De Waag, Leeuwarden
NeighbourhoodThis apartment on Wirdumerdijk sits in the oldest part of the city, where the streets hum with cafés and boutiques. The building dates from 1682, but the home has been brought up to modern standards with an A+++ energy label. At €1,150 per month, the rent is in line with the market for apartments in Leeuwarden.
De Waag is the historic core of Leeuwarden, with the Waag building and the Oldehove tower just steps away. It is a dense, lively area: most households are single-person, and the population skews young, with many residents in their twenties and thirties. The streets are packed with restaurants, bars and shops. Homes here rent quickly, on average within 21 days. This is the De Waag neighbourhood at its most central.
Your morning bread run is a two-minute walk to SPAR on the same street. For a bigger shop, Albert Heijn is a five-minute walk away. There are several primary schools within walking distance, including Openbare Jenaplan Basisschool Oldenije just around the corner. Secondary schools such as Stedelijk Gymnasium and CSG Comenius are a ten-minute walk. The train station is a ten-minute walk, and the city's restaurants and cafés are literally on your doorstep. The municipality of Leeuwarden offers a compact, walkable city centre.
At the time of writing the home is listed through several channels, including SUZ Makelaars and SUZ Makelaars.
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Wirdumerdijk 21B, Leeuwarden
Data from De Waag
Data from De Waag
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About Wirdumerdijk 21B, Leeuwarden
The median rent in De Waag is €1,120, so this apartment is slightly above the median. At €16.20 per m², the price per square metre is a touch below the neighbourhood average of €17.05. Given the A+++ energy label and the central location, the rent is in line with what other apartments in the area go for.
The energy label is A+++, the highest possible rating. This means the home is extremely energy-efficient, so heating and electricity costs will be very low. The building is from 1682 but has been thoroughly modernised to achieve this label.
Leeuwarden train station is 1 km away, about a ten-minute walk. From there you can reach other cities in the north of the Netherlands.
A SPAR supermarket is just 100 metres away on the same street. Albert Heijn is 374 metres away, and there are several other supermarkets within a ten-minute walk. Restaurants and cafés are on your doorstep, the nearest is at 0 metres. A library is 300 metres away, and a park is 500 metres away.
The nearest primary school is Openbare Jenaplan Basisschool Oldenije at 305 metres. Several secondary schools are within walking distance, including Stedelijk Gymnasium (658 m) and CSG Comenius (674 m). A childcare centre is 400 metres away.
Homes in this neighbourhood are rented out on average within 21 days, which indicates a fast-moving market. Of the 12 rental properties currently available, 7 require a paid response, suggesting high demand.
The total number of recorded crimes in De Waag is 405. As a city centre neighbourhood, it is busy and has a higher crime rate than quieter residential areas, but it is a typical urban environment with a lively street scene.
6 homes in the neighbourhood De Waag
