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neighbourhood in Leiden

Rijndijkbuurt

2,370 residents · postal code 2313 · Part of Roodenburgerdistrict, Leiden

  • no. 5,699 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 20 of 53 in Leiden

Scores per pillar

Leiden's Rijndijkbuurt scores strongly on the social pillar at 7.7, but safety stalls at 4.4 — 35 crimes per 1,000 people present. The average home, at €470,000, runs above the national midpoint, and half of households are single-person, typical of a university city. Amenities sit close by at 8.5. Greenery is largely absent, nature managing only a 3.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
0.4 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
2.9 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.5 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
34.7
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 470,000
Owner-occupied
57%
Single-family homes
59%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 17%25–45 32%45–65 23%65+ 16%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
24%
Single-person households
50%
Residents per km²
9,497

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Rijndijkbuurt calculated?

Rijndijkbuurt scores 6.7 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 Rijndijkbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Rijndijkbuurt scores 4.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (34.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.