Vrijheidswijk-Oost, Leeuwarden
About 1,510 people live in Vrijheidswijk-Oost, in 870 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 89% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 67.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €181,000; 17% of homes are owner-occupied and 80% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.4 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 1.6 km.
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Is Vrijheidswijk-Oost a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 89% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 81% |
| Safety and nuisance | 7% |
| Social cohesion | 12% |
| Amenities | 74% |
| Housing stock | 22% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Vrijheidswijk-Oost safe?
| All registered crime | 67.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 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) | €181,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 17% / 83% |
| Apartments | 65% |
| Households with children | 18% |
| Single-person households | 58% |
| Age 65+ | 34% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 1.6 km |
| Primary school | 1.1 km |
| Secondary school | 1.2 km |
| Train station | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | 4.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
Vrijheidswijk-West · Vierhuisterweg e.o. · Lekkum · Havankpark · Snakkerburen · Bilgaard · Blitsaerd · Jelsum · Buitengebied Jelsum · Koarnjum · Britsum · Stiens
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00806102. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.