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neighbourhood in Leeuwarden

Vrijheidswijk-West

2,135 residents · postal code 8923 · Part of Vrijheidswijk, Leeuwarden

  • no. 11,942 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 73 of 111 in Leeuwarden

Scores per pillar

Vrijheidswijk-West in Leeuwarden is a post-war rented neighbourhood — just thirty percent owned — with the second-lowest home value in this set, €231,000. A third was built after 2000, and nearly half of households live alone. Amenities score a 7.2, but social cohesion trails far behind at 2.7. Safety comes to 6.0, at 28.7 crimes per 1,000 people present. The overall score is a 3.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.5 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
3.2 km
Hospital
4.1 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
2.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
28.7
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 231,000
Owner-occupied
30%
Single-family homes
46%
Built after 2000
32%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 20%15–25 15%25–45 31%45–65 21%65+ 13%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
48%
Residents per km²
7,836

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vrijheidswijk-West calculated?

Vrijheidswijk-West scores 3.1 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-West a safe neighbourhood?

Vrijheidswijk-West scores 6.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.