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neighbourhood in Leiden

Levendaal-Oost

2,895 residents · postal code 2311 · Part of Binnenstad-Zuid, Leiden

  • no. 7,981 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 28 of 53 in Leiden

Scores per pillar

At 15,143 residents per square kilometre, Levendaal-Oost is among the densest corners of Leiden, and it shows in the households: three-quarters are single-person, and only 4 per cent of residents are under 15. Amenities score 9.4, with a restaurant just 300 metres away. Safety remains weak at 4.1, with 46 crimes per 1,000 people present against a median of 24 — nearly double. Owner-occupied homes are scarce at 27 per cent in this inner-city district.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.3 km
Hospital
3.2 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
0.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
45.8
Violent crimes
1.9
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 426,000
Owner-occupied
27%
Single-family homes
32%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident
€ 38,000

Who lives here

0–15 4%15–25 29%25–45 40%45–65 16%65+ 10%
Average household size
1.4
Households with children
8%
Single-person households
75%
Residents per km²
15,143

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Levendaal-Oost calculated?

Levendaal-Oost scores 5.4 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 Levendaal-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Levendaal-Oost scores 4.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (45.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.