Living in Pieterswijk

Neighbourhood in Binnenstad-Zuid, Leiden

Inhabitants
2,975
Homes
1,348
Avg. WOZ value
€465,000
Owner-occupied homes
22%

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€465,000

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

    higher than in Leiden (€409,000)
  • Owner-occupied22%lower than in Leiden (41%)
  • Single-family home26%lower than in Leiden (39%)
More figures about living
Homes
1,348district 4,401 · municipality 65,079
Rented homes
78%district 73% · municipality 59%
Housing association rentals
14%district 21% · municipality 31%
Multi-family homes
74%district 71% · municipality 61%
Built in the last 10 years
3%district 2% · municipality 13%

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

Population

  • Inhabitants2,975
  • Households with children4%lower than in Leiden (20%)
  • Age

    Leiden

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
14,119district 13,297 · municipality 5,978
Households
2,400district 6,720 · municipality 74,251
People per household
1.2district 1.3 · municipality 1.7
Single-person households
82%district 77% · municipality 57%

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

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.5 kmcloser than in Leiden (0.7 km)
  • GP0.7 kmfurther than in Leiden (0.6 km)
  • Primary school0.6 kmcloser than in Leiden (0.8 km)
  • Train station1.5 kmcloser than in Leiden (2.0 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.4 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.8 km
Day care
0.6 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.5 km
Interchange station
1.5 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
1.1 kmdistrict 1.0 km · municipality 1.5 km
Swimming pool
2.3 kmdistrict 2.2 km · municipality 1.9 km
Restaurants within 1 km
100district 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 power3%lower than in Leiden (18%)
  • Natural-gas-free2%lower than in Leiden (23%)
  • Natural gas per home per year910 m³

    Binnenstad-Zuid 880 m³Leiden 580 m³

    higher than in Leiden (580 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
2,120 kWhdistrict 2,020 kWh · municipality 2,050 kWh
Electrically heated
2%district 2% · municipality 10%

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

Income and wealth2024

  • Income per inhabitant€32,300lower than in Leiden (€36,400)
  • Median wealth per household€2,000lower than in Leiden (€25,100)
  • SES score-0.41

    -1.000+1.00

    Pieterswijk -0.41Binnenstad-Zuid -0.28Leiden -0.08

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