Neighbourhood Lekkum

Neighbourhood in district Dokkumer Ie en omgeving · municipality Leeuwarden · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 186 homes
  • 395 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1964
  • avg. WOZ € 255.000

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 Lekkum

Homes
186
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1964
Average living area
125 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
187
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 30% 56
  • Semi-detached house 25% 46
  • End-terrace house 23% 43
  • Detached 21% 39
  • Apartment 1% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 25
  • B 9% 17
  • C 39% 73
  • D 11% 20
  • E 4% 8
  • F 5% 10
  • G 15% 28
  • No label 3% 5

Building period

  • Built before 1945 24% 44
  • 1945–1969 32% 59
  • 1970–1989 26% 48
  • 1990–2009 14% 26
  • 2010 and later 4% 7
  • Unknown 1% 2

Residents

Residents
395
January 1, 2025
Households
190
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
34%
Households with children
32%
Population density
1.423
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 50
  • 15–25 years 10% 40
  • 25–45 years 22% 85
  • 45–65 years 30% 120
  • 65 years and older 25% 100

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 255.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
75%
Rental homes
24%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
99%
1% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
1%
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
2.350 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.050 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
920 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
50%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 5% 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
1,6 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
200 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,5 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Non-urban
386 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
186 passenger cars
Company locations
50
of which 10 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)
48 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
2%
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
0%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 186 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 28% 53
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 45% 84
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 26% 48
  • 56–60 dB: busy 1% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
90%
municipality 26%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
42%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,1 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
87%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
75%
municipality 96%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 3%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
75%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 14%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
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
10
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
4
-69% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
53
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Per year

  1. 122021
  2. 72022
  3. 52023
  4. 92024
  5. 102025

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
4,22
+0,12 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 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)
−1,4 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,7%
laag, municipality 3,1%
Pile rot in 2050
1,8%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,6%
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
€ 120.900
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)