Living in Vrijheidswijk-West

Neighbourhood in Vrijheidswijk, Leeuwarden

Inhabitants
2,135
Homes
1,002
Avg. WOZ value
€231,000
Owner-occupied homes
30%

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€231,000

    Vrijheidswijk €213,000Leeuwarden €263,000

    lower than in Leeuwarden (€263,000)
  • Owner-occupied30%lower than in Leeuwarden (51%)
  • Single-family home47%lower than in Leeuwarden (63%)
More figures about living
Homes
1,002district 1,867 · municipality 65,879
Rented homes
70%district 76% · municipality 49%
Housing association rentals
66%district 72% · municipality 28%
Multi-family homes
53%district 59% · municipality 37%
Built in the last 10 years
0%district 7% · municipality 7%

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

Population

  • Inhabitants2,135
  • Households with children32%higher than in Leeuwarden (26%)
  • Age

    Leeuwarden

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
7,836district 6,707 · municipality 547
Households
1,045district 1,915 · municipality 67,494
People per household
2.0district 1.9 · municipality 1.9
Single-person households
48%district 52% · 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)
  • GP1.5 kmfurther than in Leeuwarden (1.4 km)
  • Primary school0.8 kmequal to Leeuwarden (0.8 km)
  • Train station3.4 kmfurther than in Leeuwarden (3.3 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
1.5 kmdistrict 1.6 km · municipality 1.5 km
Day care
0.4 kmdistrict 0.5 km · municipality 0.6 km
Interchange station
3.4 kmdistrict 3.6 km · municipality 4.5 km
Motorway access
1.7 kmdistrict 1.4 km · municipality 2.4 km
Hospital
4.1 kmdistrict 4.2 km · municipality 4.7 km
Library
2.4 kmdistrict 2.5 km · municipality 2.8 km
Swimming pool
1.9 kmdistrict 1.9 km · municipality 3.7 km
Restaurants within 1 km
1district 1 · municipality 10
Cars per household
0.7district 0.7 · municipality 0.8

Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.

Energy

  • With solar power34%equal to Leeuwarden (35%)
  • Natural-gas-free8%lower than in Leeuwarden (11%)
  • Natural gas per home per year670 m³

    Vrijheidswijk 580 m³Leeuwarden 780 m³

    lower than in Leeuwarden (780 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
2,220 kWhdistrict 2,040 kWh · municipality 2,230 kWh
Electrically heated
11%district 11% · municipality 11%

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

Income and wealth2024

  • Median wealth per household€3,500lower than in Leeuwarden (€53,800)
  • SES score-0.49

    -1.000+1.00

    Vrijheidswijk-West -0.49Vrijheidswijk -0.56Leeuwarden -0.13

More figures about income
Avg. income per inhabitant
no figure for this areadistrict €23,200 · municipality €30,800

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