The most affluent neighbourhoods in Leiden
9.9Number 1Zijlwijk-ZuidThe wealthiest neighbourhood in Leiden is Zijlwijk-Zuid (9.9), with an average property value of € 577,000. They are spread across Leiden: 7 in the north, 7 in the east and 6 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,015 residents. Of the 53 neighbourhoods in Leiden with a grade for wealth, 14 reach a 7.0 or higher. Leiden as a whole comes out at a 5.4, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Leiden lives, the average property value is € 422,000 — the national median is € 422,000. On this page that ranges from € 264,000 in Merenwijk-Centrum to € 768,000 in Raadsherenbuurt.
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The 10 most affluent neighbourhoods in Leiden
Number 1
Zijlwijk-Zuid
2,410 residents
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- 29.8
Waardeiland
1,060 residents
Property value € 696,000
- 39.8
Burgemeesterswijk
1,930 residents
Property value € 761,000
- 49.8
Raadsherenbuurt
880 residents
Property value € 768,000
- 59.7
Leedewijk-Zuid
920 residents
Property value € 507,000
- 69.4
Vogelwijk
1,345 residents
Property value € 711,000
- 79.3
Leedewijk-Noord
2,800 residents
Property value € 518,000
- 88.8
Roomburg
2,900 residents
Property value € 614,000
- 98.3
Zijlwijk-Noord
2,350 residents
Property value € 477,000
- 108.3
Vreewijk
2,595 residents
Property value € 697,000
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- 118.1
Groenoord
3,255 residents
Property value € 514,000
- 128.0
Professorenwijk-Oost
1,270 residents
Property value € 463,000
- 138.0
Professorenwijk-West
2,930 residents
Property value € 518,000
- 147.6
Oostvliet
395 residents
Property value € 646,000
- 156.7
Rijndijkbuurt
2,370 residents
Property value € 470,000
- 166.5
Houtkwartier
2,015 residents
Property value € 487,000
- 176.5
Schenkwijk
1,950 residents
Property value € 450,000
- 186.4
Tuinstadwijk
3,785 residents
Property value € 487,000
- 196.3
Dobbewijk-Zuid
4,485 residents
Property value € 435,000
- 205.9
Kloosterhof
2,815 residents
Property value € 434,000
- 215.9
Haagweg-Noord
1,835 residents
Property value € 435,000
- 225.7
Molenbuurt
545 residents
Property value € 479,000
- 235.7
Pancras-West
1,175 residents
Property value € 457,000
- 245.5
Levendaal-West
1,085 residents
Property value € 432,000
- 255.3
De Waard
2,230 residents
Property value € 386,000
- 265.3
Stationskwartier
3,055 residents
Property value € 354,000
- 275.2
Academiewijk
1,895 residents
Property value € 486,000
- 285.1
Pieterswijk
2,975 residents
Property value € 465,000
- 294.8
Levendaal-Oost
2,895 residents
Property value € 426,000
- 304.8
Lage Mors
4,400 residents
Property value € 377,000
- 314.7
Dobbewijk-Noord
1,415 residents
Property value € 362,000
- 324.5
Cronestein
5,610 residents
Property value € 319,000
- 334.5
Havenwijk-Zuid
1,835 residents
Property value € 429,000
- 344.5
De Camp
1,225 residents
Property value € 389,000
- 354.3
Meerburg
2,205 residents
Property value € 373,000
- 364.2
Transvaalbuurt
1,850 residents
Property value € 368,000
- 374.2
Noordvest
1,685 residents
Property value € 373,000
- 384.2
Havenwijk-Noord
580 residents
Property value € 386,000
- 394.1
Hoge Mors
5,375 residents
Property value € 378,000
- 404.1
Haagweg-Zuid
3,735 residents
Property value € 350,000
- 414.1
Boshuizen
4,115 residents
Property value € 367,000
- 424.0
Pesthuiswijk
2,265 residents
Property value € 281,000
- 433.9
Fortuinwijk-Zuid
2,070 residents
Property value € 312,000
- 443.9
d'Oude Morsch
815 residents
Property value € 364,000
- 453.9
Pancras-Oost
2,325 residents
Property value € 387,000
- 463.8
Marewijk
2,955 residents
Property value € 373,000
- 473.6
Noorderkwartier
5,600 residents
Property value € 368,000
- 483.5
Gasthuiswijk
2,415 residents
Property value € 319,000
- 493.4
De Kooi
6,185 residents
Property value € 336,000
- 503.3
Merenwijk-Centrum
1,055 residents
Property value € 264,000
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On property value — by far the heaviest measure — plus the share of households on a high income and on a low income, benefits, vacancy and the balance between owner-occupied homes and social housing. It describes the neighbourhood and what was measured there, not the people who live in it.
Why is Zijlwijk-Zuid at the top?
Zijlwijk-Zuid scores a 9.9 on this list, with an average property value of € 577,000. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Leiden that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.