Living in De Waag
Neighbourhood in Binnenstad, Leeuwarden
- Inhabitants
- 1,315
- Homes
- 781
- Avg. WOZ value
- €206,000
- Owner-occupied homes
- 15%
Neighbourhoods in Binnenstad
Choose a neighbourhood for the figures
- Hoek€146,000avg. WOZ valueView figures
- Grote Kerkbuurt€205,000avg. WOZ valueMost solar power10% with solar powerView figures
- De Waag€206,000avg. WOZ valueClosest to the stationStation at 1.2 kmYou are here
- Stationskwartier€85,000avg. WOZ valueMost natural-gas-free90% natural-gas-freeView figures
- Blokhuisplein€127,000avg. WOZ valueMost new-build16% built in the last 10 yearsView figures
- Oldehove€236,000avg. WOZ valueMost residents aged 65+31% aged 65 or olderView figures
- Zaailand€254,000avg. WOZ valueMost owner-occupied homes31% owner-occupiedView figures
- Nieuwestad€202,000avg. WOZ value7% with solar powerView figures
De Waag in figures
Living
- Average WOZ value€206,000
Binnenstad €174,000Leeuwarden €263,000
lower than in Leeuwarden (€263,000) - Owner-occupied15%lower than in Leeuwarden (51%)
- Single-family home14%lower than in Leeuwarden (63%)
More figures about living
- Homes
- 781district 4,943 · municipality 65,879
- Rented homes
- 85%district 87% · municipality 49%
- Housing association rentals
- 8%district 25% · municipality 28%
- Multi-family homes
- 86%district 91% · municipality 37%
- Built in the last 10 years
- 1%district 3% · municipality 7%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.
Population
- Inhabitants1,315
- Households with children5%lower than in Leeuwarden (26%)
- Age2%0-1542%15-2538%25-4512%45-656%65+
Leeuwarden
More figures about the residents
- Inhabitants per km²
- 11,257district 8,254 · municipality 547
- Households
- 1,000district 5,395 · municipality 67,494
- People per household
- 1.3district 1.3 · municipality 1.9
- Single-person households
- 76%district 80% · municipality 49%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.
Amenities and accessibility
- Supermarket0.2 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (0.9 km)
- GP1.0 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (1.4 km)
- Primary school0.7 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (0.8 km)
- Train station1.2 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (3.3 km)
More figures about amenities
- Pharmacy
- 0.5 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 1.5 km
- Day care
- 0.5 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.6 km
- Interchange station
- 1.2 kmdistrict 1.4 km · municipality 4.5 km
- Motorway access
- 3.0 kmdistrict 2.9 km · municipality 2.4 km
- Hospital
- 2.2 kmdistrict 2.3 km · municipality 4.7 km
- Library
- 0.4 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 2.8 km
- Swimming pool
- 1.8 kmdistrict 1.8 km · municipality 3.7 km
- Restaurants within 1 km
- 103district 89 · municipality 10
- Cars per household
- 0.3district 0.3 · municipality 0.8
Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.
Energy
- With solar power3%lower than in Leeuwarden (35%)
- Natural-gas-free2%lower than in Leeuwarden (11%)
- Natural gas per home per year820 m³
Binnenstad 600 m³Leeuwarden 780 m³
higher than in Leeuwarden (780 m³)
More figures about energy
- Electricity per home
- 1,970 kWhdistrict 1,680 kWh · municipality 2,230 kWh
- Electrically heated
- 2%district 20% · municipality 11%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.
Income and wealth2024
- Median wealth per household€100lower than in Leeuwarden (€53,800)
- SES score-0.42
-1.000+1.00
De Waag -0.42Binnenstad -0.48Leeuwarden -0.13
More figures about income
- Avg. income per inhabitant
- no figure for this areadistrict – · municipality €30,800
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.