The population is growing faster than in Leiden. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Leiden, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Pieterswijk is €465,000, 14% higher than in Leiden (€409,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 28%, against a rise of 31% in Leiden. 22% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points less than in Leiden (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€465,000
▲14% higher than Leiden (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+28%
▼lower than Leiden (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼19 percentage points lower than Leiden (41%)
Social housing
14%
▼17 percentage points lower than Leiden (31%)
Private rent
64%
▲36 percentage points higher than Leiden (28%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leiden (39%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼19 percentage points lower than Leiden (22%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Leiden (13%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leiden (10%)
Average WOZ value
€465,000
▲14% higher than Leiden (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+28%
▼lower than Leiden (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼19 percentage points lower than Leiden (41%)
Social housing
14%
▼17 percentage points lower than Leiden (31%)
Private rent
64%
▲36 percentage points higher than Leiden (28%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leiden (39%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼19 percentage points lower than Leiden (22%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Leiden (13%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leiden (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 28% between 2021 and 2025, to €465,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€465,000▲ 14% above Leiden
+28% since 2021
Leiden +31%
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: ~€268 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€268/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
97 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €465,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€135NL median
Property tax (OZB)€47€41
Water board levy€45–
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€133
Maintenance reserve€124–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Leiden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 160th 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 97 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €465,000.
Levies: Leiden'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.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Pieterswijk has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Binnenstad-Zuid.
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)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €465,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Pieterswijk
465,000
1,348
–
Academiewijk
486,000
906
–
Levendaal-West
432,000
643
–
Levendaal-Oost
426,000
1,504
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is private rent, at 64% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied22%
Social housing14%
Private rent64%
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
74% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes26%
Multi-family homes74%
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
92% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 30% in the municipality of Leiden.
Before 194591.7%
1945-19641.4%
1965-19740.1%
1975-19912.7%
1992-20050.6%
2006-20150.5%
2016 and later3.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,390 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
More registered crime per resident than the Leiden average.
In 2025, 127 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Pieterswijk, 2.3 times as high as in Leiden (56). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 98%, against a rise of 28% in Leiden. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
127
▲2.3 times as high as Leiden (56)
Change since 2021
+98%
▲higher than Leiden (+28%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.0
▲43% higher than Leiden (2.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
127
▲2.3 times as high as Leiden (56)
Change since 2021
+98%
▲higher than Leiden (+28%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.0
▲43% higher than Leiden (2.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Pieterswijk registered 127 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 56 in the municipality of Leiden.
Pieterswijk127
The municipality of Leiden56
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 Pieterswijk is 'Theft and burglary': 81.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 28.7 in the municipality of Leiden.
PieterswijkLeiden
Theft and burglary81.0
Leiden 28.7▲ +182% vs Leiden
Violence and threats16.5
Leiden 5.1▲ +224% vs Leiden
Traffic10.4
Leiden 9.1▲ +14% vs Leiden
Vandalism and public order10.1
Leiden 5.7▲ +77% vs Leiden
Other and withheld5.0
Leiden 2.5▲ +100% vs Leiden
Fraud and scams3.7
Leiden 5.1▼ −27% vs Leiden
Environmental0.3
Leiden 0.2≈ Leiden
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 Pieterswijk registered 28 traffic accidents, of which 14 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 above the Leiden average; green space is below the Leiden average.
An estimated 83% of adults in Pieterswijk rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Leiden. Fewer adults are overweight (25% against 42%) and fewer feel lonely (41% against 49%), but more drink excessively (24% against 8%) and more meet the physical activity guideline (69% against 57%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Pieterswijk, covering 95% of the area, against 60% in Leiden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲8 percentage points higher than Leiden (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Leiden (14%)
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Overweight
25%
▼17 percentage points lower than Leiden (42%)
Excessive drinking
24%
▲16 percentage points higher than Leiden (8%)
Meets physical activity guideline
69%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leiden (57%)
Lonely
41%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leiden (49%)
Built-up, share of the area
95%
▲35 percentage points higher than Leiden (60%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leiden (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leiden (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲8 percentage points higher than Leiden (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Leiden (14%)
More figures
Overweight
25%
▼17 percentage points lower than Leiden (42%)
Excessive drinking
24%
▲16 percentage points higher than Leiden (8%)
Meets physical activity guideline
69%
▲12 percentage points higher than Leiden (57%)
Lonely
41%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leiden (49%)
Built-up, share of the area
95%
▲35 percentage points higher than Leiden (60%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leiden (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leiden (10%)
Health
An estimated 83% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Leiden (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Leiden
Good self-rated health
83.1%
75%
Smokes
24.8%
17.8%
Excessive drinking
24%
8%
Overweight
24.6%
42%
Lonely
41%
49.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
58.9%
53.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
69.3%
56.8%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 14% in the municipality of Leiden.
