Nieuw Essesteijn / Zijdezigt
Nieuw Essesteijn / Zijdezigt is a neighbourhood in the Essesteijn district of Leidschendam-Voorburg, with 750 residents and 323 homes. 94% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€623,000) is 41% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 248 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.
Who lives here.
750 residents in 330 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leidschendam-Voorburg.
Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Homes.
The average WOZ value of a home in Nieuw Essesteijn / Zijdezigt is €623,000, against €443,000 in Leidschendam-Voorburg.
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 Nieuw Essesteijn / Zijdezigt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).
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 49 crimes in Nieuw Essesteijn / Zijdezigt in 2025, 8% fewer than in 2024. That is 65.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 52.3 across Leidschendam-Voorburg.
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 Nieuw Essesteijn / Zijdezigt, a very highly urban area.
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Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Nearby neighbourhoods.
The closest neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg.