Living in Nieuwestad

Neighbourhood in Binnenstad, Leeuwarden

Inhabitants
445
Homes
290
Avg. WOZ value
€202,000
Owner-occupied homes
14%

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€202,000

    Binnenstad €174,000Leeuwarden €263,000

    lower than in Leeuwarden (€263,000)
  • Owner-occupied14%lower than in Leeuwarden (51%)
  • Single-family home13%lower than in Leeuwarden (63%)
More figures about living
Homes
290district 4,943 · municipality 65,879
Rented homes
86%district 87% · municipality 49%
Housing association rentals
0%district 25% · municipality 28%
Multi-family homes
87%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

  • Inhabitants445
  • Households with children6%lower than in Leeuwarden (26%)
  • Age

    Leeuwarden

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
6,174district 8,254 · municipality 547
Households
335district 5,395 · municipality 67,494
People per household
1.3district 1.3 · municipality 1.9
Single-person households
73%district 80% · municipality 49%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.3 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (0.9 km)
  • GP0.9 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (1.4 km)
  • Primary school0.6 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (0.8 km)
  • Train station1.4 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (3.3 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.8 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 1.5 km
Day care
0.6 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.6 km
Interchange station
1.4 kmdistrict 1.4 km · municipality 4.5 km
Motorway access
2.9 kmdistrict 2.9 km · municipality 2.4 km
Hospital
2.3 kmdistrict 2.3 km · municipality 4.7 km
Library
0.7 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 2.8 km
Swimming pool
1.8 kmdistrict 1.8 km · municipality 3.7 km
Restaurants within 1 km
97district 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 power7%lower than in Leeuwarden (35%)
  • Natural-gas-free0%lower than in Leeuwarden (11%)
  • Natural gas per home per year800 m³

    Binnenstad 600 m³Leeuwarden 780 m³

    equal to Leeuwarden (780 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
1,820 kWhdistrict 1,680 kWh · municipality 2,230 kWh
Electrically heated
0%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€200lower than in Leeuwarden (€53,800)
  • SES score-0.31

    -1.000+1.00

    Nieuwestad -0.31Binnenstad -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.