Merenwijk-Centrum, Leiden
About 1,055 people live in Merenwijk-Centrum, in 775 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 91% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 128.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €259,000; 30% of homes are owner-occupied and 34% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.9 km away, a supermarket 0.2 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Merenwijk-Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 91% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 34% |
| Safety and nuisance | 7% |
| Social cohesion | 5% |
| Amenities | 91% |
| Housing stock | 5% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Merenwijk-Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 128.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 7.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 11.4 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) | €259,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 30% / 70% |
| Apartments | 100% |
| Households with children | 7% |
| Single-person households | 71% |
| Age 65+ | 40% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.2 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 1.3 km |
| Train station | 3.9 km |
| Hospital | 3.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05460803. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.