Leedewijk-Noord

Leedewijk-Noord is a neighbourhood in the Merenwijkdistrict district of Leiden, with 2,800 residents and 1,138 homes. 85% of homes are owner-occupied and 88% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€518,000) is 27% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 188 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05460805 · 81 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,800residents1 January 2025

€518,000average WOZ home valueLeiden: €409,000

25%green within 500 mLeiden: 21%

188services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Leedewijk-Noord in LeidenPostcodes in Leedewijk-Noord highlighted; the rest of Leiden in grey

Map of Leiden with Leedewijk-Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

2,800 residents in 1,155 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leiden.

18%

aged 0–14

12%

aged 15–24

20%

aged 25–44

20%

aged 65 and over

27%

one-person households

43%

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 Leedewijk-Noord is €518,000, against €409,000 in Leiden.

1,138homes1 January 2025

88%single-family houses12% flats and apartments

85%owner-occupied3% housing association

0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied

860 m³gas per home per yearLeiden: 580 m³

2,510 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeiden: 2,050 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridLeiden: 23%

50%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 Leedewijk-Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

17%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeiden: 53%

39%in the top 20% nationallyLeiden: 16%

0.9%of residents live below the poverty lineLeiden: 4.2%

€382,000median household wealthLeiden: €25,000

75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeiden: 70.0%

62%with a university or higher professional degreeLeiden: 50%

14.0%of workers are self-employedLeiden: 14.0%

0.9cars 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 25 crimes in Leedewijk-Noord in 2025, 31% fewer than in 2024. That is 8.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.4 across Leiden.

Burglary of homes3

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Theft of bicycles and mopeds2

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 Leedewijk-Noord, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km

Large supermarket1.2 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.4

Primary pupils living here270

Secondary pupils living here220

Business premises305

Residents per km²6,666

Land area42 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leiden.

Leedewijk-Zuid Merenwijk-Centrum Zijlwijk-Noord Slaaghwijk Zijlwijk-Zuid Houtkwartier Merenwijkdistrict district