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neighbourhood in Leiden

Waardeiland

1,060 residents · postal code 2314 · Part of Roodenburgerdistrict, Leiden

  • no. 491 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 4 of 53 in Leiden

Scores per pillar

Waardeiland is an urban residential neighbourhood in Leiden with 1,060 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 9.7. The profile is pronounced: socio-economic position scores 10.0, while nature and quiet lags at 4.5. Housing sits in the upper segment, with an average property value of €696k versus €422k nationally.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
1.4 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
2.5 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
2.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
12.9
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 696,000
Owner-occupied
96%
Single-family homes
72%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 9%25–45 15%45–65 28%65+ 33%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
25%
Residents per km²
7,414

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Waardeiland calculated?

Waardeiland scores 9.7 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 Waardeiland a safe neighbourhood?

Waardeiland scores 7.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.