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Living in Weidum

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Leeuwarden. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Leeuwarden, and registered crime per resident is lower.

455 residents, 229 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost less than the Leeuwarden average.

The average WOZ value in Weidum is €251,000, 5% lower than in Leeuwarden (€263,000). Between 2024 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 5%, against a rise of 6% in Leeuwarden. 63% of the homes are owner-occupied, 12 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden (51%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €251,000
    5% lower than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2024
    +5%
    about the same as Leeuwarden (+6%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    63%
    12 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (51%)
  • Social housing
    34%
    6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (28%)
  • Private rent
    2%
    19 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    85%
    22 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (63%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    27%
    11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (16%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    12%
    9 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    17%
    8 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (9%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 5% between 2024 and 2025, to €251,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€251,0005% below Leeuwarden
  • +5% 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: ~€294 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€294/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 138 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €251,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€105NL median
  • Water board levy€39–
  • Waste levy€26€27
  • Property tax (OZB)€24€22
  • Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€189
  • Maintenance reserve€177–
  • Buildings insurance€12–

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 138 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €251,000.
  • 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

Weidum has the lowest WOZ value of the 15 buurten in Dorpen Zuid-West.

Netherlands€398,000
Leeuwarden€263,000
Jellum€471,000
Bears€377,000
Mantgum€369,000
Baard€348,000
Húns€323,000
Hilaard€315,000
Easterlittens€300,000
Jorwert€296,000
Wytgaard€274,000
Weidum€251,000
Explanation

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: €251,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Weidum251,000229–
Wytgaard274,000230–
Buitengebied Wytgaard457,00059–
Mantgum369,000443–
Buitengebied Mantgum519,00024–
Buitengebied Weidum478,00029–
Jellum471,00059–
Bears377,00049–
Jorwert296,000110–
Buitengebied Jorwert458,00027–
Hilaard315,00098–
Buitengebied Hilaard549,00022–
Húns323,00048–
Baard348,00084–
Easterlittens300,000181–
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 63% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied63%
  • Social housing34%
  • Private rent2%
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

85% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes85%
  • Multi-family homes15%
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

31% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 27% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.

  • Before 194530.6%
  • 1945-196413.1%
  • 1965-197426.6%
  • 1975-199112.2%
  • 1992-200517%
  • 2006-20150.4%
Explanation

Based on 229 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, 2 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Weidum, 96% lower than in Leeuwarden (54). Since 2024 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 83%, against a fall of 1% in Leeuwarden. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    2
    96% lower than Leeuwarden (54)
  • Change since 2024
    -83%
    lower than Leeuwarden (-1%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    1.5
    64% lower than Leeuwarden (4.2)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Weidum registered 2 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 54 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.

Weidum2
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Weidum registered 2 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 54 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
2.296% below Leeuwarden
  • -83% since 2024
  • Leeuwarden -1%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Weidum is 'Traffic': 2.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.5 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.

WeidumLeeuwarden
  • Traffic2.2
  • Theft and burglary0.0
  • Vandalism and public order0.0
  • Violence and threats0.0
  • Fraud and scams0.0
  • Environmental0.0
  • Other and withheld0.0
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 1.5 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 4.2 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.

Weidum1.46
The municipality of Leeuwarden4.2
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health about average; green space is above the Leeuwarden average.

An estimated 73% of adults in Weidum rate their own health as good, about the same as in Leeuwarden. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (42% against 53%), fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 46%) and fewer smoke (15% against 19%), but more are overweight (54% against 50%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Weidum, covering 57% of the area, against 69% in Leeuwarden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 11% of the area, 2 percentage points above the 9% in Leeuwarden.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    73%
    about the same as Leeuwarden (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    11%
    2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (9%)
  • More figures
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    42%
    11 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (53%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    39%
    7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (46%)
  • Smokes
    15%
    4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (19%)
  • Overweight
    54%
    4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (50%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    25%
    14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    57%
    12 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
  • Recreation, share of the area
    11%
    8 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (3%)

Health

An estimated 73% 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
73.2%
73.2%
Smokes
15.4%
19.4%
Excessive drinking
6%
5.6%
Overweight
53.5%
49.9%
Lonely
45%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.1%
46.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
42.5%
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

11% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.

  • Traffic3.2%
  • Built-up25.4%
  • Other built-up1.6%
  • Recreation11.1%
  • Agriculture57.1%
  • Water1.6%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket3,600 m–
GP practice3,800 m–
Primary school400 m–
Daycare400 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 shrinking, while it grows in Leeuwarden.

Weidum has 455 inhabitants (2026), or 1,565 per km² (2.9 times as high as in Leeuwarden). Between 2024 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 1% 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
    -2%
    lower 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 45 to 65
    23%
    1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
  • Never married
    45%
    11 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (56%)
  • Dutch origin
    96%
    19 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    45%
    1 percentage point 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 shrank 2% between 2024 and 2026, to 455.

Residents, 2026
455
  • -2% since 2024
  • Leeuwarden +1%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 1,565 residents per km², this buurt is 2.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Leeuwarden.

Residents per km²1,565
Dwellings per km²789.7

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 10.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 21.7 died per 1,000.

2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

23% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 1555
  • 15 to 2535
  • 25 to 45100
  • 45 to 65105
  • 65 to 8090
  • 80 and over70

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

45% of residents are never married.

  • Never married205
  • Married165
  • Divorced35
  • Widowed50

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

96% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands430
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
  • Outside Europe10

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo150
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4140
  • Higher professional, university120

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

Weidum has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 22% higher than in Leeuwarden (0.9). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden (24%).

Key figures
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    7%
    11 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (18%)
  • Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
    21%
    8 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
    7%
    5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (2%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.1
    22% higher than Leeuwarden (0.9)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    28%
    4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
    +1 pp
    about the same as Leeuwarden (+1 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    91%
    4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    3%
    2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
  • Sports, share of addresses
    1%
    1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (0%)
  • Residents per km²
    1,565
    2.9 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    15%
    22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Average WOZ value
    €251,000
    37% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Leeuwarden (2025).

  • Petrol72%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)28%
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 28% between 2024 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
28%4 percentage points above Leeuwarden (24%)
  • +1 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, 250 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars250
Motorcycles15
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

91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).

  • Residential91.2%
  • Office0.8%
  • Assembly1.6%
  • Healthcare0.4%
  • Industrial2.8%
  • Education0.4%
  • Sports1.2%
  • Other6%
Explanation

Based on 251 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

2% private rent, against 14% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Private rent2%
  • Residents per km²1,565
  • Multi-family dwellings15%
  • Average WOZ value€251,000
  • Single-family dwellings85%
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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden

Other neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
Buitengebied Hilaard80€549,000–
Buitengebied Mantgum75€519,000–
Buitengebied Weidum75€478,000–
Jellum145€471,000–
Buitengebied Jorwert85€458,000–

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

How we calculate
Living in Weidum (Leeuwarden): WOZ, prices & safety