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neighbourhood in Leeuwarden

Rapenburg

1,060 residents · postal code 8935 · Part of Aldlân & De Hemrik, Leeuwarden

  • no. 10,973 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 55 of 111 in Leeuwarden
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,060 residents, Rapenburg is an urban residential neighbourhood in Leeuwarden. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 3.7. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 6.5, while safety lags at 4.0.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
0.4 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
2.4 km
Hospital
1.2 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
2.8 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
34.6
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
2.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
–
Owner-occupied
26%
Single-family homes
13%
Built after 2000
47%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 3%15–25 11%25–45 21%45–65 13%65+ 52%
Average household size
1.5
Households with children
6%
Single-person households
63%
Residents per km²
3,728

Nearby neighbourhoods

Aldlân-West

Leeuwarden

3.4

Huizum-Badweg

Leeuwarden

2.5

Huizum-Bornia

Leeuwarden

2.6

Huizum-Dorp

Leeuwarden

6.0

Julianapark

Leeuwarden

5.1

Goutum

Leeuwarden

8.8

Similar neighbourhoods

Klein Zwitserland-Laag

Amersfoort

3.7

Grachtengordel

Den Helder

3.7

Kantershof

Amsterdam

3.7

Muziekbuurt

Gouda

3.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Rapenburg calculated?

Rapenburg scores 3.7 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Rapenburg a safe neighbourhood?

Rapenburg scores 4.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (34.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.