The population is growing slower 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 Wergea is €309,000, 17% higher than in Leeuwarden (€263,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 44%, the same as in Leeuwarden. 69% of the homes are owner-occupied, 18 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden (51%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€309,000
▲17% higher than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲18 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
28%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
4%
▼17 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲31 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 2016 and later
12%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (13%)
Built 1975–1991
19%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Average WOZ value
€309,000
▲17% higher than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲18 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
28%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
4%
▼17 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲31 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 2016 and later
12%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (7%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (13%)
Built 1975–1991
19%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 44% between 2021 and 2025, to €309,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€309,000▲ 17% above Leeuwarden
+44% 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: ~€305 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€305/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
142 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €309,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€111NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€29€27
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€194
Maintenance reserve€181–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Leeuwarden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 78th 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 142 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €309,000.
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
Wergea has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Dorpen Zuid-Oost.
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: €309,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Wergea
309,000
804
–
Wirdum
309,000
454
–
Buitengebied Wirdum
435,000
38
–
Buitengebied Wergea
547,000
41
–
Warten
272,000
358
–
Buitengebied Warten
458,000
43
–
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 69% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied69%
Social housing28%
Private rent4%
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
94% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes94%
Multi-family homes6%
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
27% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 27% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Before 194526.8%
1945-196410.2%
1965-197416.8%
1975-199118.7%
1992-20059%
2006-20156.7%
2016 and later11.7%
Explanation
Based on 802 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, 14 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Wergea, 74% lower than in Leeuwarden (54). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 10%, 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
14
▼74% lower than Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
-10%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.8
▼81% lower than Leeuwarden (4.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
14
▼74% lower than Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
-10%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.8
▼81% lower than Leeuwarden (4.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Wergea registered 14 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 54 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Wergea14
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 Wergea is 'Traffic': 4.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.5 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
WergeaLeeuwarden
Traffic4.0
Leeuwarden 8.5▼ −53% vs Leeuwarden
Theft and burglary3.4
Leeuwarden 25.3▼ −87% vs Leeuwarden
Vandalism and public order3.4
Leeuwarden 7.6▼ −55% vs Leeuwarden
Fraud and scams1.7
Leeuwarden 4.3▼ −60% vs Leeuwarden
Other and withheld1.1
Leeuwarden 2.6▼ −58% 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 2024, police in Wergea registered 3 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 above the Leeuwarden average; green space is below the Leeuwarden average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Wergea rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Leeuwarden. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 48%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 46%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 53%), but more are overweight (54% against 50%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Wergea, covering 43% of the area, against 69% 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)
76%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (46%)
Overweight
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (50%)
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (19%)
Built-up, share of the area
38%
▲27 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
43%
▼26 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
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)
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (46%)
Overweight
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (50%)
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (19%)
Built-up, share of the area
38%
▲27 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
43%
▼26 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
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
76.4%
73.2%
Smokes
15.6%
19.4%
Excessive drinking
7.2%
5.6%
Overweight
53.7%
49.9%
Lonely
41.2%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.5%
46.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.4%
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.
Traffic3.1%
Built-up38.3%
Other built-up0.8%
Recreation6.2%
Agriculture43%
Water8.6%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
0.8
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 slower than the Leeuwarden average.
Wergea has 1,750 inhabitants (2026), or 1,517 per km² (2.8 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
+8%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
Never married
49%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (44%)
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
+8%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
Never married
49%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲14 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (77%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼1 percentage point lower 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 grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,750.
Residents, 2026
1,750
+3% since 2021
Leeuwarden +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,517 residents per km², this buurt is 2.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Residents per km²1,517
Dwellings per km²693.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15295
15 to 25175
25 to 45455
45 to 65460
65 to 80305
80 and over60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married855
Married705
Divorced125
Widowed65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
91% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,600
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe105
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
43% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1310
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4560
Higher professional, university420
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
Wergea has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 44% higher than in Leeuwarden (0.9). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Leeuwarden (24%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (12%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (25%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲44% higher than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
1,517
▲2.8 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (12%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (25%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲44% higher than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
=about the same as Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
1,517
▲2.8 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie35
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening45
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg40
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Leeuwarden (2025).
Petrol75.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.1%
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 24% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%– about the same as Leeuwarden (24%)
+0 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, 995 passenger cars and 85 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars995
Motorcycles85
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
88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential88.3%
Retail1.1%
Office1.1%
Assembly1.9%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial3.4%
Lodging0.9%
Education0.1%
Sports0.3%
Other5.4%
Explanation
Based on 908 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
6% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings6%
NL 37%▼ −84% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Residents per km²1,517
NL 539▲ +181% vs NL
Single-family dwellings94%
NL 63%▲ +49% vs NL
Average WOZ value€309,000
NL €398,000▼ −22% 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