neighbourhood in Leiden
Dobbewijk-Zuid
4,485 residents · postal code 2331 · Part of Stevenshofdistrict, Leiden
- no. 3,398 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 16 of 53 in Leiden
Scores per pillar
Planned as a 1980s family estate, Dobbewijk-Zuid holds up solidly: safety at 8.4, an overall grade of 8.1, and a station nine hundred metres away. More than three-quarters of homes are single-family and four in ten households have children. Nature, at 4.9, remains the weak spot. Average values of €435,000 sit just above the national median.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Dobbewijk-Zuid calculated?
Dobbewijk-Zuid scores 8.0 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 Dobbewijk-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?
Dobbewijk-Zuid scores 8.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.