neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied

350 residents · postal code 2263 · Part of De Zijde / Duivenvoorde / Park Veursehout, Leidschendam-Voorburg

Bottom 41% in the Netherlands

Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied is a rural area in Leidschendam-Voorburg with 350 residents. On the national yardstick its total score is 5.5. The profile is pronounced: wealth and income scores 9.5, while safety lags at 2.5. Housing sits in the upper segment, with an average property value of €883k versus €422k nationally. For families it stands at 4.8.

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no. 32 of 42 in Leidschendam-Voorburg

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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

99.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

30.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.4 per 1,000

Property crime

20.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

10.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 82 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

1.2 km

GP practice

1.3 km

Train station

4.2 km

Restaurant

0.9 km

Hospital

2.9 km

Café

2.9 km

Library

2.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.6 km

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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

€ 883,000

Welfare recipients

0.0 per 1,000

High incomes

37%

Low incomes

32%

Vacancy

10%

Owner-occupied

73%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

95%

Built after 2000

20%

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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

156 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

80%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

712

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.0 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.

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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

1.2 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

1.2 km

Secondary school

2.1 km

Residents under 15

12%

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Who lives here

Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 24%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1512%
NL median 14%
15–2524%
NL median 11%
25–4518%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+18%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
156 — far less 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 Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied calculated?

Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied scores 5.5 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 Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied 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 Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied a safe neighbourhood?

Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied scores 2.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (99.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.