Living in Slaaghwijk
Neighbourhood in Merenwijkdistrict, Leiden
- Inhabitants
- 4,365
- Homes
- 1,778
- Avg. WOZ value
- €303,000
- Owner-occupied homes
- 26%
Neighbourhoods in Merenwijkdistrict
Choose a neighbourhood for the figures
- Slaaghwijk€303,000avg. WOZ valueYoungest neighbourhood36% under 25You are here
- Leedewijk-Noord€518,000avg. WOZ value50% with solar powerView figures
- Zijlwijk-Zuid€577,000avg. WOZ valueMost solar power56% with solar powerView figures
- Zijlwijk-Noord€477,000avg. WOZ value54% with solar powerView figures
- Merenwijk-Centrum€264,000avg. WOZ valueMost natural-gas-free43% natural-gas-freeView figures
- Leedewijk-Zuid€507,000avg. WOZ valueMost families52% households with childrenView figures
Slaaghwijk in figures
Living
- Average WOZ value€303,000
Merenwijkdistrict €424,000Leiden €409,000
lower than in Leiden (€409,000) - Owner-occupied26%lower than in Leiden (41%)
- Single-family home19%lower than in Leiden (39%)
More figures about living
- Homes
- 1,778district 6,094 · municipality 65,079
- Rented homes
- 74%district 37% · municipality 59%
- Housing association rentals
- 68%district 27% · municipality 31%
- Multi-family homes
- 81%district 40% · municipality 61%
- Built in the last 10 years
- 0%district 0% · municipality 13%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.
Population
- Inhabitants4,365
- Households with children38%higher than in Leiden (20%)
- Age17%0-1519%15-2525%25-4525%45-6513%65+
Leiden
More figures about the residents
- Inhabitants per km²
- 8,362district 7,146 · municipality 5,978
- Households
- 1,890district 6,210 · municipality 74,251
- People per household
- 2.3district 2.2 · municipality 1.7
- Single-person households
- 42%district 36% · municipality 57%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.
Amenities and accessibility
- Supermarket0.6 kmcloser than in Leiden (0.7 km)
- GP0.7 kmfurther than in Leiden (0.6 km)
- Primary school0.7 kmcloser than in Leiden (0.8 km)
- Train station3.4 kmfurther than in Leiden (2.0 km)
More figures about amenities
- Pharmacy
- 0.7 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 0.8 km
- Day care
- 0.3 kmdistrict 0.5 km · municipality 0.5 km
- Interchange station
- 3.4 kmdistrict 3.7 km · municipality 2.6 km
- Motorway access
- 3.4 kmdistrict 3.7 km · municipality 2.0 km
- Hospital
- 3.0 kmdistrict 3.3 km · municipality 2.8 km
- Library
- 0.7 kmdistrict 1.0 km · municipality 1.5 km
- Swimming pool
- 1.5 kmdistrict 1.9 km · municipality 1.9 km
- Restaurants within 1 km
- 3district 2 · municipality 18
- Cars per household
- 0.6district 0.8 · municipality 0.5
Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.
Energy
- With solar power9%lower than in Leiden (18%)
- Natural-gas-free26%higher than in Leiden (23%)
- Natural gas per home per year360 m³
Merenwijkdistrict 680 m³Leiden 580 m³
lower than in Leiden (580 m³)
More figures about energy
- Electricity per home
- 2,280 kWhdistrict 2,410 kWh · municipality 2,050 kWh
- Electrically heated
- 0%district 5% · municipality 10%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.
Income and wealth2024
- Income per inhabitant€23,200lower than in Leiden (€36,400)
- Median wealth per household€7,200lower than in Leiden (€25,100)
- SES score-0.39
-1.000+1.00
Slaaghwijk -0.39Merenwijkdistrict +0.14Leiden -0.08
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.