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neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Verzetsheldenwijk

1,980 residents · postal code 2264 · Part of Damsigt en omgeving, Leidschendam-Voorburg

  • no. 1,722 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 42 in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Scores per pillar

The Verzetsheldenwijk in Leidschendam-Voorburg is a prosperous owner-occupied district: 87 percent home ownership and a value of €560,000. Social cohesion (8.9) and housing (9.1) score high, together yielding an overall grade of 9.0. Safety stands out against that — a 4.9, at 28.3 crimes per 1,000 people present. A third of residents are 65 or older; greenery lags at 3.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.8 km
Hospital
1.4 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
1.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
28.3
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 560,000
Owner-occupied
87%
Single-family homes
71%
Built after 2000
17%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 16%45–65 28%65+ 33%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
5,494

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Verzetsheldenwijk calculated?

Verzetsheldenwijk scores 9.0 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 Verzetsheldenwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Verzetsheldenwijk scores 4.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.