The population is growing faster than in Leeuwarden. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Leeuwarden, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Techum is €447,000, 70% higher than in Leeuwarden (€263,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 33%, against a rise of 29% in Leeuwarden. 70% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden (51%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€447,000
▲70% higher than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+33%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+29%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲19 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
20%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 2016 and later
43%
▲36 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (27%)
Average WOZ value
€447,000
▲70% higher than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+33%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+29%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲19 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
20%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 2016 and later
43%
▲36 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (27%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 33% between 2022 and 2025, to €447,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€447,000▲ 70% above Leeuwarden
+33% since 2022
Leeuwarden +29%
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: ~€320 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€320/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
140 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €447,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€128NL median
Water board levy€44–
Property tax (OZB)€42€39
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€192
Maintenance reserve€179–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Leeuwarden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 98th 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, €447,000.
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
Techum has the lowest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in De Zuidlanden.
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: €447,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Techum
447,000
648
–
Wiarda
506,000
336
–
De Klamp
519,000
330
–
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 70% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied70%
Social housing10%
Private rent20%
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
87% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes87%
Multi-family homes13%
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
57% of dwellings were built between 2006 and 2015, against 7% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Before 19450.2%
2006-201556.5%
2016 and later43.3%
Explanation
Based on 649 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 Techum, 76% lower than in Leeuwarden (54). Since 2022 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 15%, against a rise of 1% 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 2022
-15%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+1%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼76% lower than Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2022
-15%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+1%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Techum registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 54 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Techum13
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 Techum is 'Traffic': 6.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.5 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
TechumLeeuwarden
Traffic6.2
Leeuwarden 8.5▼ −27% vs Leeuwarden
Fraud and scams4.1
Leeuwarden 4.3≈ Leeuwarden
Theft and burglary2.1
Leeuwarden 25.3▼ −92% vs Leeuwarden
Vandalism and public order0.5
Leeuwarden 7.6▼ −93% vs Leeuwarden
Other and withheld0.5
Leeuwarden 2.6▼ −81% vs Leeuwarden
Violence and threats0.0
Leeuwarden 5.6▼ −100% 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 2023, police in Techum registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Leeuwarden average; green space is above the Leeuwarden average.
An estimated 85% of adults in Techum rate their own health as good, 12 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 48%), fewer smoke (11% against 19%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 46%) and fewer are overweight (46% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Techum, covering 51% of the area, against 11% in Leeuwarden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 27% of the area, 18 percentage points above the 9% in Leeuwarden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
85%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲18 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (48%)
Smokes
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (46%)
Overweight
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
13%
▼56 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
51%
▲40 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Recreation, share of the area
27%
▲24 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
85%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲18 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (48%)
Smokes
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (46%)
Overweight
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
13%
▼56 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
51%
▲40 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Recreation, share of the area
27%
▲24 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (3%)
Health
An estimated 85% 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
84.6%
73.2%
Smokes
11.4%
19.4%
Excessive drinking
3.8%
5.6%
Overweight
46.2%
49.9%
Lonely
37.9%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.1%
46.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.8%
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
27% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Traffic4.8%
Built-up50.8%
Other built-up1.6%
Recreation27%
Agriculture12.7%
Water3.2%
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 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
900 m
–
GP practice
3,700 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.5
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1.9
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.
Techum has 1,935 inhabitants (2026), or 3,168 per km² (5.8 times as high as in Leeuwarden). Between 2022 and 2026 the population rose 5%, against a rise of 4% 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 2022
+5%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
61%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
54%
▲22 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 2022
+5%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
61%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
54%
▲22 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 5% between 2022 and 2026, to 1,935.
Residents, 2026
1,935
+5% since 2022
Leeuwarden +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,168 residents per km², this buurt is 5.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Residents per km²3,168
Dwellings per km²1,062.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15605
15 to 25205
25 to 45610
45 to 65440
65 to 8075
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
61% of residents are never married.
Never married1,185
Married645
Divorced95
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
88% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,695
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)60
Outside Europe175
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
54% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4400
Higher professional, university700
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
Techum has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 33% higher than in Leeuwarden (0.9). 31% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden (24%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
32%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (18%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
32%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (25%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲33% higher than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+4 pp
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
32%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (18%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
32%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (25%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲33% higher than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+4 pp
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 60 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening60
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg60
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
31% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Leeuwarden (2025).
Petrol69%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)31%
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 27% to 31% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
31%▲ 7 percentage points above Leeuwarden (24%)
+4 pp since 2022
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, 780 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars780
Motorcycles65
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
98% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (0.5%).
Residential97.7%
Retail0.2%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.5%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial0.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other1.1%
Explanation
Based on 664 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
3,168 residents per km²: 5.9 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,168
NL 539▲ +488% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Social housing10%
NL 28%▼ −64% vs NL
Private rent20%
NL 14%▲ +43% vs NL
Single-family dwellings87%
NL 63%▲ +38% 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