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Leedewijk-Zuid, Leiden

About 920 people live in Leedewijk-Zuid, in 355 households (CBS 2025).

Liveability is in the top 43% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).

Registered crime is well below the national rate: 18.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.

The average home value (WOZ) is €479,000; 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.

The nearest train station is on average 4.3 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.5 km.

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Is Leedewijk-Zuid a nice place to live?

Overall liveabilitytop 43% of Dutch areas
Surroundings41%
Safety and nuisance23%
Social cohesion19%
Amenities90%
Housing stock31%

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

Is Leedewijk-Zuid safe?

All registered crime18.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8
Home burglary2.2 NL 1.2
Violence0 NL 4.2
Bicycle theft1.1 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)€479,000
Owner-occupied / rented91% / 9%
Apartments0%
Households with children52%
Single-person households19%
Age 65+18%
Average income per resident–

CBS 2024

Distance to everyday places

Supermarket0.5 km
GP0.5 km
Primary school0.5 km
Secondary school1.7 km
Train station4.3 km
Hospital3.9 km

Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024

Other neighbourhoods in Leiden

Merenwijk-Centrum · Leedewijk-Noord · Zijlwijk-Noord · Zijlwijk-Zuid · Slaaghwijk · Schenkwijk · Kloosterhof · Dobbewijk-Noord · Dobbewijk-Zuid · Leeuwenhoek · Vogelwijk · Raadsherenbuurt

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05460804. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.