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neighbourhood in Leeuwarden

Transvaalwijk

985 residents · postal code 8917 · Part of Sonnenborgh e.o., Leeuwarden

  • no. 9,534 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 40 of 111 in Leeuwarden
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Scores per pillar

Home to 985 residents, Transvaalwijk is an urban residential neighbourhood in Leeuwarden. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 4.5. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 8.8, while housing lags at 2.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.9 km
Hospital
3.2 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
1.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
28.3
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 319,000
Owner-occupied
63%
Single-family homes
68%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 20%25–45 20%45–65 28%65+ 23%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
21%
Single-person households
53%
Residents per km²
7,188

Nearby neighbourhoods

Oldehove

Leeuwarden

3.0

Grote Kerkbuurt

Leeuwarden

2.7

Vogelwijk

Leeuwarden

5.1

Nieuwestad

Leeuwarden

2.7

Bonifatius

Leeuwarden

8.1

Rengerspark

Leeuwarden

2.6

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Middelburg (Z.)

4.5

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Hof van Twente

4.5

Schildersbuurt

Meppel

4.5

Middelharnis buitengebied

Goeree-Overflakkee

4.5

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Transvaalwijk calculated?

Transvaalwijk scores 4.5 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 Transvaalwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Transvaalwijk scores 5.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.