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Housing marketNVM market overview
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HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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Neighbourhood · Leeuwarden
Living in Achter de Hoven
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Leeuwarden. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Leeuwarden, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Achter de Hoven is €209,000, 21% lower than in Leeuwarden (€263,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 45%, against a rise of 44% in Leeuwarden. 49% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points less than in Leeuwarden (51%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€209,000
▼21% lower than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
21%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
77%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 1975–1991
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Built 1945–1964
24%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (13%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Average WOZ value
€209,000
▼21% lower than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
21%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
77%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 1975–1991
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Built 1945–1964
24%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (13%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 45% between 2021 and 2025, to €209,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€209,000▼ 21% below Leeuwarden
+45% since 2021
Leeuwarden +44%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€228 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€228/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
94 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €209,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€100NL median
Water board levy€38–
Waste levy€26€27
Property tax (OZB)€20€18
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€128
Maintenance reserve€120–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Leeuwarden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 61st of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 94 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €209,000.
Levies: Leeuwarden's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Achter de Hoven has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Potmargezone.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €209,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Achter de Hoven
209,000
1,233
–
Tulpenburg
202,000
471
–
Oranjewijk
253,000
631
–
Schepenbuurt
98,000
690
–
Wielenpôlle
222,000
208
–
Huizum-Dorp
329,000
446
–
Huizum-Sixma
151,000
202
–
Huizum-Bornia
190,000
724
–
Huizum-Badweg
191,000
179
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 49% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied49%
Social housing30%
Private rent21%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
77% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes77%
Multi-family homes23%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
59% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 27% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Before 194559.4%
1945-196423.8%
1975-19910.1%
1992-20059.6%
2006-20156.5%
2016 and later0.6%
Explanation
Based on 1,233 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Leeuwarden average.
In 2025, 44 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Achter de Hoven, 19% lower than in Leeuwarden (54). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 8%, against a rise of 16% in Leeuwarden. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
44
▼19% lower than Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
+8%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.9
▲17% higher than Leeuwarden (4.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
44
▼19% lower than Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
+8%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.9
▲17% higher than Leeuwarden (4.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Achter de Hoven registered 44 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 54 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Achter de Hoven44
The municipality of Leeuwarden54
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Achter de Hoven is 'Theft and burglary': 13.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 25.3 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Achter de HovenLeeuwarden
Theft and burglary13.4
Leeuwarden 25.3▼ −47% vs Leeuwarden
Vandalism and public order10.9
Leeuwarden 7.6▲ +43% vs Leeuwarden
Fraud and scams9.2
Leeuwarden 4.3▲ +114% vs Leeuwarden
Traffic6.3
Leeuwarden 8.5▼ −26% vs Leeuwarden
Violence and threats3.8
Leeuwarden 5.6▼ −32% vs Leeuwarden
Other and withheld0.8
Leeuwarden 2.6▼ −69% vs Leeuwarden
Environmental0.0
Leeuwarden 0.1≈ Leeuwarden
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Achter de Hoven registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Leeuwarden average; green space is above the Leeuwarden average.
An estimated 68% of adults in Achter de Hoven rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points less than in Leeuwarden. More adults smoke (26% against 19%), more feel lonely (55% against 48%), more report anxiety or depression (53% against 46%) and more meet the physical activity guideline (55% against 53%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Achter de Hoven, covering 74% of the area, against 11% in Leeuwarden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 16% of the area, 7 percentage points above the 9% in Leeuwarden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Lonely
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (48%)
Smokes
26%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
5%
▼64 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲63 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Recreation, share of the area
16%
▲13 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Lonely
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (48%)
Smokes
26%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
53%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
5%
▼64 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲63 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Recreation, share of the area
16%
▲13 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (3%)
Health
An estimated 68% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Leeuwarden (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Leeuwarden
Good self-rated health
67.9%
73.2%
Smokes
26.1%
19.4%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
5.6%
Overweight
49.1%
49.9%
Lonely
55.2%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
52.8%
46.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.8%
52.6%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
16% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Traffic2.3%
Built-up74.4%
Recreation16.3%
Agriculture4.7%
Water2.3%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
900 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
1,600 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.1
GP practices
–
2.1
Daycares
–
1.8
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Leeuwarden.
Achter de Hoven has 2,365 inhabitants (2026), or 5,649 per km² (10.3 times as high as in Leeuwarden). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 5% in Leeuwarden. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Leeuwarden was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 13% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
68%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
73%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (77%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (44%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
68%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
73%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (77%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (44%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,365.
Residents, 2026
2,365
-2% since 2021
Leeuwarden +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,649 residents per km², this buurt is 10 times as densely populated as the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Residents per km²5,649
Dwellings per km²2,935.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 18.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
35% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15275
15 to 25380
25 to 45830
45 to 65500
65 to 80275
80 and over95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
68% of residents are never married.
Never married1,600
Married450
Divorced215
Widowed95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
73% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,715
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)230
Outside Europe415
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
43% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1490
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4820
Higher professional, university600
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Leeuwarden; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Leeuwarden voted. The largest party was GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of LeeuwardenThe Netherlands
D66
18.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.4%
16.7%
VVD
11.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
18.4%
12.8%
CDA
10.8%
11.8%
JA21
5.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.3%
4.5%
BBB
2.5%
2.6%
Other
13.7%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Achter de Hoven has an average of 0.6 cars per household, 33% lower than in Leeuwarden (0.9). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points less than in Leeuwarden (24%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼33% lower than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (2%)
Average WOZ value
€209,000
▼47% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
23%
▼14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
21%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼33% lower than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (2%)
Average WOZ value
€209,000
▼47% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
23%
▼14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
21%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening45
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Leeuwarden (2025).
Petrol82.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.6%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 18% to 18% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 6 percentage points below Leeuwarden (24%)
+0 pp since 2021
Leeuwarden +2 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 850 passenger cars and 90 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars850
Motorcycles90
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (2%).
Residential95.6%
Retail0.1%
Office0.4%
Assembly0.5%
Healthcare1.7%
Industrial0.2%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.4%
Sports0.1%
Other2.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,290 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
5,649 residents per km²: 10 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,649
NL 539▲ +948% vs NL
Average WOZ value€209,000
NL €398,000▼ −47% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings23%
NL 37%▼ −38% vs NL
Private rent21%
NL 14%▲ +50% vs NL
Single-family dwellings77%
NL 63%▲ +22% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026