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Molenbuurt

545 residents · postal code 2312 · Part of Binnenstad-Noord, Leiden

  • no. 9,303 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 35 of 53 in Leiden
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Scores per pillar

Home to 545 residents, Molenbuurt is a dense urban neighbourhood in Leiden. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 4.7 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.0, while safety lags at 3.5.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
1.0 km
Hospital
1.7 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.1 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
98.1
Violent crimes
16.9
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 479,000
Owner-occupied
46%
Single-family homes
16%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 5%15–25 41%25–45 32%45–65 13%65+ 10%
Average household size
1.3
Households with children
7%
Single-person households
75%
Residents per km²
9,861

Nearby neighbourhoods

Stationskwartier

Leiden

5.5

d'Oude Morsch

Leiden

3.0

De Camp

Leiden

3.4

Noordvest

Leiden

3.7

Groenoord

Leiden

8.3

Marewijk

Leiden

3.8

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4.7

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4.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Molenbuurt calculated?

Molenbuurt scores 4.7 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 Molenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Molenbuurt scores 3.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (98.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.