Vreewijk

Vreewijk is a neighbourhood in the Bos- en Gasthuisdistrict district of Leiden, with 2,595 residents and 895 homes. 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 64% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€697,000) is 70% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 514 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05460500 · 56 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,595residents1 January 2025

€697,000average WOZ home valueLeiden: €409,000

15%green within 500 mLeiden: 21%

514services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Who lives here.

2,595 residents in 1,435 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leiden.

12%

aged 0–14

29%

aged 15–24

21%

aged 25–44

17%

aged 65 and over

64%

one-person households

17%

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 Vreewijk is €697,000, against €409,000 in Leiden.

895homes1 January 2025

64%single-family houses36% flats and apartments

73%owner-occupied9% housing association

7%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

1,100 m³gas per home per yearLeiden: 580 m³

2,590 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeiden: 2,050 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridLeiden: 23%

32%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 Vreewijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

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

28%in the top 20% nationallyLeiden: 16%

2.9%of residents live below the poverty lineLeiden: 4.2%

€179,000median household wealthLeiden: €25,000

66.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeiden: 70.0%

63%with a university or higher professional degreeLeiden: 50%

21.0%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 72 crimes in Vreewijk in 2025, 23% fewer than in 2024. That is 27.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.4 across Leiden.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds16

Vandalism and criminal damage10

Driving under the influence5

Burglary of homes4

Assault3

Other property crime2

Theft from vehicles1

Vehicle theft1

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 Vreewijk, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km

Large supermarket0.9 km

Day nursery0.6 km

Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.6

Primary pupils living here190

Secondary pupils living here130

Business premises415

Residents per km²8,176

Land area32 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leiden.

Academiewijk Haagweg-Zuid Haagweg-Noord Pieterswijk Levendaal-West Tuinstadwijk Bos- en Gasthuisdistrict district