neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Voorburg Midden noord

2,750 residents · postal code 2273 · Part of Voorburg Midden, Leidschendam-Voorburg

Bottom 28% in the Netherlands

Local amenities score a 9.3 in Voorburg Midden noord, with a supermarket, GP and school all within half a kilometre. That sits oddly against a safety score of 2.8 and 49.9 crimes per 1,000 people present, more than double the national median of 24. The area is densely built, at 5,233 residents per square kilometre, and ageing: 31 percent are 65 or older and 52 percent of households are single-person. A home value of €337,000, below the national middle, and 32 percent owner-occupied leave housing as the weakest pillar.

no. 9,496 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 39 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

49.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.8 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.1 per 1,000

Property crime

17.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

6.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 179 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.5 km

GP practice

0.5 km

Train station

1.8 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

2.3 km

Café

0.8 km

Library

1.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.3 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

€ 337,000

Welfare recipients

61.8 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

48%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

32%

Social housing

62%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

15%

Built after 2000

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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

5,233 inw/km²

Noise level

55 dB

Green surroundings

56%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

3,588

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.6 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

0.4 km

Households with children

28%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

0.8 km

Residents under 15

14%

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Who lives here

Voorburg Midden noord has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
NL median 28%
65+31%
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
1.8 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
52% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
28% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,233 — 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 Voorburg Midden noord calculated?

Voorburg Midden noord scores 4.6 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 Voorburg Midden noord 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 Voorburg Midden noord a safe neighbourhood?

Voorburg Midden noord scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (49.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.