neighbourhood in Leiderdorp

Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid

1,995 residents · postal code 2353 · Part of Wijk 02, Leiderdorp

Top 45% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Burglary in Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid runs at more than three times the national median, while violence stays far below it. That is an unusual combination, and because burglary carries the second-heaviest weight after violence, that single component keeps the safety pillar at 6.6 rather than higher.

The wealth & income pillar has an outlier of its own, in the other direction: social assistance here is almost three times the national figure. Property values and high incomes stay below the median, and only the share of low incomes is just below it — so the 4.6 is not a mixed picture but a consistent one. A third of residents are 65 or older, which explains why the families pillar hangs at 7.0 even though school and GP are within walking distance.

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no. 11 of 18 in Leiderdorp

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Is Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

20.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.9 per 1,000

Property crime

8.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 43 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.7 km

GP practice

0.3 km

Train station

4.7 km

Restaurant

0.3 km

Hospital

1.8 km

Café

2.7 km

Library

1.5 km

Motorway ramp

2.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 375,000

Welfare recipients

20.1 per 1,000

High incomes

16%

Low incomes

37%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

48%

Social housing

42%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

50%

Built after 2000

23%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

9,115 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

40%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

2,883

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.6 km

Households with children

30%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

0.5 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 33%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4522%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+33%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
42% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
9,115 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

Is Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid?

In Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid the police recorded 43 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (20 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid calculated?

Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid scores 6.6 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.