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De Heuvel noord

De Heuvel noord is a neighbourhood in the De Heuvel / Amstelwijk district of Leidschendam-Voorburg, with 1,480 residents and 776 homes. 16% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€259,000) is 42% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 296 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19160602 · 52 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,480residents1 January 2025
€259,000average WOZ home valueLeidschendam-Voorburg: €443,000
26%green within 500 mLeidschendam-Voorburg: 26%
296services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
De Heuvel noord in Leidschendam-VoorburgPostcodes in De Heuvel noord highlighted; the rest of Leidschendam-Voorburg in grey
Map of Leidschendam-Voorburg with De Heuvel noord highlighted

Who lives here.

1,480 residents in 780 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leidschendam-Voorburg.

16%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
28%
aged 25–44
18%
aged 65 and over
52%
one-person households
31%
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 De Heuvel noord is €259,000, against €443,000 in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

776homes1 January 2025
0%single-family houses100% flats and apartments
16%owner-occupied79% housing association
0%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
720 m³gas per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 830 m³
1,680 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 2,280 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridLeidschendam-Voorburg: 4%
32%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 De Heuvel noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

66%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 37%
5%in the top 20% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 24%
7.2%of residents live below the poverty lineLeidschendam-Voorburg: 3.3%
€4,000median household wealthLeidschendam-Voorburg: €153,000
59.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeidschendam-Voorburg: 70.0%
12.0%of workers are self-employedLeidschendam-Voorburg: 17.0%
0.6cars 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 67 crimes in De Heuvel noord in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 45.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 52.3 across Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Vandalism and criminal damage10
Burglary of homes6
Theft from vehicles5
Other property crime5
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Threats4
Vehicle theft2
Public violence against people1
Assault1
Street robbery1
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 De Heuvel noord, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.4
Primary pupils living here140
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises115
Residents per km²10,933
Land area14 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg.