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Leerdam centrum

Leerdam centrum has 2 neighbourhoods with 2,050 residents in total.

Bottom 23% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 37 of the 38 districts of Vijfheerenlanden

Short answer: Leerdam centrum scores 4.2 as a district of Vijfheerenlanden, no. 37 of the 38 districts of Vijfheerenlanden. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Leerdam centrum zuid (4.5). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 2,050 residents in total.

Key figures for Leerdam centrum

residents
2,050
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
0.3

How Leerdam centrum 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
38.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.9 per 1,000
Property crime
17.5 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 127 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
0.3 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
0.5 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Hospital
1.4 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
0.5 km
Motorway ramp
0.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Vijfheerenlanden

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
€ 288,424
Welfare recipients
9.8 per 1,000
High incomes
14%
Low incomes
34%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
56%
Social housing
13%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
33%
Built after 2000
35%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Vijfheerenlanden

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
7,343 inw/km²
Noise level
57 dB
Green surroundings
36%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
10%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,012
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.7 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 Vijfheerenlanden

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
18%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Residents under 15
10%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Vijfheerenlanden

Who lives here

Leerdam centrum has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 35%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1510%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4535%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6523%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    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

    1.7smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    53%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    18%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    7,343far 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 Leerdam centrum, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Leerdam centrum

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Leerdam centrum zuid4.5
  2. 2Leerdam centrum noord3.7