Living in Leiden
Municipality in Zuid-Holland
- Inhabitants
- 130,638
- Homes
- 65,079
- Avg. WOZ value
- €409,000
- Owner-occupied homes
- 41%
Stands out in Leiden
Districts in Leiden
Choose a district for the figures
- Roodenburgerdistrict€460,000avg. WOZ valueHighest WOZ value€460,000 avg. WOZ valueNeighbourhoods and figures
- Bos- en Gasthuisdistrict€374,000avg. WOZ value19% aged 65 or olderNeighbourhoods and figures
- Binnenstad-Noord€395,000avg. WOZ value56 restaurants within 1 kmNeighbourhoods and figures
- Leiden-Noord€384,000avg. WOZ value26% households with childrenNeighbourhoods and figures
- Merenwijkdistrict€424,000avg. WOZ valueMost solar power33% with solar powerNeighbourhoods and figures
- Morsdistrict€376,000avg. WOZ value30% natural-gas-freeNeighbourhoods and figures
- Stevenshofdistrict€426,000avg. WOZ valueMost single-family homes74% single-family homesNeighbourhoods and figures
- Binnenstad-Zuid€451,000avg. WOZ valueMost restaurants nearby77 restaurants within 1 kmNeighbourhoods and figures
- Boerhaavedistrict€391,000avg. WOZ valueMost new-build48% built in the last 10 yearsNeighbourhoods and figures
- Stationsdistrict€354,000avg. WOZ valueClosest to the stationStation at 1.1 kmNeighbourhoods and figures
Leiden in figures
Living
- Average WOZ value€409,000
Per district: from €354,000 in Stationsdistrict to €460,000 in Roodenburgerdistrict
- Owner-occupied41%
- Single-family home39%
More figures about living
- Homes
- 65,079
- Rented homes
- 59%
- Housing association rentals
- 31%
- Multi-family homes
- 61%
- Built in the last 10 years
- 13%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.
Population
- Inhabitants130,638
- Households with children20%
- Age11%0-1518%15-2531%25-4522%45-6516%65+
More figures about the residents
- Inhabitants per km²
- 5,978
- Households
- 74,251
- People per household
- 1.7
- Single-person households
- 57%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.
Amenities and accessibility
- Supermarket0.7 km
- GP0.6 km
- Primary school0.8 km
- Train station2.0 km
More figures about amenities
- Pharmacy
- 0.8 km
- Day care
- 0.5 km
- Interchange station
- 2.6 km
- Motorway access
- 2.0 km
- Hospital
- 2.8 km
- Library
- 1.5 km
- Swimming pool
- 1.9 km
- Restaurants within 1 km
- 18
- Cars per household
- 0.5
Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.
Energy
- With solar power18%
- Natural-gas-free23%
- Natural gas per home per year580 m³
More figures about energy
- Electricity per home
- 2,050 kWh
- Electrically heated
- 10%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.
Income and wealth2024
- Income per inhabitant€36,400
- Median wealth per household€25,100
- SES score-0.08
-1.000+1.00
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.