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Professorenwijk-Oost

Professorenwijk-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Roodenburgerdistrict district of Leiden, with 1,270 residents and 687 homes. 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 29% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€463,000) is 13% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 234 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05460402 · 36 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,270residents1 January 2025
€463,000average WOZ home valueLeiden: €409,000
22%green within 500 mLeiden: 21%
234services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Professorenwijk-Oost in LeidenPostcodes in Professorenwijk-Oost highlighted; the rest of Leiden in grey
Map of Leiden with Professorenwijk-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

1,270 residents in 700 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leiden.

12%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
30%
aged 25–44
20%
aged 65 and over
48%
one-person households
24%
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 Professorenwijk-Oost is €463,000, against €409,000 in Leiden.

687homes1 January 2025
29%single-family houses71% flats and apartments
80%owner-occupied5% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
830 m³gas per home per yearLeiden: 580 m³
2,010 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeiden: 2,050 kWh
1%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 Professorenwijk-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

31%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeiden: 53%
23%in the top 20% nationallyLeiden: 16%
2.6%of residents live below the poverty lineLeiden: 4.2%
€294,000median household wealthLeiden: €25,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeiden: 70.0%
68%with a university or higher professional degreeLeiden: 50%
12.0%of workers are self-employedLeiden: 14.0%

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 48 crimes in Professorenwijk-Oost in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 37.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.4 across Leiden.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds8
Other property crime6
Burglary of homes5
Vandalism and criminal damage3
Driving under the influence2
Theft from vehicles1
Public violence against people1
Assault1

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 Professorenwijk-Oost, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket1.2 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.4
Primary pupils living here80
Secondary pupils living here60
Business premises160
Residents per km²4,383
Land area29 ha

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

Schools in Professorenwijk-Oost.

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

LorentzPrimary school · Openbaar
Roomskatholieke Basisschool Sint Joseph-SchoolPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek
Bonaventuracollege SGM voor Gym. Ath. Havo VmboSecondary school (havo, vwo, vmbo) · Bijzonder

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.

BurgemeesterswijkRijndijkbuurtRoomburgProfessorenwijk-WestMeerburgLevendaal-OostRoodenburgerdistrict district