neighbourhood in Westerkwartier
Centrum Leek en omgeving
3,930 residents · postal code 9351 · Part of Leek, Westerkwartier
Central Leek is an ageing neighbourhood — 36 percent past 65 — with low home values at €249,000 and a 3.8 overall. Wealth at 2.9 is among its weakest points; space and quiet at 7.3 and amenities at 7.0 fare better. Owned and rented homes split roughly evenly. Crime, at thirty per 1,000 people present, runs above the national median, and the station is nearly thirteen kilometres away.
- no. 10,857 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 60 of 79 in Westerkwartier
How Centrum Leek en omgeving scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 163 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.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Centrum Leek en omgeving has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 36%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1513%
NL median 14%
- 15–259%
NL median 11%
- 25–4520%
NL median 22%
- 45–6522%
NL median 28%
- 65+36%
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
44% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
25% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,180 — around the 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 Centrum Leek en omgeving calculated?
Centrum Leek en omgeving scores 3.8 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 Centrum Leek en omgeving 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 Centrum Leek en omgeving a safe neighbourhood?
Centrum Leek en omgeving scores 4.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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