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 Zeeheldenbuurt is €231,000, 12% lower than in Leeuwarden (€263,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 38%, against a rise of 44% in Leeuwarden. 31% of the homes are owner-occupied, 20 percentage points less than in Leeuwarden (51%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€231,000
▼12% lower than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
31%
▼20 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
41%
▲20 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
50%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Built 1945–1964
3%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (13%)
Built 1992–2005
17%
▲8 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (9%)
Average WOZ value
€231,000
▼12% lower than Leeuwarden (€263,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
31%
▼20 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (51%)
Social housing
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leeuwarden (28%)
Private rent
41%
▲20 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (21%)
Single-family dwellings
50%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (63%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (21%)
Built 1945–1964
3%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (13%)
Built 1992–2005
17%
▲8 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 38% between 2021 and 2025, to €231,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€231,000▼ 12% below Leeuwarden
+38% 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: ~€238 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€238/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
100 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €231,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€102NL median
Water board levy€38–
Waste levy€26€27
Property tax (OZB)€22€20
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€136
Maintenance reserve€127–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Leeuwarden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 65th 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 100 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €231,000.
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
Zeeheldenbuurt has the highest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Oud-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: €231,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Zeeheldenbuurt
231,000
453
–
Oldegalileën
160,000
1,240
–
Bloemenbuurt
193,000
775
–
Cambuursterpad
204,000
1,129
–
Zamenhofpark
224,000
799
–
Cambuur
227,000
313
–
Indische buurt
193,000
800
–
Molenpad
225,000
716
–
Welgelegen
189,000
1,008
–
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 41% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied31%
Social housing27%
Private rent41%
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
50% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes50%
Multi-family homes50%
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 before 1945, against 27% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Before 194560.1%
1945-19642.6%
1965-19748.1%
1975-19912.4%
1992-200517.4%
2006-20159.3%
Explanation
Based on 454 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, 148 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Zeeheldenbuurt, 2.7 times as high as in Leeuwarden (54). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 63%, 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
148
▲2.7 times as high as Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
+63%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
7.4
▲76% higher than Leeuwarden (4.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
148
▲2.7 times as high as Leeuwarden (54)
Change since 2021
+63%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
7.4
▲76% higher than Leeuwarden (4.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Zeeheldenbuurt registered 148 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 54 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Zeeheldenbuurt148
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 Zeeheldenbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 106.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 25.3 in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
ZeeheldenbuurtLeeuwarden
Theft and burglary106.1
Leeuwarden 25.3▲ +319% vs Leeuwarden
Vandalism and public order17.1
Leeuwarden 7.6▲ +125% vs Leeuwarden
Violence and threats12.2
Leeuwarden 5.6▲ +118% vs Leeuwarden
Traffic6.1
Leeuwarden 8.5▼ −28% vs Leeuwarden
Other and withheld4.9
Leeuwarden 2.6▲ +88% vs Leeuwarden
Environmental1.2
Leeuwarden 0.1▲ +1100% vs Leeuwarden
Fraud and scams0.0
Leeuwarden 4.3▼ −100% 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 Zeeheldenbuurt registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 70% of adults in Zeeheldenbuurt rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Leeuwarden. More adults smoke (25% against 19%), more feel lonely (54% against 48%), more report anxiety or depression (52% against 46%) and more drink excessively (8% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Zeeheldenbuurt, covering 82% of the area, against 11% in Leeuwarden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Lonely
54%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (48%)
Smokes
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (46%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (6%)
Built-up, share of the area
82%
▲71 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼69 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Traffic, share of the area
9%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (9%)
More figures
Lonely
54%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (48%)
Smokes
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (46%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (6%)
Built-up, share of the area
82%
▲71 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼69 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (69%)
Traffic, share of the area
9%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (3%)
Health
An estimated 70% 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
69.5%
73.2%
Smokes
25.4%
19.4%
Excessive drinking
7.9%
5.6%
Overweight
49.9%
49.9%
Lonely
54.3%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
51.8%
46.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.2%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Traffic9.1%
Built-up81.8%
Water9.1%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
7.8
GP practices
–
4.6
Daycares
–
2.7
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.
Zeeheldenbuurt has 835 inhabitants (2026), or 8,988 per km² (16.4 times as high as in Leeuwarden). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 11%, 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
+11%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+10%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
62%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
70%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (77%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
100%
▲76 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2021
+11%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leeuwarden
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+10%
▲higher than Leeuwarden (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (27%)
Never married
62%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (56%)
Dutch origin
70%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (77%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
100%
▲76 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (24%)
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 11% between 2021 and 2026, to 835.
Residents, 2026
835
+11% since 2021
Leeuwarden +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 8,988 residents per km², this buurt is 16 times as densely populated as the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Residents per km²8,988
Dwellings per km²5,033.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 18.3 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1590
15 to 25130
25 to 45275
45 to 65150
65 to 80145
80 and over50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
62% of residents are never married.
Never married515
Married195
Divorced75
Widowed50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
70% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands590
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)90
Outside Europe160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
100% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1230
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
Zeeheldenbuurt has an average of 0.6 cars per household, 33% lower than in Leeuwarden (0.9). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points less than in Leeuwarden (24%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
24%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (25%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼33% lower than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (2%)
Private rent
41%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
31%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€231,000
▼42% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
24%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (25%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼33% lower than Leeuwarden (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Leeuwarden (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leeuwarden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leeuwarden (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Leeuwarden (2%)
Private rent
41%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
31%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€231,000
▼42% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Leeuwarden (2025).
Petrol83.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.9%
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 20% to 17% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▼ 7 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, 300 passenger cars and 10 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars300
Motorcycles10
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
92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (3%).
Residential91.7%
Retail2.8%
Office1%
Assembly1.6%
Industrial2%
Lodging0.4%
Other2.4%
Explanation
Based on 495 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
8,988 residents per km²: 17 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²8,988
NL 539▲ +1568% vs NL
Private rent41%
NL 14%▲ +193% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings31%
NL 57%▼ −46% vs NL
Average WOZ value€231,000
NL €398,000▼ −42% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings50%
NL 37%▲ +35% 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