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neighbourhood in Leeuwarden

Wiarda

1,035 residents · postal code 8941 · Part of De Zuidlanden, Leeuwarden

  • no. 601 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 5 of 111 in Leeuwarden

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,035 residents, Wiarda is an urban residential neighbourhood in Leeuwarden. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 9.7 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: socio-economic position scores 9.9, while amenities lags at 3.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.6 km
General practitioner
3.4 km
Primary school
2.1 km
Secondary school
3.4 km
Childcare
1.9 km
Train station
4.6 km
Hospital
3.4 km
Restaurant
3.5 km
Café
3.3 km
Library
4.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
12.6
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 506,000
Owner-occupied
89%
Single-family homes
90%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 27%15–25 11%25–45 34%45–65 22%65+ 5%
Average household size
3.1
Households with children
66%
Single-person households
10%
Residents per km²
4,167

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wiarda calculated?

Wiarda scores 9.7 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 Wiarda a safe neighbourhood?

Wiarda scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.