District Leyenburg

District in municipality Den Haag · Zuid-Holland

  • 8.459 homes
  • 17.020 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1960
  • avg. WOZ € 268.000

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 Leyenburg

Homes
8.459
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1960
Average living area
81 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
8.490
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 90% 7.627
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 706
  • End-terrace house 1% 114
  • Semi-detached house 0% 10
  • Detached 0% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 1.661
  • B 6% 518
  • C 13% 1.141
  • D 15% 1.286
  • E 26% 2.240
  • F 5% 408
  • G 14% 1.170
  • No label 0% 35

Building period

  • Built before 1945 31% 2.592
  • 1945–1969 45% 3.833
  • 1970–1989 12% 1.022
  • 1990–2009 4% 357
  • 2010 and later 8% 654
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
17.020
January 1, 2025
Households
9.135
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
51%
Households with children
27%
Population density
13.219
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,4 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 2.405
  • 15–25 years 12% 2.040
  • 25–45 years 33% 5.630
  • 45–65 years 24% 4.040
  • 65 years and older 17% 2.910

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 268.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
53%
Rental homes
46%
13% housing association
Single-family homes
10%
90% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
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
2.120 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
70 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
590 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
6%
Gas-free
19%
District heating
30%
Mainly electrically heated
1%

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
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
47
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
5.977 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
5.545 passenger cars
Company locations
2.475
of which 220 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 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
39%
municipality 33%
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 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
25%
municipality 21%

Noise level of the 8.459 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 10% 845
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 35% 2.964
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 1.563
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 1.243
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 16% 1.389
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 5% 447
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 8

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 83%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
97%
Of which more than 2 m water
1%
Maximum water depth
2,3 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
47%
municipality 44%

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)
87%
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
74%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
77%
municipality 64%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
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 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
57
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
973
-5% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
16 burglaries
Municipality
72
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 159
  • Vernieling 9% 92
  • Winkeldiefstal 7% 70
  • Mishandeling 6% 58
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 48
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 35
  • Bedreiging 3% 29
  • Autodiefstal 2% 17

Per year

  1. 8692021
  2. 9032022
  3. 9862023
  4. 1.0372024
  5. 9562025

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
4,01
−0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,07 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,18 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,08 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,10 insufficient

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
€ 31.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 57.700
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Leyenburg 1