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Leeuwesteyn

Leeuwesteyn is a neighbourhood in the Leidsche Rijn district of Utrecht, with 3,280 residents and 1,357 homes. 36% of homes are owner-occupied and 35% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€468,000) is 4% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 229 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440934 · 30 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,280residents1 January 2025
€468,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000
22%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%
229services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Leeuwesteyn in UtrechtPostcodes in Leeuwesteyn highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey
Map of Utrecht with Leeuwesteyn highlighted

Who lives here.

3,280 residents in 1,535 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

26%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
50%
aged 25–44
3%
aged 65 and over
52%
one-person households
35%
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 Leeuwesteyn is €468,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

1,357homes372 newly built in 2025
35%single-family houses65% flats and apartments
36%owner-occupied61% housing association
100%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
0 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³
2,500 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh
100%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%
58%homes with solar panelsUtrecht: 27%

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 Leeuwesteyn compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

46%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%
31%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%
3.2%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%
€11,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000
78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%
53%with a university or higher professional degreeUtrecht: 55%
16.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%
0.6cars per householdUtrecht: 0.6

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 208 crimes in Leeuwesteyn in 2025, 10% more than in 2024. That is 63.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft from vehicles44
Driving under the influence39
Theft of bicycles and mopeds21
Other property crime17
Assault5
Vandalism and criminal damage5
Threats4
Burglary of homes2
Vehicle theft2
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 Leeuwesteyn, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.9 km
Large supermarket1.9 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.5
Primary pupils living here470
Secondary pupils living here180
Business premises430
Residents per km²6,453
Land area51 ha

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

Schools in Leeuwesteyn.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Kindcentrum LeeuwesteynPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Utrecht.

Halve Maan-NoordHoge WeideHalve Maan-ZuidLeidsche Rijn-CentrumLaan van Nieuw-Guinea, Spinozaweg e.o.Oog in AlLeidsche Rijn district