Built between 2006 and 2015: 8%, against 7% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Key figures
Built 2006–2015
8%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
Built 2006–2015
8%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Buitengebied Noordwest has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 7 crimes were registered, against 21 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
7
▼down from 21 in 2021
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
7
▼down from 21 in 2021
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
7 crimes were registered in Buitengebied Noordwest in 2025 (21 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
7
down from 21 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Buitengebied Noordwest is 'Theft and burglary': 3 in 2025.
Theft and burglary3
Vandalism and public order1
Violence and threats1
Traffic1
Other and withheld1
Fraud and scams0
Environmental0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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 Buitengebied Noordwest registered 1 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
Living environment
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,800 m
–
GP practice
1,800 m
–
Primary school
1,600 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1.4
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.
Buitengebied Noordwest has 30 inhabitants (2026), or 4 per km² (99% lower than 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 2025
-14%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Aged 45 to 65
43%
▲19 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
Never married
67%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲23 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2025
-14%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Aged 45 to 65
43%
▲19 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
Never married
67%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲23 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
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 14% between 2025 and 2026, to 30.
Residents, 2026
30
-14% since 2025
Leeuwarden +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4 residents per km², this buurt is 99% less densely populated than the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Residents per km²4
Dwellings per km²1.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 142.9 died per 1,000.
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
43% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 155
15 to 255
25 to 455
45 to 6515
65 to 805
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
67% of residents are never married.
Never married20
Married5
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
100% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
40% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 16 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden (24%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
14%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (13%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (16%)
Residential, share of addresses
5%
▼82 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
43%
▲38 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (5%)
Office, share of addresses
14%
▲13 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (1%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
14%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (13%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (16%)
Residential, share of addresses
5%
▼82 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
43%
▲38 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (5%)
Office, share of addresses
14%
▲13 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (1%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2017
Passenger cars by fuel type
40% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Leeuwarden (2025).
Petrol60%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)40%
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
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 25 passenger cars and 0 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars25
Motorcycles0
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
5% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (43%).
Residential4.6%
Office13.8%
Assembly4.2%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial42.5%
Lodging1.1%
Education1.5%
Sports0.4%
Other31.8%
Explanation
Based on 261 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
4 residents per km²: 99% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4
NL 539▼ −99% 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