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neighbourhood in Leiden

Boshuizen

4,115 residents · postal code 2324 · Part of Bos- en Gasthuisdistrict, Leiden

  • no. 8,868 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 33 of 53 in Leiden

Scores per pillar

Boshuizen, in the south-west of Leiden, scores well on amenities (8.4) and reasonably on safety (7.2), but social life (3.6) and housing (4.8) keep the total at 4.9. Nearly six in ten households are single people and families with young children are scarce at 10 percent. The average home value is €367,000, below the national midpoint.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.9 km
Hospital
3.1 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
2.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
22.6
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 367,000
Owner-occupied
49%
Single-family homes
32%
Built after 2000
2%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 23%25–45 24%45–65 22%65+ 20%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
57%
Residents per km²
8,372

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Boshuizen calculated?

Boshuizen scores 4.9 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 Boshuizen a safe neighbourhood?

Boshuizen scores 7.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.