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neighbourhood in Leeuwarden

Techum

1,950 residents · postal code 8941 · Part of De Zuidlanden, Leeuwarden

  • no. 360 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 3 of 111 in Leeuwarden

Scores per pillar

Techum was the first village of De Zuidlanden, Leeuwarden's expansion south of the Van Harinxma canal: everything post-2000, 63 percent of households with children and a third of residents under fifteen. The 10.0 for safety means position 48 nationally. The GP is still nearly four kilometres away — the district grows faster than its care. Overall: 9.8.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
3.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
3.1 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
4.3 km
Hospital
3.8 km
Restaurant
3.2 km
Café
3.2 km
Library
4.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.9
Violent crimes
0.3
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 447,000
Owner-occupied
70%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 32%15–25 9%25–45 33%45–65 21%65+ 4%
Average household size
3.0
Households with children
63%
Single-person households
19%
Residents per km²
3,168

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Techum calculated?

Techum scores 9.8 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 Techum a safe neighbourhood?

Techum scores 10.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.