The districts of Leidschendam-Voorburg

Leidschendam-Voorburg has 78,310 residents (2026), spread across 13 districts and 43 neighbourhoods.

Top 41% of the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

As a municipality, Leidschendam-Voorburg sits at 7.0, better than 59% of the neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Amenities lift that grade with 8.5; quiet and nature hold it back at 4.9. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Voorburg Oud noord (9.9), the lowest in Bovenveen midden (3.5). That is 6.4 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 78,310
districts: 13
neighbourhoods: 43
km² of land: 32.6

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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

31.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.1 per 1,000

Property crime

12.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 3,473 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.8 km

GP practice

0.7 km

Train station

2.2 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

2.0 km

Café

1.2 km

Library

1.4 km

Motorway ramp

1.4 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

€ 454,110

Welfare recipients

23.1 per 1,000

High incomes

28%

Low incomes

35%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

60%

Social housing

24%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

41%

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

7,677 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

53%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

3,007

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.5 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

0.7 km

Households with children

32%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

1.2 km

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Leidschendam-Voorburg looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4525%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+24%
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
42% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
31% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
7,677 — 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg, weighted by population.