neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Voorburg Oud zuid

2,920 residents · postal code 2271 · Part of Voorburg Oud, Leidschendam-Voorburg

Top 21% in the Netherlands

Voorburg Oud-Zuid is a sought-after pre-war district with a high wealth score (7.4), top amenities (9.9) and the station 900 metres away. Two-thirds is owner-occupied and the average home is valued at 517,000 euro, with income per resident of 46,000. Safety lags at 4.0, at 42 crimes per 1,000 people present, above the median. Nearly a third of residents are past 65; the total comes to 8.5.

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no. 13 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

42.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

20.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 213 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

0.4 km

Train station

0.9 km

Restaurant

0.2 km

Hospital

1.7 km

Café

0.5 km

Library

1.1 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

€ 517,000

Welfare recipients

10.3 per 1,000

High incomes

33%

Low incomes

33%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

64%

Social housing

21%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

47%

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

6,210 inw/km²

Noise level

59 dB

Green surroundings

54%

Trees nearby

16%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,719

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

0.6 km

Households with children

29%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

0.7 km

Residents under 15

14%

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Who lives here

Voorburg Oud zuid has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4519%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+30%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
43% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
29% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,210 — 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 Oud zuid calculated?

Voorburg Oud zuid scores 8.5 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 Voorburg Oud 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 Oud zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Voorburg Oud zuid scores 4.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (42.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.