neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Voorburg Midden zuid

2,310 residents · postal code 2274 · Part of Voorburg Midden, Leidschendam-Voorburg

Top 50% in the Netherlands

Voorburg Midden-Zuid pairs high wealth and income — a 6.8 — with a low safety score of 3.4, at 35.5 crimes per 1,000 people present. The neighbourhood is three-quarters flats, yet at 70 percent owner-occupied is mostly owned all the same. Amenities score a 9.6 and the station is just over a kilometre away. Space and quiet remains the weakest pillar at 3.4, and the average home value is €441,000.

no. 6,442 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 28 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

35.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.0 per 1,000

Property crime

13.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 112 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

0.7 km

Train station

1.2 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

2.0 km

Café

0.8 km

Library

0.6 km

Motorway ramp

0.8 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

€ 441,000

Welfare recipients

17.3 per 1,000

High incomes

37%

Low incomes

26%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

70%

Social housing

14%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

25%

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

6,754 inw/km²

Noise level

57 dB

Green surroundings

47%

Trees nearby

12%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

3,918

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 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

1.0 km

Households with children

30%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

0.3 km

Residents under 15

17%

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Who lives here

Voorburg Midden zuid has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4531%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+16%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
48% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,754 — 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 zuid calculated?

Voorburg Midden zuid scores 6.3 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 zuid 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 zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Voorburg Midden zuid scores 3.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.