Neighbourhood Kerkwijk

Neighbourhood in district Wijk 00 · municipality Leiderdorp · Zuid-Holland

  • 788 homes
  • 2.025 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1954
  • avg. WOZ € 547.000

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 Kerkwijk

Homes
788
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1954
Average living area
131 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
796
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 46% 361
  • End-terrace house 28% 221
  • Apartment 11% 86
  • Semi-detached house 8% 65
  • Detached 7% 55

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 132
  • B 5% 39
  • C 17% 134
  • D 9% 70
  • E 12% 96
  • F 23% 181
  • G 17% 133
  • No label 0% 3

Building period

  • Built before 1945 53% 418
  • 1945–1969 16% 125
  • 1970–1989 20% 154
  • 1990–2009 5% 42
  • 2010 and later 6% 45
  • Unknown 1% 4

Residents

Residents
2.025
January 1, 2025
Households
800
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
45%
Population density
3.755
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 20% 415
  • 15–25 years 11% 230
  • 25–45 years 21% 425
  • 45–65 years 29% 585
  • 65 years and older 18% 370

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 547.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
83%
Rental homes
17%
9% housing association
Single-family homes
88%
12% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.850 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
890 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.020 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
44%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
12%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
90% central heating, 9% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.361 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
834 passenger cars
Company locations
295
of which 35 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
55 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
46%
municipality 27%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
18%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 788 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 5% 36
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 55% 436
  • 56–60 dB: busy 27% 216
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 12% 96
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
4%
municipality 69%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,5 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
54%
municipality 52%

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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
89%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
82%
municipality 91%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
16%
municipality 6%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
municipality 12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 3%
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
25
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
51
-6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,3
1 burglary
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 16% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 2
  • Openlijk geweld 4% 2
  • Bedreiging 4% 2
  • Woninginbraak 2% 1
  • Straatroof 2% 1
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 1

Per year

  1. 472021
  2. 482022
  3. 522023
  4. 442024
  5. 522025

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.

Liveability

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,29
+0,19 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,18

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,2 mm per year
municipality −2,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 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 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
2,3%
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.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 403.800
Net labour participation
79%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
20%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
34,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)