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Leidseweg en omgeving

Leidseweg en omgeving is a neighbourhood in the West district of Utrecht, with 1,155 residents and 589 homes. 33% of homes are owner-occupied and 12% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€434,000) is 11% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 364 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440122 · 22 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,155residents1 January 2025
€434,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000
9%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%
364services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Leidseweg en omgeving in UtrechtPostcodes in Leidseweg en omgeving highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey
Map of Utrecht with Leidseweg en omgeving highlighted

Who lives here.

1,155 residents in 645 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

12%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
41%
aged 25–44
12%
aged 65 and over
53%
one-person households
23%
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 Leidseweg en omgeving is €434,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

589homes1 January 2025
12%single-family houses88% flats and apartments
33%owner-occupied47% housing association
0%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
770 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³
1,820 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%
11%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 Leidseweg en omgeving compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

57%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%
16%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%
7.5%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%
€9,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%
17.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%
0.4cars 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 58 crimes in Leidseweg en omgeving in 2025, 3% fewer than in 2024. That is 50.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds15
Theft from vehicles7
Other property crime5
Burglary of homes4
Vehicle theft4
Vandalism and criminal damage4
Driving under the influence3
Threats2
Assault2
Pickpocketing1

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 Leidseweg en omgeving, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km26.8
Primary pupils living here70
Secondary pupils living here40
Business premises180
Residents per km²9,734
Land area12 ha

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

Schools in Leidseweg en omgeving.

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

Christelijk Gymnasium UtrechtSecondary school (vwo) · Bijzonder

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.