The population is growing faster than in Leeuwarden. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Leeuwarden, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Oldehove is €236,000, 10% lower than in Leeuwarden (€263,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 43%, against a rise of 44% in Leeuwarden. 19% of the homes are owner-occupied, 32 percentage points less than in Leeuwarden (51%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€236,000
▼10% lower than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
19%
▼32 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
49%
▲28 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
19%
▼44 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼14 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (16%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (13%)
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼11 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Average WOZ value
€236,000
▼10% lower than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
19%
▼32 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
49%
▲28 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
19%
▼44 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼14 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (16%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (13%)
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼11 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 43% between 2021 and 2025, to €236,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€236,000▼ 10% below Leeuwarden
+43% 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: ~€236 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€236/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
98 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €236,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€102NL median
Water board levy€38–
Waste levy€26€27
Property tax (OZB)€22€21
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€134
Maintenance reserve€125–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Leeuwarden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 66th 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 98 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €236,000.
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
Oldehove has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Binnenstad.
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: €236,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Oldehove
236,000
399
–
De Waag
206,000
781
–
Nieuwestad
202,000
290
–
Grote Kerkbuurt
205,000
922
–
Hoek
146,000
945
–
Blokhuisplein
127,000
517
–
Zaailand
254,000
371
–
Stationskwartier
85,000
718
–
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 private rent, at 49% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied19%
Social housing32%
Private rent49%
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
81% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes19%
Multi-family homes81%
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
82% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 27% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Before 194582%
1945-19640.3%
1965-19741.5%
1975-199110%
1992-20055%
2016 and later1.3%
Explanation
Based on 399 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
More registered crime per resident than the Leeuwarden average.
In 2025, 167 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Oldehove, 3.1 times as high as in Leeuwarden (54). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 52%, 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
167
▲3.1 times as high as Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
+52%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.8
▲38% higher than Leeuwarden (4.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
167
▲3.1 times as high as Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
+52%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.8
▲38% higher than Leeuwarden (4.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Oldehove registered 167 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 54 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Oldehove167
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 Oldehove is 'Theft and burglary': 70.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 25.3 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
OldehoveLeeuwarden
Theft and burglary70.2
Leeuwarden 25.3▲ +177% vs Leeuwarden
Traffic33.3
Leeuwarden 8.5▲ +292% vs Leeuwarden
Vandalism and public order28.1
Leeuwarden 7.6▲ +270% vs Leeuwarden
Violence and threats21.1
Leeuwarden 5.6▲ +277% vs Leeuwarden
Fraud and scams8.8
Leeuwarden 4.3▲ +105% vs Leeuwarden
Other and withheld3.5
Leeuwarden 2.6▲ +35% vs Leeuwarden
Environmental1.8
Leeuwarden 0.1▲ +1700% 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 Oldehove 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 72% of adults in Oldehove rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Leeuwarden. Fewer adults are overweight (45% against 50%), but more smoke (22% against 19%), more report anxiety or depression (49% against 46%) and more meet the physical activity guideline (56% against 53%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Oldehove, covering 63% of the area, against 11% in Leeuwarden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 21% of the area, 12 percentage points above the 9% in Leeuwarden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Overweight
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (50%)
Meets physical activity guideline
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (46%)
Smokes
22%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼69 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
63%
▲52 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Recreation, share of the area
21%
▲18 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Overweight
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (50%)
Meets physical activity guideline
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (46%)
Smokes
22%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼69 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
63%
▲52 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Recreation, share of the area
21%
▲18 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (3%)
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
71.9%
73.2%
Smokes
22%
19.4%
Excessive drinking
7.6%
5.6%
Overweight
44.8%
49.9%
Lonely
48.2%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
49.1%
46.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
56.2%
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
21% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Traffic5.3%
Built-up63.2%
Recreation21.1%
Water10.5%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.4
GP practices
–
1.4
Daycares
–
2.4
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 growing faster than the Leeuwarden average.
Oldehove has 565 inhabitants (2026), or 3,443 per km² (6.3 times as high as in Leeuwarden). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 7%, 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
+7%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
58%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
51%
▲19 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (32%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2021
+7%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
58%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
51%
▲19 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (32%)
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 7% between 2021 and 2026, to 565.
Residents, 2026
565
+7% since 2021
Leeuwarden +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,443 residents per km², this buurt is 6.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Residents per km²3,443
Dwellings per km²2,493.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1515
15 to 2590
25 to 45165
45 to 65115
65 to 80125
80 and over50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
58% of residents are never married.
Never married325
Married135
Divorced65
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
80% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands450
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)40
Outside Europe75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
51% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4200
Higher professional, university210
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
Oldehove has an average of 0.5 cars per household, 44% lower than in Leeuwarden (0.9). 34% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 10 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden (24%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (12%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
22%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (25%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼44% lower than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (1%)
Private rent
49%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
19%
▼44 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
19%
▼38 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (12%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
22%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (25%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼44% lower than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (1%)
Private rent
49%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
19%
▼44 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
19%
▼38 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening45
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Leeuwarden (2025).
Petrol66.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)33.3%
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 29% to 33% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
33%▲ 9 percentage points above Leeuwarden (24%)
+4 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, 220 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars220
Motorcycles5
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
80% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (7%).
Residential80.1%
Retail7.2%
Office5%
Assembly5.4%
Industrial2.2%
Lodging0.8%
Education0.4%
Sports0.4%
Other4%
Explanation
Based on 498 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
3,443 residents per km²: 6.4 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,443
NL 539▲ +539% vs NL
Private rent49%
NL 14%▲ +250% vs NL
Single-family dwellings19%
NL 63%▼ −70% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings19%
NL 57%▼ −67% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings81%
NL 37%▲ +119% 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