Living in Houtkwartier
Neighbourhood in Boerhaavedistrict, Leiden
- Inhabitants
- 2,015
- Homes
- 862
- Avg. WOZ value
- €487,000
- Owner-occupied homes
- 48%
Neighbourhoods in Boerhaavedistrict
Choose a neighbourhood for the figures
- Pesthuiswijk€281,000avg. WOZ valueClosest to the stationStation at 1.4 kmView figures
- Houtkwartier€487,000avg. WOZ value42% with solar powerYou are here
- Vogelwijk€711,000avg. WOZ valueMost solar power57% with solar powerView figures
- Raadsherenbuurt€768,000avg. WOZ valueMost single-family homes82% single-family homesView figures
- Leeuwenhoek€141,000avg. WOZ valueMost new-build98% built in the last 10 yearsView figures
Houtkwartier in figures
Living
- Average WOZ value€487,000
Boerhaavedistrict €391,000Leiden €409,000
higher than in Leiden (€409,000) - Owner-occupied48%higher than in Leiden (41%)
- Single-family home25%lower than in Leiden (39%)
More figures about living
- Homes
- 862district 4,108 · municipality 65,079
- Rented homes
- 52%district 71% · municipality 59%
- Housing association rentals
- 1%district 22% · municipality 31%
- Multi-family homes
- 75%district 79% · municipality 61%
- Built in the last 10 years
- 46%district 48% · municipality 13%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.
Population
- Inhabitants2,015
- Households with children24%higher than in Leiden (20%)
- Age15%0-1514%15-2536%25-4519%45-6515%65+
Leiden
More figures about the residents
- Inhabitants per km²
- 3,609district 2,902 · municipality 5,978
- Households
- 1,125district 4,765 · municipality 74,251
- People per household
- 1.8district 1.5 · municipality 1.7
- Single-person households
- 55%district 69% · municipality 57%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.
Amenities and accessibility
- Supermarket1.6 kmfurther than in Leiden (0.7 km)
- GP0.5 kmcloser than in Leiden (0.6 km)
- Primary school0.5 kmcloser than in Leiden (0.8 km)
- Train station1.7 kmcloser than in Leiden (2.0 km)
More figures about amenities
- Pharmacy
- 0.5 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 0.8 km
- Day care
- 0.5 kmdistrict 0.5 km · municipality 0.5 km
- Interchange station
- 1.7 kmdistrict 1.6 km · municipality 2.6 km
- Motorway access
- 2.3 kmdistrict 1.8 km · municipality 2.0 km
- Hospital
- 0.7 kmdistrict 0.9 km · municipality 2.8 km
- Library
- 2.4 kmdistrict 2.3 km · municipality 1.5 km
- Swimming pool
- 1.9 kmdistrict 2.2 km · municipality 1.9 km
- Restaurants within 1 km
- 2district 4 · municipality 18
- Cars per household
- 0.4district 0.3 · municipality 0.5
Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.
Energy
- With solar power42%higher than in Leiden (18%)
- Natural-gas-free53%higher than in Leiden (23%)
- Natural gas per home per year400 m³
Boerhaavedistrict 320 m³Leiden 580 m³
lower than in Leiden (580 m³)
More figures about energy
- Electricity per home
- 2,100 kWhdistrict 1,790 kWh · municipality 2,050 kWh
- Electrically heated
- 3%district 23% · municipality 10%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.
Income and wealth2024
- Median wealth per household€61,800higher than in Leiden (€25,100)
- SES score-0.07
-1.000+1.00
Houtkwartier -0.07Boerhaavedistrict -0.23Leiden -0.08
More figures about income
- Avg. income per inhabitant
- no figure for this areadistrict €40,200 · municipality €36,400
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.