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Raadhuiskwartier

2,295 residents · postal code 2264 · Part of Damsigt en omgeving, Leidschendam-Voorburg

Top 31% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

The Raadhuiskwartier in Leidschendam-Voorburg scores high on wealth & income — a 7.4 — and amenities, a 9.3, with everything within walking distance. The housing is evenly split between single- and multi-family, with 66 percent owner-occupied and an average value of €468,000. Safety trails at 4.2, with 28.4 crimes per 1,000 people present. The population is somewhat older, with 27 percent over 65.

  • no. 4,003 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 17 of 42 in Leidschendam-Voorburg

How Raadhuiskwartier 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.
Total crime
28.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.5 per 1,000
Property crime
7.5 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 85 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.
Supermarket
0.5 km
GP practice
0.5 km
Train station
2.7 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Hospital
1.3 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
1.2 km
Motorway ramp
1.4 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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.
Property value
€ 468,000
Welfare recipients
8.7 per 1,000
High incomes
32%
Low incomes
32%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
66%
Social housing
15%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
50%
Built after 2000
13%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
6,542 inw/km²
Noise level
56 dB
Green surroundings
47%
Trees nearby
13%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
3,264
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.5 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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The figures

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
36%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Raadhuiskwartier looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4519%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+27%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    38%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    6,542far 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 Raadhuiskwartier calculated?

Raadhuiskwartier scores 7.7 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 Raadhuiskwartier 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 Raadhuiskwartier a safe neighbourhood?

Raadhuiskwartier scores 4.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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