neighbourhood in Voorschoten

Noord-Hofland

6,075 residents · postal code 2253 · Part of Wijk 00, Voorschoten

Top 15% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

Everything is close by in Noord-Hofland: shop, GP, primary school and the station all within a kilometre. That is where the 8.9 for amenities comes from, and it pulls the overall score up with it.

The quiet score lags behind, and not for lack of greenery — that is above the Dutch middle here. It is the noise: a good four decibels above the median, and on that scale that is a noticeable difference.

On safety a comparable nuance is at play. The number of registrations stays below the median, but burglary is clearly above it, and after violence burglary is the heaviest component of that pillar. That explains why the 6.6 comes out lower than the total crime figure suggests; in practical terms the lock on the door matters more here than the quiet overall picture implies.

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no. 7 of 12 in Voorschoten

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Is Noord-Hofland a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Noord-Hofland comes out at 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

20.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.0 per 1,000

Property crime

7.4 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 158 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures ⌄

Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.6 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

1.0 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

4.4 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

2.2 km

Motorway ramp

1.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 470,000

Welfare recipients

18.1 per 1,000

High incomes

27%

Low incomes

33%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

58%

Social housing

21%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

65%

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

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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

5,544 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

57%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,645

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.2 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.

Tick = Dutch median

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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

0.7 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

1.9 km

Residents under 15

18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Noord-Hofland has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4526%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
NL median 28%
65+22%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
37% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,544 — 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

Is Noord-Hofland a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Noord-Hofland comes out at 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Noord-Hofland?

In Noord-Hofland the police recorded 158 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (21 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Noord-Hofland calculated?

Noord-Hofland scores 8.9 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Noord-Hofland lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.