neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg
Prinsenhof hoog
4,705 residents · postal code 2263 · Part of Prinsenhof, Leidschendam-Voorburg
Prinsenhof hoog in Leidschendam-Voorburg is a high-rise neighbourhood with no single-family homes; the name gives away the blocks that set the tone. The figures are weak — a 2.6 overall, with wealth and income the lowest point at 2.8 — though safety holds a little better at 3.8. Amenities, by contrast, score an 8.9. With homes averaging €263,000 and 31 crimes per thousand people present, this is a cheap, stacked quarter.
- no. 8,849 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 37 of 42 in Leidschendam-Voorburg
How Prinsenhof hoog scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 182 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
Prinsenhof hoog has strikingly many children under 15: 19%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1519%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4526%
NL median 22%
- 45–6523%
NL median 28%
- 65+19%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
46% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
37% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
13,773 — 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
How is the grade for Prinsenhof hoog calculated?
Prinsenhof hoog scores 4.9 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Prinsenhof hoog lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
Is Prinsenhof hoog a safe neighbourhood?
Prinsenhof hoog scores 3.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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