District Boerhaavedistrict

District in municipality Leiden · Zuid-Holland

  • 4.299 homes
  • 7.335 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1994
  • avg. WOZ € 378.000

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 Boerhaavedistrict

Homes
4.299
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1994
Average living area
74 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
4.040
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 80% 3.444
  • Mid-terrace house 14% 595
  • End-terrace house 4% 169
  • Detached 1% 47
  • Semi-detached house 1% 44

Energy label

  • A or better 66% 2.845
  • B 6% 248
  • C 6% 238
  • D 2% 105
  • E 3% 144
  • F 7% 309
  • G 4% 183
  • No label 5% 227

Building period

  • Built before 1945 18% 758
  • 1945–1969 9% 369
  • 1970–1989 5% 209
  • 1990–2009 5% 226
  • 2010 and later 64% 2.734
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
7.335
January 1, 2025
Households
4.595
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
69%
Households with children
13%
Population density
2.811
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,6 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 730
  • 15–25 years 28% 2.075
  • 25–45 years 35% 2.565
  • 45–65 years 15% 1.095
  • 65 years and older 12% 875

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 378.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
30%
Rental homes
70%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
21%
79% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
47%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
51
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
1.790 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
240 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
320 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
18%
Gas-free
71%
District heating
50%
Mainly electrically heated
23%

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
1,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
15
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.506 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
1.473 passenger cars
Company locations
1.110
of which 115 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)
57 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
36%
municipality 32%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
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
14%
municipality 16%

Noise level of the 4.299 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 6% 262
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 32% 1.358
  • 56–60 dB: busy 41% 1.760
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 18% 763
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 4% 156

Flooding

Homes that may flood
70%
municipality 53%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
32%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,1 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
15,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
49%
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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
80%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
98%
municipality 90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 19%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
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
99
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
728
+7% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,9
4 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 25% 179
  • Mishandeling 6% 43
  • Vernieling 4% 32
  • Bedreiging 3% 20
  • Drugshandel 2% 14
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 12
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 11
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 10

Per year

  1. 4892021
  2. 5612022
  3. 6022023
  4. 6642024
  5. 6682025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,21
+0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,09
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,10 insufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,14 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 40.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 46.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 11.100
Net labour participation
65%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
27,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Boerhaavedistrict 5