District De Leijen

District in municipality De Bilt · Utrecht

  • 2.221 homes
  • 4.820 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1985
  • avg. WOZ € 454.000

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 De Leijen

Homes
2.221
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1985
Average living area
115 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.370
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 45% 1.009
  • Apartment 30% 670
  • End-terrace house 19% 426
  • Semi-detached house 4% 84
  • Detached 1% 32

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 386
  • B 20% 442
  • C 53% 1.185
  • D 8% 178
  • E 1% 19
  • F 0% 8
  • G 0% 3

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 6
  • 1970–1989 87% 1.936
  • 1990–2009 7% 162
  • 2010 and later 5% 117

Residents

Residents
4.820
January 1, 2025
Households
2.285
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
40%
Households with children
31%
Population density
4.435
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 765
  • 15–25 years 9% 430
  • 25–45 years 19% 930
  • 45–65 years 25% 1.185
  • 65 years and older 31% 1.500

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 454.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
45%
Rental homes
55%
49% housing association
Single-family homes
66%
34% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
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
2.320 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
450 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
790 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
26%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
8%

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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,2 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,2 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.542 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
2.082 passenger cars
Company locations
515
of which 40 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)
50 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
9%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
6%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 2.221 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 10% 218
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 47% 1.051
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 28% 611
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 318
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 23

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 34%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
38% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
64%
municipality 65%

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)
81%
municipality 80%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 86%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 86%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 3%
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
25
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
120
-25% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,6
8 burglaries
Municipality
38
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 29% 35
  • Vernieling 11% 13
  • Woninginbraak 7% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 7
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 5
  • Bedreiging 4% 5
  • Mishandeling 3% 4
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1072021
  2. 1442022
  3. 1802023
  4. 1652024
  5. 1492025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,10
+0,00 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,04 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 35.500
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 43.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 120.300
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in De Leijen 1