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neighbourhood in Leiden

Schenkwijk

1,950 residents · postal code 2331 · Part of Stevenshofdistrict, Leiden

  • no. 2,477 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 13 of 53 in Leiden

Scores per pillar

The Schenkwijk is the most spaciously planned part of Leiden's Stevenshof, against the meadows of the Ommedijkse polder. Safety scores 9.3 — strikingly high for Leiden — and 89 percent of the homes are single-family. De Vink station is one and a half kilometres away. Average value: €450k. Overall: 8.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
2.4 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
18.6
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 450,000
Owner-occupied
63%
Single-family homes
89%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 10%25–45 22%45–65 28%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
3,607

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Schenkwijk calculated?

Schenkwijk scores 8.6 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 Schenkwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Schenkwijk scores 9.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.