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neighbourhood in Leiden

De Kooi

6,185 residents · postal code 2315 · Part of Leiden-Noord, Leiden

  • no. 11,722 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 48 of 53 in Leiden

Scores per pillar

De Kooi is a densely built working-class district in northern Leiden, with a low ownership rate of 23 percent and many small homes: half of households are one-person. Amenities are close by and score an 8.4, but on every other pillar the neighbourhood hovers around 3.5 to 3.7. At over 33 crimes per 1,000 residents, offences run above the national middle. The average home value of €336,000 stays below the median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.9 km
Hospital
2.8 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
33.2
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 336,000
Owner-occupied
23%
Single-family homes
36%
Built after 2000
11%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 13%25–45 37%45–65 22%65+ 15%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
25%
Single-person households
50%
Residents per km²
9,453

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Kooi calculated?

De Kooi scores 3.3 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 Kooi a safe neighbourhood?

De Kooi scores 3.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (33.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.