children
43%
Population density
2.375
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,5 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 21% 705
  • 15–25 years 10% 340
  • 25–45 years 21% 715
  • 45–65 years 27% 910
  • 65 years and older 22% 760

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 430.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
92%
Rental homes
8%
5% housing association
Single-family homes
98%
2% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
14%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.810 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.510 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
890 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
63%
Gas-free
22%
District heating
17%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heat network
16%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
78% central heating, 19% district heating, 3% 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
2,8 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Low urban density
925 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.527 passenger cars
Company locations
290
of which 35 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)
50 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
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 1.291 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 4% 49
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 64% 826
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 26% 337
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 58
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 21

Flooding

Homes that may flood
1%
municipality 26%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,3 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
65%
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)
97%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 96%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 3%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
10%
municipality 14%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
17%
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
18
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
60
+46% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
6,2
8 burglaries
Municipality
53
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 15% 9
  • Woninginbraak 13% 8
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 3
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Vernieling 3% 2
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 1
  • Drugshandel 2% 1

Per year

  1. 562021
  2. 632022
  3. 552023
  4. 432024
  5. 402025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,36
+0,26 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Excellent
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 +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,08 good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,12 good

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)
−1,3 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,4%
zeer laag, municipality 3,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,7%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 37.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 48.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 321.100
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
28,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)