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neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Sijtwende

800 residents · postal code 2272 · Part of Damsigt en omgeving, Leidschendam-Voorburg

  • no. 1,873 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 10 of 42 in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Scores per pillar

Sijtwende is an urban residential neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg with 800 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 8.9 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: socio-economic position scores 9.4, while nature and quiet lags at 5.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.2 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.7 km
Hospital
1.9 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
2.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
36.6
Violent crimes
1.9
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 595,000
Owner-occupied
56%
Single-family homes
34%
Built after 2000
94%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 12%25–45 14%45–65 33%65+ 30%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
5,288

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Sijtwende calculated?

Sijtwende scores 8.9 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 Sijtwende a safe neighbourhood?

Sijtwende scores 5.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (36.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.