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Fortuinwijk-Zuid, Leiden

About 2,070 people live in Fortuinwijk-Zuid, in 1,245 households (CBS 2025).

Liveability is in the top 77% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).

Registered crime is close to the national rate: 45.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.

The average home value (WOZ) is €303,000; 54% of homes are owner-occupied and 30% are social housing.

The nearest train station is on average 2.3 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.5 km.

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Is Fortuinwijk-Zuid a nice place to live?

Overall liveabilitytop 77% of Dutch areas
Surroundings45%
Safety and nuisance17%
Social cohesion19%
Amenities90%
Housing stock3%

Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.

Is Fortuinwijk-Zuid safe?

All registered crime45.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8
Home burglary2.4 NL 1.2
Violence1.4 NL 4.2
Bicycle theft1.9 NL 5.5

Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.

Homes and people

Average home value (WOZ)€303,000
Owner-occupied / rented54% / 46%
Apartments80%
Households with children15%
Single-person households57%
Age 65+32%
Average income per resident–

CBS 2024

Distance to everyday places

Supermarket0.4 km
GP0.5 km
Primary school0.5 km
Secondary school0.3 km
Train station2.3 km
Hospital4.3 km

Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024

Other neighbourhoods in Leiden

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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05460507. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.