Pieterswijk

Pieterswijk is a neighbourhood in the Binnenstad-Zuid district of Leiden, with 2,975 residents and 1,348 homes. 22% of homes are owner-occupied and 26% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€465,000) is 14% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 548 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05460000 · 80 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,975residents1 January 2025

€465,000average WOZ home valueLeiden: €409,000

9%green within 500 mLeiden: 21%

548services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Pieterswijk in LeidenPostcodes in Pieterswijk highlighted; the rest of Leiden in grey

Map of Leiden with Pieterswijk highlighted

Who lives here.

2,975 residents in 2,400 households, 1.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leiden.

aged 0–14

44%

aged 15–24

36%

aged 25–44

aged 65 and over

82%

one-person households

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 Pieterswijk is €465,000, against €409,000 in Leiden.

1,348homes1 January 2025

26%single-family houses74% flats and apartments

22%owner-occupied14% housing association

3%built in the last ten years10% unoccupied

910 m³gas per home per yearLeiden: 580 m³

2,120 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeiden: 2,050 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridLeiden: 23%

3%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 Pieterswijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

77%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeiden: 53%

6%in the top 20% nationallyLeiden: 16%

6.7%of residents live below the poverty lineLeiden: 4.2%

€2,000median household wealthLeiden: €25,000

71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeiden: 70.0%

55%with a university or higher professional degreeLeiden: 50%

14.0%of workers are self-employedLeiden: 14.0%

0.2cars 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 378 crimes in Pieterswijk in 2025, 34% more than in 2024. That is 127.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.4 across Leiden.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds138

Other property crime40

Assault26

Vandalism and criminal damage21

Driving under the influence15

Threats9

Public violence against people8

Burglary of homes4

Pickpocketing4

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 Pieterswijk, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.6 km

Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.0

Primary pupils living here30

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises670

Residents per km²14,119

Land area21 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leiden.

Academiewijk Pancras-West De Camp Levendaal-West Marewijk Vreewijk Binnenstad-Zuid district