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district in Kaag en Braassem

Leimuiden

Leimuiden has 7 neighbourhoods with 4,720 residents in total.

Top 35% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 2 of the 5 districts of Kaag en Braassem

Short answer: Leimuiden scores 7.4 as a district of Kaag en Braassem, no. 2 of the 5 districts of Kaag en Braassem. Its strongest neighbourhood is Verspreide huizen West (9.6), the worst Verspreide huizen Vriezekoopse polder (3.3). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 4,720 residents in total.

Key figures for Leimuiden

residents
4,720
neighbourhoods
7
km² of land
11.9

How Leimuiden 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.
Total crime
18.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.2 per 1,000
Property crime
6.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 106 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
0.9 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
6.3 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
8.4 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
1.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Kaag en Braassem

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.
Property value
€ 490,579
Welfare recipients
10.8 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
66%
Social housing
29%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
21%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Kaag en Braassem

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
2,328 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
62%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
4%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
577
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.1 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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Kaag en Braassem

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.0 km
Households with children
34%
Childcare
0.9 km
Secondary school
8.3 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Kaag en Braassem

Who lives here

The age profile of Leimuiden looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4525%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    33%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    34%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,318around 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Leimuiden, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Leimuiden

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Leimuiden.

Neighbourhoods in Leimuiden

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Verspreide huizen West9.6
  2. 2Leimuiden6.9
  3. 3Uitbreiding West6.2
  4. 4Vriezekoop4.0
  5. 5Bilderdam3.6
  6. 6Verspreide huizen Vriezekoopse polder3.3
  7. Verspreide huizen Oost