Built-up95.5%
Water4.5%
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
700 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
5.5
GP practices
–
2.7
Daycares
–
2.2
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 growing faster than the Leiden average.
Pieterswijk has 2,920 inhabitants (2026), or 13,783 per km² (2.3 times as high as in Leiden). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 7%, against a rise of 5% in Leiden. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Leiden was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 25% 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
+7%
▲higher than Leiden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leiden
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Leiden (+8%)
Aged 15 to 25
43%
▲25 percentage points higher than Leiden (18%)
Never married
85%
▲23 percentage points higher than Leiden (62%)
Dutch origin
64%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leiden (62%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
55%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leiden (50%)
D66, share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+7%
▲higher than Leiden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leiden
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Leiden (+8%)
Aged 15 to 25
43%
▲25 percentage points higher than Leiden (18%)
Never married
85%
▲23 percentage points higher than Leiden (62%)
Dutch origin
64%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leiden (62%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
55%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leiden (50%)
D66, share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 7% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,920.
Residents, 2026
2,920
+7% since 2021
Leiden +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 13,783 residents per km², this buurt is 2.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Leiden.
Residents per km²13,783
Dwellings per km²6,419
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 1.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.4 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
43% of residents are between 15 and 25.
0 to 1575
15 to 251,265
25 to 451,020
45 to 65360
65 to 80170
80 and over35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
85% of residents are never married.
Never married2,475
Married315
Divorced100
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
64% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,860
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)535
Outside Europe525
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
55% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1130
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,150
Higher professional, university1,550
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Leiden; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Leiden voted. The largest party was D66 with 25% of the valid votes.
Municipality of LeidenThe Netherlands
D66
24.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
11%
16.7%
VVD
9.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
24.4%
12.8%
CDA
7.3%
11.8%
JA21
3.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
2.5%
4.5%
BBB
0.8%
2.6%
Other
16%
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
Pieterswijk has an average of 0.2 cars per household, 60% lower than in Leiden (0.5). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Leiden (21%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
31%
▲16 percentage points higher than Leiden (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Leiden (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leiden (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.2
▼60% lower than Leiden (0.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leiden (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as Leiden (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leiden (90%)
Retail, share of addresses
11%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leiden (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leiden (1%)
Private rent
64%
▲50 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
31%
▲16 percentage points higher than Leiden (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Leiden (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Leiden (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.2
▼60% lower than Leiden (0.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leiden (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as Leiden (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leiden (90%)
Retail, share of addresses
11%
▲9 percentage points higher than Leiden (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Leiden (1%)
Private rent
64%
▲50 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 205 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca205
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie40
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening165
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg90
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten120
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 21% in the municipality of Leiden (2025).
Petrol77.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.9%
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 16% to 23% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▲ 2 percentage points above Leiden (21%)
+7 pp since 2021
Leiden +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, 480 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars480
Motorcycles60
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
80% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (11%).
Residential79.6%
Retail11%
Office2.3%
Assembly5.3%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial1.2%
Lodging0.5%
Education0.4%
Sports0.2%
Other3.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,746 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
13,783 residents per km²: 26 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²13,783
NL 539▲ +2457% vs NL
Private rent64%
NL 14%▲ +357% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings22%
NL 57%▼ −61% vs NL
Single-family dwellings26%
NL 63%▼ −59% vs NL
Social housing14%
NL 28%▼ −50% 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