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neighbourhood in Leiderdorp

Kerkwijk

2,025 residents · postal code 2351 · Part of Wijk 00, Leiderdorp

  • no. 742 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 4 of 18 in Leiderdorp

Scores per pillar

The Kerkwijk is the old heart of Leiderdorp, along the Oude Rijn: 1930s streets with 84 percent owner-occupancy and a €578k average value. The area scores 9.2 socio-economically and nearly half of all households have children. Leiden is ten minutes by bike. Overall: 9.6, position 742 nationally.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.5 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
2.0 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
3.4 km
Hospital
1.6 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.8
Violent crimes
2.0
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 578,000
Owner-occupied
84%
Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 20%15–25 11%25–45 21%45–65 29%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
46%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
3,772

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kerkwijk calculated?

Kerkwijk scores 9.6 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 Kerkwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Kerkwijk scores 6.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.