Neighbourhood Wirdum

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

  • 458 homes
  • 1.045 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1963
  • avg. WOZ € 291.000

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 Wirdum

Homes
458
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1963
Average living area
140 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
454
2025

Home type

  • Detached 35% 160
  • Mid-terrace house 24% 109
  • Semi-detached house 22% 102
  • End-terrace house 17% 78
  • Apartment 2% 9

Energy label

  • A or better 26% 120
  • B 18% 84
  • C 25% 114
  • D 5% 21
  • E 3% 13
  • F 4% 19
  • G 15% 69
  • No label 4% 18

Building period

  • Built before 1945 25% 114
  • 1945–1969 13% 60
  • 1970–1989 32% 146
  • 1990–2009 17% 78
  • 2010 and later 12% 55
  • Unknown 1% 5

Residents

Residents
1.045
January 1, 2025
Households
455
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
33%
Households with children
36%
Population density
1.579
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,7 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 190
  • 15–25 years 11% 110
  • 25–45 years 23% 240
  • 45–65 years 27% 285
  • 65 years and older 21% 220

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 291.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
70%
Rental homes
30%
24% housing association
Single-family homes
98%
2% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
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
2.500 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.450 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
900 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
67%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% central heating, 3% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
>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
2,8 km
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
158 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
547 passenger cars
Company locations
115
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)
49 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
12%
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 458 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 25% 116
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 39% 177
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 27% 123
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 39
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 2
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

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
0,2 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 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
78%
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
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 96%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 14%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
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
8
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
8
-20% 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

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 25% 2

Per year

  1. 212021
  2. 202022
  3. 172023
  4. 182024
  5. 142025

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
4,24
+0,14 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 +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,10 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,11 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)
−1,7 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,4%
laag, municipality 3,1%
Pile rot in 2050
2,5%
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
€ 181.500
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)