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neighbourhood in Voorschoten

Bijdorp

1,565 residents · postal code 2251 · Part of Wijk 00, Voorschoten

  • no. 2,828 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 7 of 12 in Voorschoten
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,565 residents, Bijdorp is an urban residential neighbourhood in Voorschoten. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 8.4 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.6, while nature and quiet lags at 5.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
3.1 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
2.3 km
Hospital
5.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.5
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 493,000
Owner-occupied
64%
Single-family homes
65%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 9%25–45 16%45–65 24%65+ 40%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
27%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
4,749

Nearby neighbourhoods

Centrum

Voorschoten

8.0

Vlietwijk

Voorschoten

5.2

Bloemenwijk

Voorschoten

9.7

Starrenburg

Voorschoten

9.9

Nassauwijk

Voorschoten

9.9

Boschgeest

Voorschoten

8.1

Similar neighbourhoods

Oudehorne

Heerenveen

8.4

Tuindorp-Oost

Utrecht

8.4

Julianadorp-Oost

Den Helder

8.4

Wilderszijde

Lansingerland

8.4

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Bijdorp calculated?

Bijdorp scores 8.4 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 Bijdorp a safe neighbourhood?

Bijdorp scores 8.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.