The population is growing about as fast as 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 Hijum is €250,000, 5% lower than in Leeuwarden (€263,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 46%, against a rise of 44% in Leeuwarden. 71% of the homes are owner-occupied, 20 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden (51%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€250,000
▼5% lower than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+46%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▲20 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
25%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼18 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built 1965–1974
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (16%)
Average WOZ value
€250,000
▼5% lower than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+46%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▲20 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
25%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼18 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built 1965–1974
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 46% between 2021 and 2025, to €250,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€250,000▼ 5% below Leeuwarden
+46% 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: ~€295 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€295/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
140 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €250,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€104NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€26€27
Property tax (OZB)€23€22
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€191
Maintenance reserve€178–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Leeuwarden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 68th 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 140 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €250,000.
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
Hijum has the lowest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Stiens e.o..
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: €250,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hijum
250,000
181
–
Stiens
295,000
3,300
–
Buitengebied Stiens
479,000
102
–
Feinsum
382,000
50
–
Alde Leie
288,000
118
–
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 71% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied71%
Social housing25%
Private rent3%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
35% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 27% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Before 194534.6%
1945-196413.7%
1965-197417.6%
1975-199119.8%
1992-20059.3%
2006-20153.8%
2016 and later1.1%
Explanation
Based on 182 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, 13 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hijum, 76% lower than in Leeuwarden (54). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 17%, 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
13
▼76% lower than Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
+17%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼76% lower than Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
+17%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hijum registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 54 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Hijum13
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 Hijum is 'Vandalism and public order': 7.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.6 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
HijumLeeuwarden
Vandalism and public order7.7
Leeuwarden 7.6≈ Leeuwarden
Fraud and scams5.1
Leeuwarden 4.3▲ +19% vs Leeuwarden
Theft and burglary0.0
Leeuwarden 25.3▼ −100% vs Leeuwarden
Violence and threats0.0
Leeuwarden 5.6▼ −100% vs Leeuwarden
Traffic0.0
Leeuwarden 8.5▼ −100% vs Leeuwarden
Environmental0.0
Leeuwarden 0.1≈ Leeuwarden
Other and withheld0.0
Leeuwarden 2.6▼ −100% vs 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 Hijum registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
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 below the Leeuwarden average.
An estimated 72% of adults in Hijum rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Leeuwarden. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 53%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 46%) and fewer are overweight (49% against 50%), but more smoke (22% against 19%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Hijum, covering 64% of the area, against 69% in Leeuwarden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 9% in Leeuwarden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (46%)
Smokes
22%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (19%)
Overweight
49%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
25%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
64%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (46%)
Smokes
22%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (19%)
Overweight
49%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
25%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
64%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Health
An estimated 72% 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
72.3%
73.2%
Smokes
22.2%
19.4%
Excessive drinking
6.1%
5.6%
Overweight
48.9%
49.9%
Lonely
47.2%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.3%
46.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.1%
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
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Traffic6.8%
Built-up25%
Recreation2.3%
Agriculture63.6%
Forest and nature2.3%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,300 m
–
GP practice
2,600 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1
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 growing about as fast as the Leeuwarden average.
Hijum has 385 inhabitants (2026), or 862 per km² (57% higher than in Leeuwarden). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 5%, the same as 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
+5%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
Never married
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
58%
▲14 percentage points higher 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
+5%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
Never married
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
58%
▲14 percentage points higher 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 grew 5% between 2021 and 2026, to 385.
Residents, 2026
385
+5% since 2021
Leeuwarden +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 862 residents per km², this buurt is 57% more densely populated than the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Residents per km²862
Dwellings per km²402.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 12.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1560
15 to 2540
25 to 4595
45 to 65100
65 to 8070
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
57% of residents are never married.
Never married220
Married125
Divorced25
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
88% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands335
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
Outside Europe25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
58% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1100
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4140
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
Hijum has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 33% higher than in Leeuwarden (0.9). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Leeuwarden (24%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
22%
▲10 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (12%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
11%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (2%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
11%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲33% higher than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (1%)
Residents per km²
862
▲60% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€250,000
▼37% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
22%
▲10 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (12%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
11%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (2%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
11%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲33% higher than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (1%)
Residents per km²
862
▲60% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€250,000
▼37% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Leeuwarden (2025).
Petrol80%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20%
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 20% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 4 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, 225 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars225
Motorcycles25
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
92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (4%).
Residential92.4%
Retail0.5%
Assembly3.6%
Industrial1%
Lodging0.5%
Education0.5%
Other5.1%
Explanation
Based on 197 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
3% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Residents per km²862
NL 539▲ +60% vs NL
Average WOZ value€250,000
NL €398,000▼ −37% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings71%
NL 57%▲ +25% 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) 2025