The population is shrinking, while it grows in De Bilt. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of De Bilt, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Leijen is €482,000, 21% lower than in De Bilt (€608,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 42%, against a rise of 36% in De Bilt. 45% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points less than in De Bilt (61%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€482,000
▼21% lower than De Bilt (€608,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than De Bilt (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
▼16 percentage points lower than De Bilt (61%)
Social housing
49%
▲22 percentage points higher than De Bilt (27%)
Private rent
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than De Bilt (11%)
Single-family dwellings
66%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Bilt (64%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than De Bilt (24%)
Built 1965–1974
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than De Bilt (19%)
Built 2016 and later
5%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Bilt (3%)
Average WOZ value
€482,000
▼21% lower than De Bilt (€608,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than De Bilt (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
▼16 percentage points lower than De Bilt (61%)
Social housing
49%
▲22 percentage points higher than De Bilt (27%)
Private rent
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than De Bilt (11%)
Single-family dwellings
66%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Bilt (64%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than De Bilt (24%)
Built 1965–1974
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than De Bilt (19%)
Built 2016 and later
5%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Bilt (3%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 42% between 2021 and 2025, to €482,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€482,000▼ 21% below De Bilt
+42% since 2021
De Bilt +36%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€276 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€276/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
105 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €482,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€133NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€37€42
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€24€22
Costs to set aside€143
Maintenance reserve€134–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, De Bilt's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 110th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 105 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €482,000.
Levies: De Bilt's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is social housing, at 49% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied45%
Social housing49%
Private rent6%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
66% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes66%
Multi-family homes34%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
74% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 22% in the municipality of De Bilt.
Before 19450.3%
1965-197412.3%
1975-199174.5%
1992-20054.6%
2006-20153.4%
2016 and later5%
Explanation
Based on 2,370 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the De Bilt average.
In 2025, 31 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Leijen, 16% lower than in De Bilt (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 40%, against a rise of 1% in De Bilt. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
31
▼16% lower than De Bilt (37)
Change since 2021
+40%
▲higher than De Bilt (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.0
▼47% lower than De Bilt (5.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
31
▼16% lower than De Bilt (37)
Change since 2021
+40%
▲higher than De Bilt (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.0
▼47% lower than De Bilt (5.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Leijen registered 31 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of De Bilt.
De Leijen31
The municipality of De Bilt37
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in De Leijen is 'Theft and burglary': 18.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.9 in the municipality of De Bilt.
De LeijenDe Bilt
Theft and burglary18.3
De Bilt 19.9▼ −8% vs De Bilt
Fraud and scams4.8
De Bilt 4.1▲ +17% vs De Bilt
Vandalism and public order3.9
De Bilt 3.7▲ +5% vs De Bilt
Violence and threats1.9
De Bilt 2.9▼ −34% vs De Bilt
Traffic1.5
De Bilt 5.1▼ −71% vs De Bilt
Other and withheld0.6
De Bilt 1.1▼ −45% vs De Bilt
Environmental0.0
De Bilt 0.1≈ De Bilt
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in De Leijen registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the De Bilt average; green space is below the De Bilt average.
An estimated 71% of adults in De Leijen rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points less than in De Bilt. More adults are overweight (48% against 44%), more feel lonely (46% against 42%) and more report anxiety or depression (46% against 44%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 52%). Built-up land is the largest land use in De Leijen, covering 66% of the area, against 17% in De Bilt. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 31% of the area, 2 percentage points below the 33% in De Bilt.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼5 percentage points lower than De Bilt (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
31%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Bilt (33%)
More figures
Overweight
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Bilt (44%)
Lonely
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Bilt (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▼3 percentage points lower than De Bilt (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Bilt (44%)
Built-up, share of the area
66%
▲49 percentage points higher than De Bilt (17%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼45 percentage points lower than De Bilt (45%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than De Bilt (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼5 percentage points lower than De Bilt (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
31%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Bilt (33%)
More figures
Overweight
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Bilt (44%)
Lonely
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Bilt (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▼3 percentage points lower than De Bilt (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Bilt (44%)
Built-up, share of the area
66%
▲49 percentage points higher than De Bilt (17%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼45 percentage points lower than De Bilt (45%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than De Bilt (4%)
Health
An estimated 71% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of De Bilt (2024).
