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neighbourhood in De Bilt

De Leijen

4,815 residents · postal code 3723 · Part of De Leijen, De Bilt

  • no. 6,417 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 21 in De Bilt

Scores per pillar

De Leijen in De Bilt rises little above the middle anywhere: social cohesion (6.7) and housing (6.8) are the strongest pillars, nature (4.2) the weakest. It is an ageing neighbourhood, with 31 percent over 65 and four in ten households single-person. At €482,000 the average home sits above the national midpoint, though under half are owner-occupied. With 24 crimes per thousand present, crime lands on the median; the station is a kilometre and a half away.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
1.3 km
Train station
1.5 km
Hospital
5.7 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Café
3.7 km
Library
2.2 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
24.0
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 482,000
Owner-occupied
45%
Single-family homes
66%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 9%25–45 19%45–65 25%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
40%
Residents per km²
4,418

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Leijen calculated?

De Leijen scores 6.3 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is De Leijen a safe neighbourhood?

De Leijen scores 5.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.