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neighbourhood in Leiden

Gasthuiswijk

2,415 residents · postal code 2321 · Part of Bos- en Gasthuisdistrict, Leiden

  • no. 11,104 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 46 of 53 in Leiden

Scores per pillar

Hardly anyone in Leiden's Gasthuiswijk lives as a family: 65 per cent of households are single-person and barely 20 per cent of the homes are single-family. This is rental country — only 32 per cent owned — with a low home value of €319,000. Amenities are excellent at a 9.2, but that is where the good news ends: safety runs aground at a 3.3, with more than 58 crimes per 1,000 people present.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
3.8 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
2.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
58.3
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
1.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 319,000
Owner-occupied
32%
Single-family homes
20%
Built after 2000
14%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 9%15–25 20%25–45 31%45–65 22%65+ 18%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
15%
Single-person households
65%
Residents per km²
4,024

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Gasthuiswijk calculated?

Gasthuiswijk scores 3.6 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 Gasthuiswijk a safe neighbourhood?

Gasthuiswijk scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (58.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.