Living in Vogelwijk

Neighbourhood in Sonnenborgh e.o., Leeuwarden

Inhabitants
1,455
Homes
806
Avg. WOZ value
€281,000
Owner-occupied homes
67%

Neighbourhoods in Sonnenborgh e.o.

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€281,000

    Sonnenborgh e.o. €241,000Leeuwarden €263,000

    higher than in Leeuwarden (€263,000)
  • Owner-occupied67%higher than in Leeuwarden (51%)
  • Single-family home69%higher than in Leeuwarden (63%)
More figures about living
Homes
806district 4,761 · municipality 65,879
Rented homes
33%district 55% · municipality 49%
Housing association rentals
18%district 30% · municipality 28%
Multi-family homes
31%district 52% · municipality 37%
Built in the last 10 years
0%district 13% · municipality 7%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.

Population

  • Inhabitants1,455
  • Households with children21%lower than in Leeuwarden (26%)
  • Age

    Leeuwarden

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
7,593district 4,982 · municipality 547
Households
815district 4,815 · municipality 67,494
People per household
1.7district 1.7 · municipality 1.9
Single-person households
53%district 57% · 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)
  • GP0.5 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (1.4 km)
  • Primary school0.6 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (0.8 km)
  • Train station2.4 kmcloser than in Leeuwarden (3.3 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.5 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 1.5 km
Day care
0.4 kmdistrict 0.4 km · municipality 0.6 km
Interchange station
2.4 kmdistrict 2.6 km · municipality 4.5 km
Motorway access
2.0 kmdistrict 2.0 km · municipality 2.4 km
Hospital
3.3 kmdistrict 3.6 km · municipality 4.7 km
Library
1.9 kmdistrict 2.0 km · municipality 2.8 km
Swimming pool
1.0 kmdistrict 0.9 km · municipality 3.7 km
Restaurants within 1 km
10district 8 · municipality 10
Cars per household
0.8district 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 power25%lower than in Leeuwarden (35%)
  • Natural-gas-free1%lower than in Leeuwarden (11%)
  • Natural gas per home per year990 m³

    Sonnenborgh e.o. 820 m³Leeuwarden 780 m³

    higher than in Leeuwarden (780 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
1,990 kWhdistrict 1,880 kWh · municipality 2,230 kWh
Electrically heated
4%district 5% · municipality 11%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.

Income and wealth2024

  • Median wealth per household€108,400higher than in Leeuwarden (€53,800)
  • SES score+0.05

    -1.000+1.00

    Vogelwijk +0.05Sonnenborgh e.o. -0.18Leeuwarden -0.13

More figures about income
Avg. income per inhabitant
no figure for this areadistrict €32,200 · municipality €30,800

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.