neighbourhood in Leiden
Roomburg
2,900 residents · postal code 2314 · Part of Roodenburgerdistrict, Leiden
- no. 621 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 5 of 53 in Leiden
Scores per pillar
Eighty-five per cent of homes in Roomburg were built after 2000, and it shows: housing scores 9.6 and the average home value stands at €614,000, well above the national midpoint. The district scores 8.9 on social cohesion, while safety lags somewhat at 7.6 — 26 crimes per 1,000 people present against a median of 24. Forty-two per cent of households have children, against 28 per cent single-person households. Amenities score 7.0, with the supermarket 700 metres away.
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 Roomburg calculated?
Roomburg scores 9.6 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 Roomburg a safe neighbourhood?
Roomburg scores 7.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.