Neighbourhood Verzetsheldenwijk

Neighbourhood in district Damsigt en omgeving · municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.044 homes
  • 1.980 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1979
  • avg. WOZ € 502.000

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 Verzetsheldenwijk

Homes
1.044
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1979
Average living area
119 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
896
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 39% 407
  • Mid-terrace house 37% 385
  • End-terrace house 16% 166
  • Semi-detached house 4% 43
  • Detached 4% 43

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 189
  • B 10% 104
  • C 33% 346
  • D 4% 44
  • E 9% 95
  • F 7% 73
  • G 4% 43
  • No label 14% 150

Building period

  • Built before 1945 16% 168
  • 1945–1969 17% 181
  • 1970–1989 38% 395
  • 1990–2009 4% 40
  • 2010 and later 25% 260

Residents

Residents
1.980
January 1, 2025
Households
875
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
27%
Households with children
33%
Population density
5.533
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 270
  • 15–25 years 10% 190
  • 25–45 years 16% 315
  • 45–65 years 28% 550
  • 65 years and older 33% 655

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 502.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
87%
Rental homes
13%
10% housing association
Single-family homes
71%
29% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
2.640 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
720 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
910 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
40%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
99% central heating
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
15
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.956 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
937 passenger cars
Company locations
240
of which 15 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)
53 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
29%
municipality 32%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
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
1%
municipality 13%

Noise level of the 1.044 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 42% 441
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 25% 266
  • 56–60 dB: busy 32% 333
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
15%
municipality 47%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,6 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
50%
municipality 57%

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)
91%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
73%
municipality 90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 86%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 2%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 6%

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
49
-17% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,0
1 burglary
Municipality
52
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Inbraak schuur/garage 22% 11
  • Fietsdiefstal 14% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 10% 5
  • Vernieling 4% 2
  • Woninginbraak 2% 1
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 572021
  2. 322022
  3. 412023
  4. 362024
  5. 752025

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
4,31
+0,21 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Very good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,10 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 more than sufficient

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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 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
1,0%
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
€ 431.100
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
35,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)