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neighbourhood in Utrechtse Heuvelrug

Leersum-Dorp

6,705 residents · postal code 3956 · Part of Leersum, Utrechtse Heuvelrug

  • no. 2,430 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 12 of 32 in Utrechtse Heuvelrug

Scores per pillar

On the wooded Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Leersum-Dorp scores well across the board, with an 8.6 total and strong marks for cohesion (7.2), safety (7.9) and housing (7.5). The district is spacious — fewer than 1,750 residents per square kilometre. Two-thirds of homes are owner-occupied and crime stays below the middle at fifteen offences per thousand. At 488,000 euro the average sits above the national median; the station is almost nine kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
3.8 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
8.6 km
Hospital
6.5 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
3.1 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.6
Violent crimes
0.4
Burglaries
2.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 488,000
Owner-occupied
67%
Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
17%
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 20%45–65 29%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
35%
Residents per km²
1,735

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Leersum-Dorp calculated?

Leersum-Dorp scores 8.6 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 Leersum-Dorp a safe neighbourhood?

Leersum-Dorp scores 7.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.