The average WOZ value in Jelsum is €299,000, 14% higher than in Leeuwarden (€263,000). Between 2024 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 4%, against a rise of 6% in Leeuwarden. 64% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden (51%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€299,000
▲14% higher than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
+4%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+6%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲13 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
23%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (16%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Average WOZ value
€299,000
▲14% higher than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
+4%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+6%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲13 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
23%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (16%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 4% between 2024 and 2025, to €299,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€299,000▲ 14% above Leeuwarden
+4% since 2024
Leeuwarden +6%
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: ~€392 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€392/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
206 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €299,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€110NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€28€26
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€282
Maintenance reserve€263–
Buildings insurance€19–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Leeuwarden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 77th 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 206 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €299,000.
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
Jelsum has the 4th-lowest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Dokkumer Ie 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: €299,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Jelsum
299,000
84
–
Lekkum
260,000
187
–
Snakkerburen
353,000
90
–
Blitsaerd
658,000
440
–
Buitengebied Jelsum
364,000
65
–
Koarnjum
270,000
162
–
Buitengebied Koarnjum
475,000
29
–
Britsum
270,000
401
–
Buitengebied Britsum
406,000
20
–
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 64% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied64%
Social housing23%
Private rent13%
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
99% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes99%
Multi-family homes1%
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
50% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 27% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Before 194550%
1945-196413.1%
1965-19749.5%
1975-199123.8%
1992-20052.4%
2016 and later1.2%
Explanation
Based on 84 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
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Jelsum has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 3 crimes were registered, against 2 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
3
▲up from 2 in 2021
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
3
▲up from 2 in 2021
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
3 crimes were registered in Jelsum in 2025 (2 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
3
up from 2 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 Jelsum is 'Theft and burglary': 1 in 2025.
Theft and burglary1
Fraud and scams1
Traffic1
Vandalism and public order0
Violence and threats0
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
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 2021, police in Jelsum registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2021
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) 2021
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Leeuwarden average; green space is below the Leeuwarden average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Jelsum rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (35% against 46%), fewer feel lonely (41% against 48%) and fewer smoke (16% against 19%), but more drink excessively (8% against 6%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Jelsum, covering 81% 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)
76%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼11 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (46%)
Lonely
41%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (48%)
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (19%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
81%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (69%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼11 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (46%)
Lonely
41%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (48%)
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (19%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
81%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (69%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Health
An estimated 76% 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
76.2%
73.2%
Smokes
15.8%
19.4%
Excessive drinking
7.5%
5.6%
Overweight
48.6%
49.9%
Lonely
40.6%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
34.9%
46.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.3%
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.
Traffic6.5%
Built-up7.5%
Recreation5.4%
Agriculture80.6%
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 2100 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,200 m
–
GP practice
3,500 m
–
Primary school
2,200 m
–
Daycare
2,100 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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 faster than the Leeuwarden average.
Jelsum has 170 inhabitants (2026), or 597 per km² (9% higher 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 2024
+3%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (+0%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
45%
▼11 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
50%
▲26 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2024
+3%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (+0%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
45%
▼11 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
50%
▲26 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
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 3% between 2024 and 2026, to 170.
Residents, 2026
170
+3% since 2024
Leeuwarden +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 597 residents per km², this buurt is 9% more densely populated than the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Residents per km²597
Dwellings per km²300
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 31.2 died per 1,000.
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
24% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1525
15 to 2515
25 to 4540
45 to 6540
65 to 8040
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married75
Married65
Divorced15
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
91% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands160
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
Outside Europe10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
50% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-440
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
Jelsum has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 11% higher 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
25%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (13%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲11% higher than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
0 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€299,000
▼25% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Social housing
23%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (13%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲11% higher than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
0 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€299,000
▼25% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Social housing
23%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 5 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2022
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 2024 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 6 percentage points below Leeuwarden (24%)
+0 pp since 2024
Leeuwarden +1 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, 85 passenger cars and 10 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars85
Motorcycles10
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%).
Residential92.3%
Assembly4.4%
Industrial4.4%
Lodging1.1%
Other1.1%
Explanation
Based on 91 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
1% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings1%
NL 37%▼ −97% vs NL
Single-family dwellings99%
NL 63%▲ +57% vs NL
Average WOZ value€299,000
NL €398,000▼ −25% vs NL
Social housing23%
NL 28%▼ −18% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings64%
NL 57%▲ +12% 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