Rapenburg, Leeuwarden
About 1,060 people live in Rapenburg, in 610 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 24% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 48.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The nearest train station is on average 2.4 km away, a supermarket 1.1 km and a GP 1.1 km.
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Is Rapenburg a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 24% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 77% |
| Safety and nuisance | 80% |
| Social cohesion | 51% |
| Amenities | 84% |
| Housing stock | 3% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Rapenburg safe?
| All registered crime | 48.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 3.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 9.4 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) | – |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 25% / 75% |
| Apartments | 87% |
| Households with children | 6% |
| Single-person households | 63% |
| Age 65+ | 52% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.1 km |
| GP | 1.1 km |
| Primary school | 0.9 km |
| Secondary school | 0.4 km |
| Train station | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | 1.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
Aldlân-West · Hemrik · Aldlân-Oost · Goutum · Hempens/Teerns · Buitengebied Hempens · Zuiderburen · Techum · Wiarda · De Klamp · Havenstêd · Alde Leie
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00807003. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.