neighbourhood in Leiden
Marewijk
2,955 residents · postal code 2312 · Part of Binnenstad-Noord, Leiden
- no. 10,814 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 44 of 53 in Leiden
Scores per pillar
The Marewijk in Leiden's old town is a student district: 78 per cent single-person, barely any children and just seventeen per cent owner-occupied, densely built at 22,000 residents per square kilometre. Amenities score 8.9. Housing (3.6), total (3.8) and safety (4.4) lag, at fifty crimes per 1,000 people present, well above the median, though old-town footfall inflates it. The average value is 373,000 euro.
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 Marewijk calculated?
Marewijk scores 3.8 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 Marewijk a safe neighbourhood?
Marewijk scores 4.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (50.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.