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Bovenveen zuid

Bovenveen zuid is a neighbourhood in the Bovenveen district of Leidschendam-Voorburg, with 1,125 residents and 505 homes. 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 29% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€526,000) is 19% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 287 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19161002 · 27 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,125residents1 January 2025
€526,000average WOZ home valueLeidschendam-Voorburg: €443,000
12%green within 500 mLeidschendam-Voorburg: 26%
287services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Bovenveen zuid in Leidschendam-VoorburgPostcodes in Bovenveen zuid highlighted; the rest of Leidschendam-Voorburg in grey
Map of Leidschendam-Voorburg with Bovenveen zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

1,125 residents in 530 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leidschendam-Voorburg.

16%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
13%
aged 65 and over
35%
one-person households
34%
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 Bovenveen zuid is €526,000, against €443,000 in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

505homes1 January 2025
29%single-family houses71% flats and apartments
83%owner-occupied0% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
980 m³gas per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 830 m³
2,220 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 2,280 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridLeidschendam-Voorburg: 4%
18%homes with solar panelsLeidschendam-Voorburg: 20%

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 Bovenveen zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

22%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 37%
40%in the top 20% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 24%
2.7%of residents live below the poverty lineLeidschendam-Voorburg: 3.3%
€275,000median household wealthLeidschendam-Voorburg: €153,000
80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeidschendam-Voorburg: 70.0%
15.0%of workers are self-employedLeidschendam-Voorburg: 17.0%
0.8cars per householdLeidschendam-Voorburg: 0.8

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 44 crimes in Bovenveen zuid in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 39.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 52.3 across Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Theft from vehicles6
Theft of bicycles and mopeds5
Driving under the influence5
Assault3
Burglary of homes2
Other property crime2
Vandalism and criminal damage2
Vehicle theft1
Threats1

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 Bovenveen zuid, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km18.7
Primary pupils living here90
Secondary pupils living here60
Business premises175
Residents per km²9,858
Land area11 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Bovenveen middenVoorburg Noord noordVoorburg Noord zuidVoorburg Midden middenVoorburg Midden zuidBovenveen noordBovenveen district