neighbourhood in Leiden
Zijlwijk-Zuid
2,410 residents · postal code 2317 · Part of Merenwijkdistrict, Leiden
- no. 37 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 1 of 53 in Leiden
Scores per pillar
Zijlwijk-Zuid, in Leiden's Merenwijk, sits near the very top of the country: a total score of 10, thirty-seventh out of more than thirteen thousand neighbourhoods. Every home here is single-family and 98 per cent owner-occupied — a pronounced buyers' district worth €577,000 on average. Social cohesion and housing both score above nine. The population is ageing, though, at 31 per cent over 65, and the nature score of 4.6 lags the rest.
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 Zijlwijk-Zuid calculated?
Zijlwijk-Zuid scores 10.0 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-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?
Zijlwijk-Zuid scores 9.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.