Jelsum, Leeuwarden
About 160 people live in Jelsum, in 85 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 25% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 18.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €287,000; 64% of homes are owner-occupied and 23% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.3 km away, a supermarket 3.2 km and a GP 3.3 km.
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Is Jelsum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 25% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 49% |
| Safety and nuisance | 94% |
| Social cohesion | 49% |
| Amenities | 37% |
| Housing stock | 84% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Jelsum safe?
| All registered crime | 18.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 6.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 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) | €287,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 64% / 36% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 25% |
| Single-person households | 39% |
| Age 65+ | 31% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.2 km |
| GP | 3.3 km |
| Primary school | 2.5 km |
| Secondary school | 3.7 km |
| Train station | 5.3 km |
| Hospital | 6.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
Blitsaerd · Buitengebied Jelsum · Koarnjum · Snakkerburen · Lekkum · Britsum · Stiens · Buitengebied Stiens · Feinsum · Hijum · Alde Leie · Vrijheidswijk-Oost
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00806205. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.