Living in Oranjewijk
Neighbourhood in Potmargezone, Leeuwarden
- Inhabitants
- 1,270
- Homes
- 631
- Avg. WOZ value
- €253,000
- Owner-occupied homes
- 49%
Neighbourhoods in Potmargezone
Choose a neighbourhood for the figures
- Achter de Hoven€209,000avg. WOZ value77% single-family homesView figures
- Huizum-Bornia€190,000avg. WOZ valuePrimary school at 0.6 kmView figures
- Oranjewijk€253,000avg. WOZ value32 restaurants within 1 kmYou are here
- Huizum-Dorp€329,000avg. WOZ valueMost owner-occupied homes78% owner-occupiedView figures
- SchepenbuurtWOZ value: no figure25% households with childrenView figures
- Wielenpôlle€222,000avg. WOZ valueMost natural-gas-free63% natural-gas-freeView figures
- Tulpenburg€202,000avg. WOZ valueMost restaurants nearby87 restaurants within 1 kmView figures
- Huizum-Badweg€191,000avg. WOZ valuePrimary school at 0.7 kmView figures
- Huizum-Sixma€151,000avg. WOZ valueMost new-build36% built in the last 10 yearsView figures
Oranjewijk in figures
Living
- Average WOZ value€253,000
Potmargezone €215,000Leeuwarden €263,000
lower than in Leeuwarden (€263,000) - Owner-occupied49%lower than in Leeuwarden (51%)
- Single-family home58%lower than in Leeuwarden (63%)
More figures about living
- Homes
- 631district 4,784 · municipality 65,879
- Rented homes
- 51%district 61% · municipality 49%
- Housing association rentals
- 1%district 28% · municipality 28%
- Multi-family homes
- 42%district 51% · municipality 37%
- Built in the last 10 years
- 3%district 2% · municipality 7%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.
Population
- Inhabitants1,270
- Households with children15%lower than in Leeuwarden (26%)
- Age8%0-1531%15-2527%25-4520%45-6514%65+
Leeuwarden
More figures about the residents
- Inhabitants per km²
- 8,843district 3,186 · municipality 547
- Households
- 805district 4,830 · municipality 67,494
- People per household
- 1.6district 1.7 · municipality 1.9
- Single-person households
- 63%district 59% · municipality 49%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.
Amenities and accessibility
- Supermarket0.6 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (0.9 km)
- GP1.0 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (1.4 km)
- Primary school1.1 kmfurther than in Leeuwarden (0.8 km)
- Train station1.5 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (3.3 km)
More figures about amenities
- Pharmacy
- 1.0 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 1.5 km
- Day care
- 0.9 kmdistrict 0.5 km · municipality 0.6 km
- Interchange station
- 1.5 kmdistrict 1.7 km · municipality 4.5 km
- Motorway access
- 3.4 kmdistrict 3.6 km · municipality 2.4 km
- Hospital
- 2.0 kmdistrict 1.5 km · municipality 4.7 km
- Library
- 0.8 kmdistrict 1.4 km · municipality 2.8 km
- Swimming pool
- 2.4 kmdistrict 2.8 km · municipality 3.7 km
- Restaurants within 1 km
- 32district 14 · municipality 10
- Cars per household
- 0.6district 0.6 · municipality 0.8
Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.
Energy
- With solar power27%lower than in Leeuwarden (35%)
- Natural-gas-free3%lower than in Leeuwarden (11%)
- Natural gas per home per year950 m³
Potmargezone 740 m³Leeuwarden 780 m³
higher than in Leeuwarden (780 m³)
More figures about energy
- Electricity per home
- 2,000 kWhdistrict 1,900 kWh · municipality 2,230 kWh
- Electrically heated
- 7%district 9% · municipality 11%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.
Income and wealth2024
- Median wealth per household€10,400lower than in Leeuwarden (€53,800)
- SES score-0.21
-1.000+1.00
Oranjewijk -0.21Potmargezone -0.32Leeuwarden -0.13
More figures about income
- Avg. income per inhabitant
- no figure for this areadistrict €28,100 · municipality €30,800
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.