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neighbourhood in Leiden

Meerburg

2,205 residents · postal code 2314 · Part of Roodenburgerdistrict, Leiden

  • no. 10,101 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 39 of 53 in Leiden

Scores per pillar

Meerburg sits on Leiden's eastern boundary, against the A4 motorway and the Oude Rijn. Half the households are single and rental housing dominates (61 percent). Amenities score 9.0 — supermarket 300 metres away — but safety trails at 3.3, with over 36 crimes per 1,000 people present. On a €373k average value, the overall grade is 4.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
2.4 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
1.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
36.3
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 373,000
Owner-occupied
39%
Single-family homes
38%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 31%45–65 25%65+ 19%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
24%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
8,295

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Meerburg calculated?

Meerburg scores 4.2 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 Meerburg a safe neighbourhood?

Meerburg scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (36.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.