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Professorenwijk-West

Professorenwijk-West is a neighbourhood in the Roodenburgerdistrict district of Leiden, with 2,930 residents and 1,345 homes. 68% of homes are owner-occupied and 59% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€518,000) is 27% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 270 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05460404 · 72 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,930residents1 January 2025
€518,000average WOZ home valueLeiden: €409,000
20%green within 500 mLeiden: 21%
270services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Professorenwijk-West in LeidenPostcodes in Professorenwijk-West highlighted; the rest of Leiden in grey
Map of Leiden with Professorenwijk-West highlighted

Who lives here.

2,930 residents in 1,375 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leiden.

19%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
26%
aged 25–44
15%
aged 65 and over
41%
one-person households
36%
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-West is €518,000, against €409,000 in Leiden.

1,345homes1 January 2025
59%single-family houses41% flats and apartments
68%owner-occupied24% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
910 m³gas per home per yearLeiden: 580 m³
2,020 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeiden: 2,050 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridLeiden: 23%
30%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-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

32%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeiden: 53%
35%in the top 20% nationallyLeiden: 16%
1.1%of residents live below the poverty lineLeiden: 4.2%
€314,000median household wealthLeiden: €25,000
77.0%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%
0.7cars 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 165 crimes in Professorenwijk-West in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 56.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.4 across Leiden.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds67
Other property crime11
Vandalism and criminal damage9
Theft from vehicles3
Burglary of homes2
Threats2
Assault2
Driving under the influence2
Vehicle theft1
Pickpocketing1

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-West, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.2
Primary pupils living here280
Secondary pupils living here200
Business premises335
Residents per km²10,126
Land area29 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leiden.

BurgemeesterswijkTuinstadwijkCronesteinProfessorenwijk-OostLevendaal-OostLevendaal-WestRoodenburgerdistrict district