District De Leyens

District in municipality Zoetermeer · Zuid-Holland

  • 4.209 homes
  • 9.345 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1982

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 Leyens

Homes
4.209
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1982
Average living area
114 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
4.362
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 55% 2.315
  • Apartment 25% 1.034
  • End-terrace house 18% 743
  • Detached 2% 71
  • Semi-detached house 1% 46

Energy label

  • A or better 8% 330
  • B 16% 677
  • C 69% 2.906
  • D 6% 248
  • E 1% 44
  • F 0% 1
  • G 0% 1
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 1
  • 1945–1969 0% 1
  • 1970–1989 93% 3.926
  • 1990–2009 6% 273
  • Unknown 0% 8

Residents

Residents
9.345
January 1, 2025

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 1.360
  • 15–25 years 10% 900
  • 25–45 years 20% 1.860
  • 45–65 years 24% 2.255
  • 65 years and older 32% 2.965

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

Average noise level (Lden)
50 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
19%
municipality 29%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
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
5%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 4.209 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 17% 712
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 48% 2.000
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 19% 782
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 593
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 78
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 44

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
99%
Of which more than 2 m water
45%
Maximum water depth
3,7 m
average 1,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
66%
municipality 61%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
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
84%
municipality 79%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
37%
municipality 22%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
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
28
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
264
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,2
5 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 14% 36
  • Vernieling 9% 24
  • Mishandeling 6% 15
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 12
  • Bedreiging 3% 9
  • Drugshandel 3% 9
  • Woninginbraak 2% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 5

Per year

  1. 2812021
  2. 2812022
  3. 3112023
  4. 2572024
  5. 2712025

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.

Neighbourhoods in De Leyens 10