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neighbourhood in Leiden

Levendaal-West

1,085 residents · postal code 2311 · Part of Binnenstad-Zuid, Leiden

  • no. 6,065 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 22 of 53 in Leiden

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,085 residents, Levendaal-West is a dense urban neighbourhood in Leiden. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 6.5 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 10.0, while nature and quiet lags at 3.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.3 km
Hospital
2.9 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.3 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
43.6
Violent crimes
3.1
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 432,000
Owner-occupied
31%
Single-family homes
30%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 5%15–25 26%25–45 36%45–65 20%65+ 12%
Average household size
1.4
Households with children
9%
Single-person households
72%
Residents per km²
11,271

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Levendaal-West calculated?

Levendaal-West scores 6.5 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-West a safe neighbourhood?

Levendaal-West scores 4.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (43.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.