Living in Leeuwenhoek

Neighbourhood in Boerhaavedistrict, Leiden

Inhabitants
830
Homes
750
Avg. WOZ value
€141,000
Owner-occupied homes
0%

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€141,000

    Boerhaavedistrict €391,000Leiden €409,000

    lower than in Leiden (€409,000)
  • Owner-occupied0%lower than in Leiden (41%)
  • Single-family home1%lower than in Leiden (39%)
More figures about living
Homes
750district 4,108 · municipality 65,079
Rented homes
100%district 71% · municipality 59%
Housing association rentals
4%district 22% · municipality 31%
Multi-family homes
99%district 79% · municipality 61%
Built in the last 10 years
98%district 48% · municipality 13%

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

Population

  • Inhabitants830
  • Households with children3%lower than in Leiden (20%)
  • Age

    Leiden

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
1,112district 2,902 · municipality 5,978
Households
780district 4,765 · municipality 74,251
People per household
1.1district 1.5 · municipality 1.7
Single-person households
95%district 69% · municipality 57%

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

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket1.5 kmfurther than in Leiden (0.7 km)
  • GP1.6 kmfurther than in Leiden (0.6 km)
  • Primary school1.6 kmfurther than in Leiden (0.8 km)
  • Train station2.0 kmequal to Leiden (2.0 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
1.4 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 0.8 km
Day care
1.4 kmdistrict 0.5 km · municipality 0.5 km
Interchange station
2.0 kmdistrict 1.6 km · municipality 2.6 km
Motorway access
0.9 kmdistrict 1.8 km · municipality 2.0 km
Hospital
1.4 kmdistrict 0.9 km · municipality 2.8 km
Library
2.6 kmdistrict 2.3 km · municipality 1.5 km
Swimming pool
3.2 kmdistrict 2.2 km · municipality 1.9 km
Restaurants within 1 km
0district 4 · municipality 18
Cars per household
0.0district 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 power0%lower than in Leiden (18%)
  • Natural-gas-free98%higher than in Leiden (23%)
  • Natural gas per home per year0 m³

    Boerhaavedistrict 320 m³Leiden 580 m³

    lower than in Leiden (580 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
1,240 kWhdistrict 1,790 kWh · municipality 2,050 kWh
Electrically heated
98%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€1,100lower than in Leiden (€25,100)
  • SES score-1.09

    -1.000+1.00

    Leeuwenhoek -1.09Boerhaavedistrict -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.