neighbourhood in Leiden
Pesthuiswijk
2,265 residents · postal code 2333 · Part of Boerhaavedistrict, Leiden
- no. 10,680 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 41 of 53 in Leiden
Scores per pillar
The Pesthuiswijk is young, rented and almost entirely built after 2000: 82 percent of its households are single-person and barely 7 percent of homes are owner-occupied. Amenities sit close by and earn an 8.0. Against that stands a weak housing score of 3.7 and, above all, a safety mark of 3.4 — at 114 crimes per 1,000 people present, well above the national midpoint of 24. At 281,000 euros, property values stay clearly below the median.
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 Pesthuiswijk calculated?
Pesthuiswijk scores 3.9 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 Pesthuiswijk a safe neighbourhood?
Pesthuiswijk scores 3.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (114.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.