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Damsigt

Damsigt is a neighbourhood in the Damsigt en omgeving district of Leidschendam-Voorburg, with 1,060 residents and 389 homes. 93% of homes are owner-occupied and 84% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€637,000) is 44% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 304 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19160700 · 24 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,060residents1 January 2025
€637,000average WOZ home valueLeidschendam-Voorburg: €443,000
22%green within 500 mLeidschendam-Voorburg: 26%
304services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Damsigt in Leidschendam-VoorburgPostcodes in Damsigt highlighted; the rest of Leidschendam-Voorburg in grey
Map of Leidschendam-Voorburg with Damsigt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,060 residents in 385 households, 2.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leidschendam-Voorburg.

22%
aged 0–14
14%
aged 15–24
16%
aged 25–44
16%
aged 65 and over
21%
one-person households
55%
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 Damsigt is €637,000, against €443,000 in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

389homes127 newly built in 2025
84%single-family houses16% flats and apartments
93%owner-occupied2% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
1,190 m³gas per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 830 m³
2,860 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 2,280 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridLeidschendam-Voorburg: 4%
42%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 Damsigt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

12%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 37%
53%in the top 20% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 24%
0.8%of residents live below the poverty lineLeidschendam-Voorburg: 3.3%
€502,000median household wealthLeidschendam-Voorburg: €153,000
77.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeidschendam-Voorburg: 70.0%
19.0%of workers are self-employedLeidschendam-Voorburg: 17.0%
1.2cars 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 55 crimes in Damsigt in 2025, 25% more than in 2024. That is 51.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 52.3 across Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Other property crime14
Theft of bicycles and mopeds11
Theft from vehicles8
Vandalism and criminal damage8
Burglary of homes1
Assault1
Driving under the influence1

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 Damsigt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket1.1 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.4
Primary pupils living here120
Secondary pupils living here120
Business premises145
Residents per km²4,455
Land area24 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

SijtwendeVerzetsheldenwijkKleurenbuurtKlein PlaspoelpolderLeidsenhageDamcentrumDamsigt en omgeving district