Neighbourhood Nijlân

Neighbourhood in district Nijlân & De Zwette · municipality Leeuwarden · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 2.490 homes
  • 3.875 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1970
  • avg. WOZ € 189.000

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 Nijlân

Homes
2.490
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1970
Average living area
84 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.484
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 77% 1.905
  • Mid-terrace house 12% 296
  • End-terrace house 6% 154
  • Detached 4% 106
  • Semi-detached house 1% 29

Energy label

  • A or better 36% 888
  • B 7% 169
  • C 12% 292
  • D 9% 232
  • E 20% 503
  • F 6% 155
  • G 3% 67
  • No label 7% 184

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 4
  • 1945–1969 73% 1.818
  • 1970–1989 13% 326
  • 1990–2009 3% 84
  • 2010 and later 10% 254
  • Unknown 0% 4

Residents

Residents
3.875
January 1, 2025
Households
2.560
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
62%
Households with children
16%
Population density
3.891
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,1 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 410
  • 15–25 years 12% 450
  • 25–45 years 31% 1.220
  • 45–65 years 21% 815
  • 65 years and older 25% 980

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 189.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
30%
Rental homes
70%
37% housing association
Single-family homes
24%
76% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
10%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
1.680 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
410 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
740 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
38%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
83% central heating, 16% block
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.987 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
1.581 passenger cars
Company locations
310
of which 45 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)
55 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
13%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
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
4%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 2.490 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 67% 1.662
  • 56–60 dB: busy 28% 705
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 123

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
7,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
50%
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)
83%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °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
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
2%
municipality 14%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
25%
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
40
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
154
-6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,8
2 burglaries
Municipality
53
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 14% 22
  • Fietsdiefstal 14% 21
  • Mishandeling 10% 16
  • Bedreiging 5% 7
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 3
  • Drugshandel 2% 3
  • Woninginbraak 1% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 2

Per year

  1. 1442021
  2. 1452022
  3. 1822023
  4. 1602024
  5. 1652025

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
4,09
−0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,05 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,00 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)
−2,0 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,7 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,1%
zeer laag, municipality 3,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,1%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 28.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 32.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 13.400
Net labour participation
65%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
9%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
7,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)