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Boshuizen

Boshuizen is a neighbourhood in the Bos- en Gasthuisdistrict district of Leiden, with 4,115 residents and 1,746 homes. 49% of homes are owner-occupied and 32% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€367,000) is 10% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 257 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05460504 · 65 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,115residents1 January 2025
€367,000average WOZ home valueLeiden: €409,000
24%green within 500 mLeiden: 21%
257services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Boshuizen in LeidenPostcodes in Boshuizen highlighted; the rest of Leiden in grey
Map of Leiden with Boshuizen highlighted

Who lives here.

4,115 residents in 2,295 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leiden.

10%
aged 0–14
23%
aged 15–24
24%
aged 25–44
20%
aged 65 and over
58%
one-person households
22%
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 Boshuizen is €367,000, against €409,000 in Leiden.

1,746homes1 January 2025
32%single-family houses68% flats and apartments
49%owner-occupied47% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
560 m³gas per home per yearLeiden: 580 m³
2,020 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeiden: 2,050 kWh
6%homes off the gas gridLeiden: 23%
15%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 Boshuizen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

59%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeiden: 53%
12%in the top 20% nationallyLeiden: 16%
3.3%of residents live below the poverty lineLeiden: 4.2%
€19,000median household wealthLeiden: €25,000
66.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeiden: 70.0%
33%with a university or higher professional degreeLeiden: 50%
13.0%of workers are self-employedLeiden: 14.0%
0.5cars 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 111 crimes in Boshuizen in 2025, 16% more than in 2024. That is 27.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.4 across Leiden.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds13
Driving under the influence12
Vandalism and criminal damage9
Burglary of homes4
Theft from vehicles3
Assault3
Vehicle theft1
Pickpocketing1
Threats1
Other property crime1

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 Boshuizen, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.4
Primary pupils living here230
Secondary pupils living here140
Business premises325
Residents per km²8,372
Land area49 ha

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

Schools in Boshuizen.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Da Vinci College Openbare Scholengemeenschap voor ATH HAVO MAVO VBO LWOOSecondary school (vmbo) · Openbaar

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leiden.

Haagweg-ZuidFortuinwijk-NoordGasthuiswijkHaagweg-NoordVreewijkHoge MorsBos- en Gasthuisdistrict district