Living in Academiewijk

Neighbourhood in Binnenstad-Zuid, Leiden

Inhabitants
1,895
Homes
906
Avg. WOZ value
€486,000
Owner-occupied homes
31%

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€486,000

    Binnenstad-Zuid €451,000Leiden €409,000

    higher than in Leiden (€409,000)
  • Owner-occupied31%lower than in Leiden (41%)
  • Single-family home31%lower than in Leiden (39%)
More figures about living
Homes
906district 4,401 · municipality 65,079
Rented homes
69%district 73% · municipality 59%
Housing association rentals
31%district 21% · municipality 31%
Multi-family homes
69%district 71% · municipality 61%
Built in the last 10 years
4%district 2% · municipality 13%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.

Population

  • Inhabitants1,895
  • Households with children7%lower than in Leiden (20%)
  • Age

    Leiden

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
11,314district 13,297 · municipality 5,978
Households
1,400district 6,720 · municipality 74,251
People per household
1.3district 1.3 · municipality 1.7
Single-person households
75%district 77% · municipality 57%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.7 kmequal to Leiden (0.7 km)
  • GP0.6 kmequal to Leiden (0.6 km)
  • Primary school0.6 kmcloser than in Leiden (0.8 km)
  • Train station1.4 kmcloser than in Leiden (2.0 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.7 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.8 km
Day care
0.7 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.5 km
Interchange station
1.4 kmdistrict 1.8 km · municipality 2.6 km
Motorway access
2.2 kmdistrict 2.0 km · municipality 2.0 km
Hospital
2.3 kmdistrict 2.7 km · municipality 2.8 km
Library
1.3 kmdistrict 1.0 km · municipality 1.5 km
Swimming pool
2.2 kmdistrict 2.2 km · municipality 1.9 km
Restaurants within 1 km
92district 77 · municipality 18
Cars per household
0.2district 0.2 · municipality 0.5

Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.

Energy

  • With solar power2%lower than in Leiden (18%)
  • Natural-gas-free1%lower than in Leiden (23%)
  • Natural gas per home per year920 m³

    Binnenstad-Zuid 880 m³Leiden 580 m³

    higher than in Leiden (580 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
2,030 kWhdistrict 2,020 kWh · municipality 2,050 kWh
Electrically heated
1%district 2% · municipality 10%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.

Income and wealth2024

  • Median wealth per household€4,300lower than in Leiden (€25,100)
  • SES score-0.34

    -1.000+1.00

    Academiewijk -0.34Binnenstad-Zuid -0.28Leiden -0.08

More figures about income
Avg. income per inhabitant
no figure for this areadistrict €36,200 · municipality €36,400

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.