Bilgaard, Leeuwarden
About 6,355 people live in Bilgaard, in 3,510 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 94% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 45.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €191,000; 23% of homes are owner-occupied and 70% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.1 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Bilgaard a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 94% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 87% |
| Safety and nuisance | 4% |
| Social cohesion | 8% |
| Amenities | 82% |
| Housing stock | 7% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Bilgaard safe?
| All registered crime | 45.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 8.3 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €191,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 23% / 77% |
| Apartments | 61% |
| Households with children | 24% |
| Single-person households | 57% |
| Age 65+ | 25% |
| Average income per resident | €21,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 1.6 km |
| Train station | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | 4.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00806001. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.