Leeuwenhoek

Leeuwenhoek is a neighbourhood in the Boerhaavedistrict district of Leiden, with 830 residents and 750 homes. 0% of homes are owner-occupied and 1% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€141,000) is 66% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 126 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05460704 · 2 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

830residents1 January 2025

€141,000average WOZ home valueLeiden: €409,000

26%green within 500 mLeiden: 21%

126services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Leiden with Leeuwenhoek highlighted

Who lives here.

830 residents in 780 households, 1.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leiden.

aged 0–14

66%

aged 15–24

27%

aged 25–44

aged 65 and over

95%

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 Leeuwenhoek is €141,000, against €409,000 in Leiden.

750homes206 newly built in 2025

1%single-family houses99% flats and apartments

0%owner-occupied4% housing association

98%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

0 m³gas per home per yearLeiden: 580 m³

1,240 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeiden: 2,050 kWh

98%homes off the gas gridLeiden: 23%

0%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 Leeuwenhoek compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

99%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeiden: 53%

0%in the top 20% nationallyLeiden: 16%

3.6%of residents live below the poverty lineLeiden: 4.2%

€1,000median household wealthLeiden: €25,000

43.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeiden: 70.0%

7.0%of workers are self-employedLeiden: 14.0%

0.0cars 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 68 crimes in Leeuwenhoek in 2025, 13% more than in 2024. That is 81.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.4 across Leiden.

Other property crime14

Driving under the influence8

Vandalism and criminal damage6

Theft of bicycles and mopeds5

Threats3

Assault3

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 Leeuwenhoek, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.6 km

Large supermarket1.5 km

Day nursery1.4 km

Primary school1.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km14.3

Primary pupils living here40

Secondary pupils living here10

Business premises180

Residents per km²1,112

Land area74 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leiden.

Lage Mors Vogelwijk Pesthuiswijk Hoge Mors Raadsherenbuurt Transvaalbuurt Boerhaavedistrict district