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Kern Stompwijk

Kern Stompwijk is a neighbourhood in the Stompwijk district of Leidschendam-Voorburg, with 1,595 residents and 674 homes. 65% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€451,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 56 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19160400 · 32 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,595residents1 January 2025
€451,000average WOZ home valueLeidschendam-Voorburg: €443,000
57%green within 500 mLeidschendam-Voorburg: 26%
56services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Kern Stompwijk in Leidschendam-VoorburgPostcodes in Kern Stompwijk highlighted; the rest of Leidschendam-Voorburg in grey
Map of Leidschendam-Voorburg with Kern Stompwijk highlighted

Who lives here.

1,595 residents in 650 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leidschendam-Voorburg.

16%
aged 0–14
13%
aged 15–24
22%
aged 25–44
20%
aged 65 and over
29%
one-person households
42%
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 Kern Stompwijk is €451,000, against €443,000 in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

674homes2 newly built in 2025
87%single-family houses13% flats and apartments
65%owner-occupied29% housing association
7%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
820 m³gas per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 830 m³
2,860 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 2,280 kWh
9%homes off the gas gridLeidschendam-Voorburg: 4%
35%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 Kern Stompwijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

31%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 37%
30%in the top 20% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 24%
1.5%of residents live below the poverty lineLeidschendam-Voorburg: 3.3%
€296,000median household wealthLeidschendam-Voorburg: €153,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeidschendam-Voorburg: 70.0%
25%with a university or higher professional degreeLeidschendam-Voorburg: 46%
20.0%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 33 crimes in Kern Stompwijk in 2025, 18% more than in 2024. That is 20.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 52.3 across Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Other property crime5
Threats2
Vandalism and criminal damage2
Burglary of homes1
Vehicle theft1
Theft of bicycles and mopeds1
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 Kern Stompwijk, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school4.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km0.0
Primary pupils living here150
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises230
Residents per km²1,651
Land area97 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg.