Neighbourhood Oldegalileën

Neighbourhood in district Oud-Oost · municipality Leeuwarden · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 1.281 homes
  • 1.945 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1954
  • avg. WOZ € 148.000

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 Oldegalileën

Homes
1.281
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1954
Average living area
75 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.241
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 50% 635
  • Mid-terrace house 37% 472
  • End-terrace house 12% 160
  • Semi-detached house 1% 8
  • Detached 0% 6

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 206
  • B 16% 200
  • C 18% 234
  • D 8% 100
  • E 3% 41
  • F 20% 252
  • G 10% 128
  • No label 9% 120

Building period

  • Built before 1945 45% 576
  • 1945–1969 2% 20
  • 1970–1989 44% 560
  • 1990–2009 2% 25
  • 2010 and later 8% 97
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
1.945
January 1, 2025
Households
1.290
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
72%
Households with children
16%
Population density
9.887
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 200
  • 15–25 years 23% 450
  • 25–45 years 33% 635
  • 45–65 years 20% 385
  • 65 years and older 14% 270

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 148.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
23%
Rental homes
77%
41% housing association
Single-family homes
52%
48% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
210 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
770 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
16%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
76% central heating, 21% 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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
16
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.627 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,4
577 passenger cars
Company locations
155
of which 25 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)
53 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
23%
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
12%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.281 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 36% 467
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 41% 522
  • 56–60 dB: busy 12% 153
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 10% 131
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 8

Flooding

Homes that may flood
7%
municipality 26%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,4 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
32%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
95%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
79%
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
27%
municipality 14%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
13%
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
34
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
66
-26% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,6
2 burglaries
Municipality
53
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 23% 15
  • Fietsdiefstal 21% 14
  • Woninginbraak 3% 2
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1
  • Drugshandel 2% 1

Per year

  1. 772021
  2. 832022
  3. 972023
  4. 972024
  5. 682025

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

Sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Sufficient
class 5 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,96
−0,14 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
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 −0,06 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,08 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,14 insufficient

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)
−1,8 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,5 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
4,3%
matig, municipality 3,1%
Pile rot in 2050
4,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,4%
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
€ 3.100
Net labour participation
62%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
9%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
5,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)