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neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Duivenvoorde

2,105 residents · postal code 2261 · Part of De Zijde / Duivenvoorde / Park Veursehout, Leidschendam-Voorburg

  • no. 9,305 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 36 of 42 in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Scores per pillar

Duivenvoorde in Leidschendam is the aged edition of suburban planning avant la lettre: 1960s flats and terraces where forty percent of residents are over 65 — the highest share in this series. Half the households live alone. Safety (6.9) and amenities (6.9) are tidy. The €340k average value keeps housing at 4.4. Overall: 4.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
3.3 km
Hospital
1.9 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
2.6 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.5
Violent crimes
2.0
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 340,000
Owner-occupied
56%
Single-family homes
51%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 8%25–45 17%45–65 24%65+ 40%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
21%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
6,391

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Duivenvoorde calculated?

Duivenvoorde scores 4.7 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 Duivenvoorde a safe neighbourhood?

Duivenvoorde scores 6.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.