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Zijlwijk-Noord

2,350 residents · postal code 2317 · Part of Merenwijkdistrict, Leiden

  • no. 1,374 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 53 in Leiden

Scores per pillar

An ageing owner-occupied quarter in Leiden's Merenwijk: Zijlwijk-Noord counts 32 percent over 65 and 86 percent owned homes, nearly all single-family. The overall grade is a high 9.2, carried by an 8.8 for community and an 8.7 for safety. Nature lags at 4.8. Average property value sits at €477,000, and crime is low at 15.4 per 1,000 people present. The station is 4.4 kilometres off.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.5 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
4.4 km
Hospital
4.0 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
3.1 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.4
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 477,000
Owner-occupied
86%
Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 9%25–45 18%45–65 27%65+ 32%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
30%
Residents per km²
6,441

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Zijlwijk-Noord calculated?

Zijlwijk-Noord scores 9.2 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 Zijlwijk-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

Zijlwijk-Noord scores 8.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.