Neighbourhood Vreewijk

Neighbourhood in district Bos- en Gasthuisdistrict · municipality Leiden · Zuid-Holland

  • 890 homes
  • 2.595 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1919
  • avg. WOZ € 681.000

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 Vreewijk

Homes
890
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1919
Average living area
140 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
894
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 48% 430
  • Apartment 36% 318
  • End-terrace house 11% 100
  • Semi-detached house 4% 33
  • Detached 1% 9

Energy label

  • A or better 11% 102
  • B 6% 51
  • C 10% 85
  • D 8% 68
  • E 12% 107
  • F 27% 244
  • G 22% 194
  • No label 4% 39

Building period

  • Built before 1945 72% 641
  • 1945–1969 4% 34
  • 1970–1989 10% 87
  • 1990–2009 7% 60
  • 2010 and later 7% 64
  • Unknown 0% 4

Residents

Residents
2.595
January 1, 2025
Households
1.380
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
63%
Households with children
18%
Population density
7.726
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 315
  • 15–25 years 29% 750
  • 25–45 years 21% 540
  • 45–65 years 22% 560
  • 65 years and older 17% 435

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 681.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
73%
Rental homes
27%
9% housing association
Single-family homes
64%
36% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
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
2.550 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
530 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.070 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
31%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
81% central heating, 11% block, 1% electric
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
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.964 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,4
580 passenger cars
Company locations
390
of which 20 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)
54 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
municipality 32%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 16%

Noise level of the 890 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 10% 91
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 72% 640
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 133
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 25
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
12%
municipality 53%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,6 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
46%
municipality 46%

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 88%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
86%
municipality 90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
69%
municipality 19%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
13%
municipality 15%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
37
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
97
+31% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,1
1 burglary
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 35% 34
  • Vernieling 7% 7
  • Drugshandel 5% 5
  • Mishandeling 3% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 2
  • Woninginbraak 1% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1

Per year

  1. 682021
  2. 872022
  3. 902023
  4. 942024
  5. 722025

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
4,30
+0,20 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,06
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

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 +0,17 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 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)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 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 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
6,2%
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
€ 178.700
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
33,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)