Neighbourhood De Leyens-Centrum

Neighbourhood in district De Leyens · municipality Zoetermeer · Zuid-Holland

  • 181 homes
  • 230 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1981

Map

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in De Leyens-Centrum

Homes
181
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1981
Average living area
78 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
207
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 98% 178
  • End-terrace house 1% 2
  • Mid-terrace house 1% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 1% 1
  • B 18% 33
  • C 66% 120
  • D 15% 27

Building period

  • 1970–1989 100% 181

Residents

Residents
230
January 1, 2025

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 4% 10
  • 15–25 years 7% 15
  • 25–45 years 13% 30
  • 45–65 years 17% 40
  • 65 years and older 59% 135

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
49 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 29%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 181 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 3% 5
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 88% 159
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 2% 4
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 13

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
77%
Maximum water depth
3,0 m
average 2,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 61%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
municipality 79%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
8%
municipality 22%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
178
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
41
-21% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 29% 12
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 4
  • Mishandeling 5% 2
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 1
  • Vernieling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 342021
  2. 582022
  3. 772023
  4. 282024
  5. 572025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,7 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
2,7%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.