The population is growing slower 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 Schepenbuurt is €98,000. Between 2021 and 2023 the average WOZ value rose 31%, against a rise of 27% in Leeuwarden. 0% of the homes are owner-occupied, 51 percentage points less than in Leeuwarden (51%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€98,000
▼63% lower than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+27%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
0%
▼51 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
100%
▲72 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
8%
▼55 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (27%)
Built 1965–1974
38%
▲22 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (16%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Average WOZ value
€98,000
▼63% lower than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+27%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
0%
▼51 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
100%
▲72 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
8%
▼55 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (27%)
Built 1965–1974
38%
▲22 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (16%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 31% between 2021 and 2023, to €98,000.
Average WOZ value, 2023
€98,000▼ 58% below Leeuwarden
+31% since 2021
Leeuwarden +27%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2023
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€164 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€164/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
58 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €98,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€85NL median
Water board levy€34–
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€16€22
Property tax (OZB)€9€9
Costs to set aside€79
Maintenance reserve€74–
Buildings insurance€5–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Leeuwarden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 49th 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 58 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €98,000.
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
Schepenbuurt has the lowest 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: €98,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Schepenbuurt
98,000
690
–
Tulpenburg
202,000
471
–
Oranjewijk
253,000
631
–
Achter de Hoven
209,000
1,233
–
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 social housing, at 100% of dwellings.
Social housing100%
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
92% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes8%
Multi-family homes92%
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
60% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 13% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Before 19450.3%
1945-196459.6%
1965-197437.8%
1975-19912.3%
Explanation
Based on 690 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, 74 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Schepenbuurt, 37% higher than in Leeuwarden (54). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 45%, 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
74
▲37% higher than Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
+45%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▼31% lower than Leeuwarden (4.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
74
▲37% higher than Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
+45%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▼31% lower than Leeuwarden (4.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Schepenbuurt registered 74 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 54 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Schepenbuurt74
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 Schepenbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 24.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 25.3 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
SchepenbuurtLeeuwarden
Theft and burglary24.3
Leeuwarden 25.3≈ Leeuwarden
Traffic16.9
Leeuwarden 8.5▲ +99% vs Leeuwarden
Fraud and scams14.8
Leeuwarden 4.3▲ +244% vs Leeuwarden
Vandalism and public order11.6
Leeuwarden 7.6▲ +53% vs Leeuwarden
Violence and threats4.2
Leeuwarden 5.6▼ −25% vs Leeuwarden
Other and withheld2.1
Leeuwarden 2.6▼ −19% 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 Schepenbuurt registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 below the Leeuwarden average.
An estimated 60% of adults in Schepenbuurt rate their own health as good, 13 percentage points less than in Leeuwarden. More adults feel lonely (64% against 48%), more report anxiety or depression (61% against 46%), more smoke (31% against 19%) and more are overweight (54% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Schepenbuurt, covering 75% of the area, against 11% in Leeuwarden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 6% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 9% in Leeuwarden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
60%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Lonely
64%
▲16 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
61%
▲15 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (46%)
Smokes
31%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (19%)
Overweight
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼69 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
75%
▲64 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Water, share of the area
16%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
60%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Lonely
64%
▲16 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
61%
▲15 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (46%)
Smokes
31%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (19%)
Overweight
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼69 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
75%
▲64 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Water, share of the area
16%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (7%)
Health
An estimated 60% 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
60.2%
73.2%
Smokes
31.2%
19.4%
Excessive drinking
4.7%
5.6%
Overweight
53.9%
49.9%
Lonely
63.8%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
60.9%
46.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
55.5%
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
6% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Traffic1.4%
Built-up75.4%
Other built-up1.4%
Recreation5.8%
Water15.9%
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 200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
900 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
1,400 m
–
Daycare
200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2.1
GP practices
–
2
Daycares
–
1.6
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 slower than the Leeuwarden average.
Schepenbuurt has 950 inhabitants (2026), or 1,623 per km² (3.0 times as high as in Leeuwarden). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, 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
+3%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-3%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
36%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
70%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
50%
▼27 percentage points lower 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 2021
+3%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-3%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
36%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
70%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
50%
▼27 percentage points lower 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 grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 950.
Residents, 2026
950
+3% since 2021
Leeuwarden +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,623 residents per km², this buurt is 3.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Residents per km²1,623
Dwellings per km²1,189.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 26.5 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
36% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15160
15 to 25115
25 to 45340
45 to 65170
65 to 8095
80 and over65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
70% of residents are never married.
Never married660
Married135
Divorced100
Widowed50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
50% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands470
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)55
Outside Europe420
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
Schepenbuurt has an average of 0.5 cars per household, 44% lower than in Leeuwarden (0.9). 15% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 9 percentage points less than in Leeuwarden (24%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
30%
▲18 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (12%)
Business services, share of businesses
10%
▼15 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (25%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
30%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼44% lower than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−2 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (2%)
Average WOZ value
€98,000
▼73% lower than the Netherlands (€368,000)
Social housing
100%
▲72 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
1,623
▲3.0 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
30%
▲18 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (12%)
Business services, share of businesses
10%
▼15 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (25%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
30%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼44% lower than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−2 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (2%)
Average WOZ value
€98,000
▼73% lower than the Netherlands (€368,000)
Social housing
100%
▲72 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
1,623
▲3.0 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
15% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Leeuwarden (2025).
Petrol84.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.2%
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 15% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
15%▼ 9 percentage points below Leeuwarden (24%)
-3 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, 230 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars230
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
85% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (2%).
Residential85%
Retail0.2%
Office0.7%
Assembly0.2%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial2.1%
Other12.4%
Explanation
Based on 812 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
8% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings8%
NL 63%▼ −87% vs NL
Average WOZ value€98,000
NL €368,000▼ −73% vs NL
Social housing100%
NL 28%▲ +257% vs NL
Residents per km²1,623
NL 539▲ +201% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings92%
NL 37%▲ +149% 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