The population is growing faster than in Westerkwartier. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Westerkwartier, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Leek is €314,000, 5% lower than in Westerkwartier (€330,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 59%, against a rise of 54% in Westerkwartier. 61% of the homes are owner-occupied, 12 percentage points less than in Westerkwartier (73%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€314,000
▼5% lower than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+59%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+54%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
61%
▼12 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
28%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (19%)
Built 1975–1991
14%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Built 2006–2015
15%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (10%)
Average WOZ value
€314,000
▼5% lower than Westerkwartier (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+59%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+54%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
61%
▼12 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (73%)
Social housing
28%
▲8 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (20%)
Private rent
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (8%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (19%)
Built 1975–1991
14%
▼6 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (20%)
Built 2006–2015
15%
▲5 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 59% between 2019 and 2025, to €314,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€314,000▼ 5% below Westerkwartier
+59% since 2019
Westerkwartier +54%
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: ~€354 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€354/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
164 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €314,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€130NL median
Water board levy€41–
Waste levy€33€27
Property tax (OZB)€30€28
Sewage levy€26€22
Costs to set aside€224
Maintenance reserve€209–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Westerkwartier's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 287th 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 164 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €314,000.
Levies: Westerkwartier'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
Leek has the 8th-lowest WOZ value of the 18 wijken in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
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: €314,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Leek
314,000
5,316
–
Grootegast
312,000
2,368
–
Lutjegast
352,000
440
–
Opende
355,000
1,213
–
Oldekerk
325,000
1,243
–
Zevenhuizen
400,000
1,279
–
Tolbert
291,000
2,126
–
Midwolde
504,000
163
–
Lettelbert
460,000
64
–
Oostwold
338,000
293
–
Enumatil
304,000
133
–
Marum
359,000
3,502
–
De Wilp
369,000
987
–
13
272,000
736
–
14
355,000
4,510
–
15
280,000
1,740
–
16
284,000
877
–
17
308,000
1,242
–
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 61% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied61%
Social housing28%
Private rent10%
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
84% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes84%
Multi-family homes16%
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
29% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 17% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Before 19453.9%
1945-196411.9%
1965-197429.4%
1975-199113.9%
1992-200514.8%
2006-201514.6%
2016 and later11.3%
Explanation
Based on 5,423 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 Westerkwartier average.
In 2025, 25 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Leek, 25% higher than in Westerkwartier (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 18%, against a fall of 13% in Westerkwartier. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
25
▲25% higher than Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
-18%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼24% lower than Westerkwartier (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
25
▲25% higher than Westerkwartier (20)
Change since 2021
-18%
▼lower than Westerkwartier (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼24% lower than Westerkwartier (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Leek registered 25 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Leek25
The municipality of Westerkwartier20
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 Leek is 'Theft and burglary': 6.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.4 in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
LeekWesterkwartier
Theft and burglary6.1
Westerkwartier 5.4▲ +13% vs Westerkwartier
Vandalism and public order6.0
Westerkwartier 3.3▲ +82% vs Westerkwartier
Traffic5.0
Westerkwartier 4.8≈ Westerkwartier
Fraud and scams3.6
Westerkwartier 3.0▲ +20% vs Westerkwartier
Violence and threats2.1
Westerkwartier 1.9▲ +11% vs Westerkwartier
Other and withheld1.7
Westerkwartier 1.0▲ +70% vs Westerkwartier
Environmental0.3
Westerkwartier 0.2≈ Westerkwartier
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 Leek registered 29 traffic accidents, of which 12 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 Westerkwartier average; green space is above the Westerkwartier average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Leek rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Westerkwartier. More adults feel lonely (46% against 43%), more are overweight (55% against 53%) and more report anxiety or depression (41% against 40%), but fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Leek, covering 57% of the area, against 5% in Westerkwartier. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 18% of the area, 15 percentage points above the 3% in Westerkwartier.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
18%
▲15 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Lonely
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (40%)
Overweight
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
18%
▼68 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲52 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
14%
▲13 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
18%
▲15 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (3%)
More figures
Lonely
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (40%)
Overweight
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
18%
▼68 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (86%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲52 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
14%
▲13 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Health
An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Westerkwartier (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Westerkwartier
Good self-rated health
74.1%
75.8%
Smokes
15%
15.2%
Excessive drinking
5.2%
6.2%
Overweight
54.7%
53.3%
Lonely
45.9%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.4%
39.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.5%
46.8%
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
18% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 3% in the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Traffic2.8%
Built-up57%
Other built-up1.8%
Recreation14.1%
Agriculture18%
Forest and nature3.9%
Water2.4%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Westerkwartier average.
Leek has 11,755 inhabitants (2026), or 1,953 per km² (10.9 times as high as in Westerkwartier). Between 2019 and 2026 the population rose 8%, against a rise of 3% in Westerkwartier. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Westerkwartier was 84%, 6 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2019
+8%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerkwartier
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (27%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (46%)
Dutch origin
86%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (47%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2019
+8%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Westerkwartier
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▲higher than Westerkwartier (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (27%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (46%)
Dutch origin
86%
▼4 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (47%)
CDA, share of the vote
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population grew 8% between 2019 and 2026, to 11,755.
Residents, 2026
11,755
+8% since 2019
Westerkwartier +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,953 residents per km², this wijk is 11 times as densely populated as the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Residents per km²1,953
Dwellings per km²883.1
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; 12.8 died per 1,000.
2019
2020
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 151,945
15 to 251,260
25 to 452,655
45 to 653,005
65 to 801,990
80 and over905
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married5,285
Married4,795
Divorced925
Widowed750
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands10,145
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)565
Outside Europe1,050
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, mbo12,030
Havo, vwo, mbo2-43,650
Higher professional, university2,490
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Westerkwartier; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 84% of eligible voters in Westerkwartier voted. The largest party was CDA with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of WesterkwartierThe Netherlands
D66
13.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.5%
16.7%
VVD
11.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.5%
12.8%
CDA
16.8%
11.8%
JA21
4.4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.6%
4.5%
BBB
6.5%
2.6%
Other
14.9%
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
Leek has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 8% lower than in Westerkwartier (1.3). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Westerkwartier (25%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+2 pp
▲higher than Westerkwartier (−1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (91%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Westerkwartier (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Westerkwartier (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+2 pp
▲higher than Westerkwartier (−1 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Westerkwartier (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▼1 percentage point lower than Westerkwartier (91%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Westerkwartier (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 310 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie195
Handel en horeca245
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie80
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed55
Zakelijke dienstverlening310
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg230
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Westerkwartier (2025).
Petrol76.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.5%
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 22% to 23% between 2019 and 2025.
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, 6,150 passenger cars and 520 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars6,150
Motorcycles520
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
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).
Residential89.6%
Retail2%
Office2%
Assembly0.8%
Healthcare1.5%
Industrial3.8%
Education0.1%
Sports0.3%
Other2.6%
Explanation
Based on 6,050 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
1,953 residents per km²: 3.6 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,953
NL 539▲ +262% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings16%
NL 37%▼ −57% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% vs NL
Single-family dwellings84%
NL 63%▲ +33% vs NL
Average WOZ value€314,000
NL €398,000▼ −21% 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