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district in Leusden

Leusden-Centrum West

Leusden-Centrum West has 10 neighbourhoods with 11,085 residents in total.

Top 12% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Leusden-Centrum West is a well-kept residential district with ten neighbourhoods and over 11,000 residents. Overall (9.2), safety (8.5) and amenities (7.6) sit high, with wealth and income (7.2) not far below. Only quiet and nature lags, at 6.6. A sought-after, safe family district with a profile well above the national middle.

no. 2 of the 6 districts of Leusden

Short answer: Leusden-Centrum West scores 9.2 as a district of Leusden, no. 2 of the 6 districts of Leusden. Its strongest neighbourhood is Hamersveld-Oud (9.9), the lowest-scoring Buitengebied Leusden-Centrum West (6.7). The district has 10 neighbourhoods with 11,085 residents in total.

Key figures for Leusden-Centrum West

residents
11,085
neighbourhoods
10
km² of land
4.8

How Leusden-Centrum West 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
19.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
6.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 305 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in LeusdenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Leusden

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.9 km
GP practice
0.6 km
Train station
6.1 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Hospital
1.2 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
1.2 km
Motorway ramp
2.4 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Leusden

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
€ 462,396
Welfare recipients
10.8 per 1,000
High incomes
24%
Low incomes
34%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
71%
Social housing
19%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
79%
Built after 2000
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Leusden

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
4,830 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
58%
Trees nearby
15%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,708
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.8 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 Leusden

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
37%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
2.1 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Leusden

Who lives here

The age profile of Leusden-Centrum West looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6525%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+26%

    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

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    33%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    37%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    4,830far 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 Leusden-Centrum West, weighted by population.

The best and lowest-scoring neighbourhoods of Leusden-Centrum West

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Leusden-Centrum West.

Neighbourhoods in Leusden-Centrum West

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Hamersveld-Oud9.9
  2. 2Hamersveld-Nieuw9.9
  3. 3Rozendaal9.8
  4. 4Rossenberg9.8
  5. 5Alandsbeek-Oost9.5
  6. 6Groenhouten9.3
  7. 7Rozenboom9.1
  8. 8De Wetering9.0
  9. 9Alandsbeek-West8.8
  10. 10Buitengebied Leusden-Centrum West6.7