Leedewijk-Zuid

Leedewijk-Zuid is a neighbourhood in the Merenwijkdistrict district of Leiden, with 920 residents and 355 homes. 92% of homes are owner-occupied and 100% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€507,000) is 24% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 226 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05460804 · 27 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

920residents1 January 2025

€507,000average WOZ home valueLeiden: €409,000

28%green within 500 mLeiden: 21%

226services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Leiden with Leedewijk-Zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

920 residents in 355 households, 2.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leiden.

19%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

23%

aged 25–44

18%

aged 65 and over

20%

one-person households

52%

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-Zuid is €507,000, against €409,000 in Leiden.

355homes1 January 2025

100%single-family houses0% flats and apartments

92%owner-occupied0% housing association

0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied

880 m³gas per home per yearLeiden: 580 m³

2,500 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeiden: 2,050 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridLeiden: 23%

45%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-Zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

16%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeiden: 53%

42%in the top 20% nationallyLeiden: 16%

1.0%of residents live below the poverty lineLeiden: 4.2%

€366,000median household wealthLeiden: €25,000

79.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeiden: 70.0%

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

15.0%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 17 crimes in Leedewijk-Zuid in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 18.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.4 across Leiden.

Theft from vehicles3

Burglary of homes2

Other property crime2

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

Vandalism and criminal damage1

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-Zuid, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km

Large supermarket0.4 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.4

Primary pupils living here90

Secondary pupils living here80

Business premises85

Residents per km²8,629

Land area11 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leiden.

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