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Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied

Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied is a neighbourhood in the De Zijde / Duivenvoorde / Park Veursehou district of Leidschendam-Voorburg, with 350 residents and 78 homes. 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€883,000) is 99% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 110 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19160104 · 10 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
350residents1 January 2025
€883,000average WOZ home valueLeidschendam-Voorburg: €443,000
54%green within 500 mLeidschendam-Voorburg: 26%
110services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied in Leidschendam-VoorburgPostcodes in Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied highlighted; the rest of Leidschendam-Voorburg in grey
Map of Leidschendam-Voorburg with Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied highlighted

Who lives here.

350 residents in 85 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leidschendam-Voorburg.

11%
aged 0–14
24%
aged 15–24
17%
aged 25–44
17%
aged 65 and over
29%
one-person households
29%
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 Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied is €883,000, against €443,000 in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

78homes48 newly built in 2025
92%single-family houses8% flats and apartments
73%owner-occupied0% housing association
31%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
900 m³gas per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 830 m³
4,140 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 2,280 kWh

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)

Safety.

Police registered 82 crimes in Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 234.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 52.3 across Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Assault15
Threats11
Vandalism and criminal damage9
Other property crime6
Driving under the influence5
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Burglary of homes1
Public violence against people1

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 Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.4 km
Large supermarket1.3 km
Day nursery1.3 km
Primary school1.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.6
Primary pupils living here60
Secondary pupils living here40
Business premises45
Residents per km²156
Land area224 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Prinsenhof laag't Lien noordPrinsenhof hoogDuivenvoorde't Lien zuidAmstelwijkDe Zijde / Duivenvoorde / Park Veursehou district