Noorderkwartier, Leiden
About 5,600 people live in Noorderkwartier, in 2,985 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 84% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 50.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €340,000; 23% of homes are owner-occupied and 60% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.2 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Noorderkwartier a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 84% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 22% |
| Safety and nuisance | 9% |
| Social cohesion | 2% |
| Amenities | 94% |
| Housing stock | 11% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Noorderkwartier safe?
| All registered crime | 50.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 8.4 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) | €340,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 23% / 77% |
| Apartments | 56% |
| Households with children | 24% |
| Single-person households | 54% |
| Age 65+ | 14% |
| Average income per resident | €28,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.9 km |
| Secondary school | 0.9 km |
| Train station | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | 2.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Leiden
Groenoord · De Kooi · Meerburg · Rijndijkbuurt · Stationskwartier · Professorenwijk-Oost · Burgemeesterswijk · Professorenwijk-West · Tuinstadwijk · Cronestein · Roomburg · Waardeiland
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05460301. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.