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Verzetsheldenwijk

Verzetsheldenwijk is a neighbourhood in the Damsigt en omgeving district of Leidschendam-Voorburg, with 1,980 residents and 896 homes. 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 71% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€560,000) is 26% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 318 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19160701 · 45 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,980residents1 January 2025
€560,000average WOZ home valueLeidschendam-Voorburg: €443,000
15%green within 500 mLeidschendam-Voorburg: 26%
318services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Verzetsheldenwijk in Leidschendam-VoorburgPostcodes in Verzetsheldenwijk highlighted; the rest of Leidschendam-Voorburg in grey
Map of Leidschendam-Voorburg with Verzetsheldenwijk highlighted

Who lives here.

1,980 residents in 870 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leidschendam-Voorburg.

14%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
16%
aged 25–44
33%
aged 65 and over
26%
one-person households
33%
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 Verzetsheldenwijk is €560,000, against €443,000 in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

896homes1 January 2025
71%single-family houses29% flats and apartments
87%owner-occupied10% housing association
0%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
910 m³gas per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 830 m³
2,650 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 2,280 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridLeidschendam-Voorburg: 4%
41%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 Verzetsheldenwijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

16%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 37%
36%in the top 20% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 24%
1.6%of residents live below the poverty lineLeidschendam-Voorburg: 3.3%
€431,000median household wealthLeidschendam-Voorburg: €153,000
66.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeidschendam-Voorburg: 70.0%
53%with a university or higher professional degreeLeidschendam-Voorburg: 46%
18.0%of workers are self-employedLeidschendam-Voorburg: 17.0%
1.1cars 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 75 crimes in Verzetsheldenwijk in 2025, 108% more than in 2024. That is 37.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 52.3 across Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Theft from vehicles9
Theft of bicycles and mopeds7
Vandalism and criminal damage5
Threats4
Other property crime4
Burglary of homes3
Assault3
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 Verzetsheldenwijk, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.5
Primary pupils living here160
Secondary pupils living here100
Business premises250
Residents per km²5,494
Land area36 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

DamsigtKlein PlaspoelpolderDamcentrumRaadhuiskwartierSijtwendeDe Heuvel zuidDamsigt en omgeving district