Havenwijk-Zuid

Havenwijk-Zuid is a neighbourhood in the Binnenstad-Noord district of Leiden, with 1,835 residents and 1,089 homes. 24% of homes are owner-occupied and 20% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€429,000) is 5% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 467 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05460107 · 43 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,835residents1 January 2025

€429,000average WOZ home valueLeiden: €409,000

10%green within 500 mLeiden: 21%

467services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Havenwijk-Zuid in LeidenPostcodes in Havenwijk-Zuid highlighted; the rest of Leiden in grey

Map of Leiden with Havenwijk-Zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

1,835 residents in 1,170 households, 1.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leiden.

aged 0–14

18%

aged 15–24

29%

aged 25–44

20%

aged 65 and over

67%

one-person households

13%

households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Havenwijk-Zuid is €429,000, against €409,000 in Leiden.

1,089homes1 January 2025

20%single-family houses80% flats and apartments

24%owner-occupied54% housing association

14%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

680 m³gas per home per yearLeiden: 580 m³

1,900 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeiden: 2,050 kWh

12%homes off the gas gridLeiden: 23%

26%homes with solar panelsLeiden: 18%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Havenwijk-Zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

62%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeiden: 53%

11%in the top 20% nationallyLeiden: 16%

6.0%of residents live below the poverty lineLeiden: 4.2%

€11,000median household wealthLeiden: €25,000

68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeiden: 70.0%

53%with a university or higher professional degreeLeiden: 50%

17.0%of workers are self-employedLeiden: 14.0%

0.4cars per householdLeiden: 0.5

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 76 crimes in Havenwijk-Zuid in 2025, 31% more than in 2024. That is 41.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.4 across Leiden.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds19

Other property crime7

Vandalism and criminal damage4

Burglary of homes2

Theft from vehicles1

Assault1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Havenwijk-Zuid, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km

Large supermarket0.3 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school1.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.7

Primary pupils living here70

Secondary pupils living here50

Business premises275

Residents per km²12,324

Land area15 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leiden.

Pancras-Oost Havenwijk-Noord De Waard Levendaal-Oost Pancras-West Marewijk Binnenstad-Noord district