Roomburg

Roomburg is a neighbourhood in the Roodenburgerdistrict district of Leiden, with 2,900 residents and 1,123 homes. 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€614,000) is 50% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 164 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05460408 · 48 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,900residents1 January 2025

€614,000average WOZ home valueLeiden: €409,000

29%green within 500 mLeiden: 21%

164services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Who lives here.

2,900 residents in 1,180 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leiden.

17%

aged 0–14

14%

aged 15–24

16%

aged 25–44

22%

aged 65 and over

28%

one-person households

42%

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 Roomburg is €614,000, against €409,000 in Leiden.

1,123homes1 January 2025

54%single-family houses46% flats and apartments

74%owner-occupied22% housing association

0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

170 m³gas per home per yearLeiden: 580 m³

2,650 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeiden: 2,050 kWh

84%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 Roomburg compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

24%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeiden: 53%

38%in the top 20% nationallyLeiden: 16%

2.8%of residents live below the poverty lineLeiden: 4.2%

€449,000median household wealthLeiden: €25,000

72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeiden: 70.0%

46%with a university or higher professional degreeLeiden: 50%

19.0%of workers are self-employedLeiden: 14.0%

1.0cars 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 107 crimes in Roomburg in 2025, 20% more than in 2024. That is 36.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.4 across Leiden.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds10

Driving under the influence9

Theft from vehicles7

Other property crime7

Vandalism and criminal damage7

Assault6

Threats5

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 Roomburg, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.6 km

Day nursery0.4 km

Primary school1.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.3

Primary pupils living here260

Secondary pupils living here260

Business premises395

Residents per km²3,277

Land area88 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leiden.

Meerburg Professorenwijk-Oost Rijndijkbuurt Waardeiland Burgemeesterswijk De Waard Roodenburgerdistrict district