neighbourhood in Leiden
Fortuinwijk-Noord
3,565 residents · postal code 2324 · Part of Bos- en Gasthuisdistrict, Leiden
- no. 11,973 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 50 of 53 in Leiden
Scores per pillar
Bar its amenities — a 9.2, with shops and a GP within half a kilometre — Fortuinwijk-Noord looks fragile. Housing drops to 2.9, the overall grade to 3.1 and safety to 3.8, even after the footfall adjustment. Six in ten households are single-person, and only 14 per cent of homes are single-family. The average value of €286,000 sits well below the midpoint, with 30 offences per 1,000 people present, above the 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 Fortuinwijk-Noord calculated?
Fortuinwijk-Noord scores 3.1 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 Fortuinwijk-Noord a safe neighbourhood?
Fortuinwijk-Noord scores 3.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.