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Vrijheidswijk-Oost

1,510 residents · postal code 8923 · Part of Vrijheidswijk, Leeuwarden

  • no. 12,931 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 105 of 111 in Leeuwarden
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,510 residents, Vrijheidswijk-Oost is an urban residential neighbourhood in Leeuwarden. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 2.6. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 7.0, while socio-economic position lags at 2.5. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €193k.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
1.6 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
3.4 km
Hospital
4.3 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
1.8 km
Library
2.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
50.5
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
2.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 193,000
Owner-occupied
17%
Single-family homes
35%
Built after 2000
18%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 9%25–45 19%45–65 25%65+ 34%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
18%
Single-person households
58%
Residents per km²
5,572

Nearby neighbourhoods

Heechterp

Leeuwarden

2.6

Vrijheidswijk-West

Leeuwarden

3.1

Snakkerburen

Leeuwarden

5.8

Bloemenbuurt

Leeuwarden

3.0

Lekkum

Leeuwarden

3.6

Zamenhofpark

Leeuwarden

3.0

Similar neighbourhoods

Zuiderzeelaan, Waddenlaan

Lelystad

2.6

Drakensteyn en omgeving

Almelo

2.6

Valeriusbuurt

Capelle aan den IJssel

2.6

Beisterveldse Broek

Helmond

2.6

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vrijheidswijk-Oost calculated?

Vrijheidswijk-Oost scores 2.6 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 Vrijheidswijk-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Vrijheidswijk-Oost scores 2.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (50.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.