Municipality Leeuwarden

Municipality · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 67.208 homes
  • 129.973 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1965
  • avg. WOZ € 249.000

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 Leeuwarden

Homes
67.208
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1965
Average living area
108 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
65.594
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 38% 25.558
  • Mid-terrace house 30% 20.332
  • End-terrace house 13% 8.799
  • Detached 10% 6.653
  • Semi-detached house 9% 5.866

Energy label

  • A or better 26% 17.655
  • B 14% 9.197
  • C 23% 15.529
  • D 8% 5.294
  • E 6% 3.992
  • F 8% 5.069
  • G 8% 5.455
  • No label 7% 5.017

Building period

  • Built before 1945 26% 17.513
  • 1945–1969 19% 12.750
  • 1970–1989 28% 18.980
  • 1990–2009 14% 9.699
  • 2010 and later 12% 7.971
  • Unknown 0% 295

Residents

Residents
129.973
January 1, 2025
Households
66.821
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
49%
Households with children
26%
Population density
542
inhabitants per km²
Area
255,1 km²
of which 17,5 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 18.386
  • 15–25 years 15% 19.561
  • 25–45 years 27% 34.837
  • 45–65 years 24% 31.500
  • 65 years and older 20% 25.689

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 249.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
50%
Rental homes
49%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
63%
37% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
295
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
2.200 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
730 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
780 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
34%
Gas-free
10%
District heating
4%
Mainly electrically heated
10%

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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.238 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
51.657 passenger cars
Company locations
15.995
of which 2.945 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
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
3%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
8%

Noise level of the 67.205 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 5% 3.692
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 28% 18.992
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 36% 24.323
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 11.927
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 6.198
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 1.754
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 319

Flooding

Homes that may flood
26%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
4%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,1 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,3 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
Dim
Green within 500 m
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
93%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
3%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
14%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
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
53
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
6.881
-1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,3
225 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 764
  • Winkeldiefstal 10% 681
  • Vernieling 9% 635
  • Mishandeling 6% 390
  • Bedreiging 3% 237
  • Woninginbraak 3% 225
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 208
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 156

Per year

  1. 5.7992021
  2. 6.7392022
  3. 6.9922023
  4. 7.0492024
  5. 7.0222025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,13
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,01 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)
−1,9 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,5 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
3,1%
matig
Pile rot in 2050
3,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,6%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 30.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 36.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 53.800
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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