Buitengebied Jelsum, Leeuwarden
About 135 people live in Buitengebied Jelsum, in 60 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 7% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 66.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €345,000; 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.2 km away, a supermarket 3.6 km and a GP 3.9 km.
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Is Buitengebied Jelsum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 7% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 49% |
| Safety and nuisance | 99% |
| Social cohesion | 72% |
| Amenities | 40% |
| Housing stock | 96% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Buitengebied Jelsum safe?
| All registered crime | 66.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 7.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 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) | €345,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 89% / 11% |
| Apartments | 3% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 35% |
| Age 65+ | 29% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.6 km |
| GP | 3.9 km |
| Primary school | 2.7 km |
| Secondary school | 4.6 km |
| Train station | 6.2 km |
| Hospital | 7.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
Jelsum · Koarnjum · Blitsaerd · Britsum · Snakkerburen · Lekkum · Stiens · Buitengebied Stiens · Feinsum · Hijum · Alde Leie · Vrijheidswijk-Oost
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00806206. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.