This areaThe municipality of De Bilt
Good self-rated health
70.7%
76.1%
Smokes
14%
13.8%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
6.1%
Overweight
48%
43.9%
Lonely
45.7%
41.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.1%
44%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.4%
52.3%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
31% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 33% in the municipality of De Bilt.
Traffic2.7%
Built-up66.4%
Recreation0.9%
Forest and nature30%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
1,200 m
–
Daycare
1,200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
0.4
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in De Bilt.
De Leijen has 4,775 inhabitants (2026), or 4,378 per km² (6.6 times as high as in De Bilt). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 1% in De Bilt. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of De Bilt was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 24% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than De Bilt (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of De Bilt
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than De Bilt (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Bilt (27%)
Never married
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than De Bilt (47%)
Dutch origin
73%
▼4 percentage points lower than De Bilt (77%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
41%
▼7 percentage points lower than De Bilt (48%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than De Bilt (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of De Bilt
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than De Bilt (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Bilt (27%)
Never married
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than De Bilt (47%)
Dutch origin
73%
▼4 percentage points lower than De Bilt (77%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
41%
▼7 percentage points lower than De Bilt (48%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 4,775.
Residents, 2026
4,775
-1% since 2021
De Bilt +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,378 residents per km², this buurt is 6.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of De Bilt.
Residents per km²4,378
Dwellings per km²2,174.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 13.5 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
25% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15735
15 to 25445
25 to 45900
45 to 651,175
65 to 801,105
80 and over420
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married2,085
Married1,875
Divorced460
Widowed360
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
73% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,505
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)305
Outside Europe965
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
41% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1830
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,120
Higher professional, university1,350
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of De Bilt; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in De Bilt voted. The largest party was D66 with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of De BiltThe Netherlands
D66
23.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
8.8%
16.7%
VVD
16.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
17.6%
12.8%
CDA
11.3%
11.8%
JA21
3.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
2.7%
4.5%
BBB
1.3%
2.6%
Other
14%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
De Leijen has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 9% lower than in De Bilt (1.1). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in De Bilt (26%).
Key figures
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than De Bilt (7%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Bilt (22%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
10%
▲3 percentage points higher than De Bilt (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than De Bilt (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼3 percentage points lower than De Bilt (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as De Bilt (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲8 percentage points higher than De Bilt (86%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
6%
▲3 percentage points higher than De Bilt (3%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Bilt (2%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
49%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than De Bilt (7%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Bilt (22%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
10%
▲3 percentage points higher than De Bilt (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than De Bilt (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼3 percentage points lower than De Bilt (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as De Bilt (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲8 percentage points higher than De Bilt (86%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
6%
▲3 percentage points higher than De Bilt (3%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Bilt (2%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
49%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 180 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie45
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie55
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening180
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg135
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of De Bilt (2025).
Petrol76.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.1%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 17% to 23% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▼ 3 percentage points below De Bilt (26%)
+6 pp since 2021
De Bilt +7 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 2,165 passenger cars and 125 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,165
Motorcycles125
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (6%).
Residential93.9%
Retail0.2%
Office1.1%
Healthcare6%
Industrial0.8%
Education0.1%
Other3.9%
Explanation
Based on 2,525 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
4,378 residents per km²: 8.1 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,378
NL 539▲ +712% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Social housing49%
NL 28%▲ +75% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings45%
NL 57%▼ −21% vs NL
Average WOZ value€482,000
NL €398,000▲ +21% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Living in De Leijen (De Bilt): WOZ, prices & safety