The population is shrinking, while it grows in Leiden. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Leiden, and registered crime per resident is about the same.
The average WOZ value in Transvaalbuurt is €368,000, 10% lower than in Leiden (€409,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 34%, against a rise of 31% in Leiden. 38% of the homes are owner-occupied, 3 percentage points less than in Leiden (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€368,000
▼10% lower than Leiden (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▲higher than Leiden (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leiden (41%)
Social housing
23%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leiden (31%)
Private rent
39%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leiden (28%)
Single-family dwellings
34%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leiden (39%)
Built 1975–1991
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Leiden (22%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Leiden (12%)
Built 1945–1964
4%
▼9 percentage points lower than Leiden (13%)
Average WOZ value
€368,000
▼10% lower than Leiden (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▲higher than Leiden (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leiden (41%)
Social housing
23%
▼8 percentage points lower than Leiden (31%)
Private rent
39%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leiden (28%)
Single-family dwellings
34%
▼5 percentage points lower than Leiden (39%)
Built 1975–1991
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Leiden (22%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Leiden (12%)
Built 1945–1964
4%
▼9 percentage points lower than Leiden (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 34% between 2021 and 2025, to €368,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€368,000▼ 10% below Leiden
+34% 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: ~€233 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€233/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
82 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €368,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€42–
Property tax (OZB)€37€32
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€111
Maintenance reserve€104–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Leiden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 139th 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 82 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €368,000.
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
Transvaalbuurt has the lowest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Morsdistrict.
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: €368,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Transvaalbuurt
368,000
954
–
Lage Mors
377,000
2,368
–
Hoge Mors
378,000
2,499
–
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 39% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied38%
Social housing23%
Private rent39%
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 multi-family homes.
Single-family homes34%
Multi-family homes66%
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
77% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 30% in the municipality of Leiden.
Before 194576.7%
1945-19643.9%
1965-19745.3%
1975-19917.9%
1992-20052.6%
2006-20153.5%
2016 and later0.1%
Explanation
Based on 966 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
About as much registered crime per resident as the Leiden average.
In 2025, 56 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Transvaalbuurt, about the same as in Leiden (56). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 79%, 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
56
=about the same as Leiden (56)
Change since 2021
+79%
▲higher than Leiden (+28%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.5
▲67% higher than Leiden (2.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
56
=about the same as Leiden (56)
Change since 2021
+79%
▲higher than Leiden (+28%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.5
▲67% higher than Leiden (2.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Transvaalbuurt registered 56 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 56 in the municipality of Leiden.
Transvaalbuurt56
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 Transvaalbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 24.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 28.7 in the municipality of Leiden.
TransvaalbuurtLeiden
Theft and burglary24.3
Leiden 28.7▼ −15% vs Leiden
Traffic8.1
Leiden 9.1▼ −11% vs Leiden
Vandalism and public order7.6
Leiden 5.7▲ +33% vs Leiden
Violence and threats5.9
Leiden 5.1▲ +16% vs Leiden
Fraud and scams5.4
Leiden 5.1▲ +6% vs Leiden
Other and withheld4.3
Leiden 2.5▲ +72% vs Leiden
Environmental0.0
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 Transvaalbuurt registered 14 traffic accidents, of which 9 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 77% of adults in Transvaalbuurt rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Leiden. Fewer adults are overweight (36% against 42%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (62% against 57%), more drink excessively (11% against 8%) and more report anxiety or depression (57% against 54%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Transvaalbuurt, covering 68% of the area, against 60% in Leiden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leiden (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Leiden (14%)
More figures
Overweight
36%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leiden (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
62%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leiden (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
57%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leiden (54%)
Excessive drinking
11%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leiden (8%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leiden (13%)
Traffic, share of the area
18%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leiden (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leiden (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leiden (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Leiden (14%)
More figures
Overweight
36%
▼6 percentage points lower than Leiden (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
62%
▲5 percentage points higher than Leiden (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
57%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leiden (54%)
Excessive drinking
11%
▲3 percentage points higher than Leiden (8%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Leiden (13%)
Traffic, share of the area
18%
▲11 percentage points higher than Leiden (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Leiden (10%)
Health
An estimated 77% 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
76.6%
75%
Smokes
20.2%
17.8%
Excessive drinking
10.9%
8%
Overweight
35.8%
42%
Lonely
48.1%
49.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
57%
53.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
62.1%
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.
Traffic18.2%
Built-up68.2%
Water13.6%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2.4
GP practices
–
2.7
Daycares
–
3.4
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 Leiden.
Transvaalbuurt has 1,805 inhabitants (2026), or 9,528 per km² (60% higher than in Leiden). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 3%, 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
-3%
▼lower than Leiden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leiden
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▼lower than Leiden (+8%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leiden (31%)
Never married
72%
▲10 percentage points higher than Leiden (62%)
Dutch origin
68%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leiden (62%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
50%
=about the same as Leiden (50%)
D66, share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Leiden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Leiden
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▼lower than Leiden (+8%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲2 percentage points higher than Leiden (31%)
Never married
72%
▲10 percentage points higher than Leiden (62%)
Dutch origin
68%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leiden (62%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
50%
=about the same as Leiden (50%)
D66, share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,805.
Residents, 2026
1,805
-3% since 2021
Leiden +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 9,528 residents per km², this buurt is 60% more densely populated than the municipality of Leiden.
Residents per km²9,528
Dwellings per km²5,021.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.1 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15130
15 to 25450
25 to 45600
45 to 65360
65 to 80220
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
72% of residents are never married.
Never married1,305
Married340
Divorced120
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
68% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,235
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)230
Outside Europe345
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
50% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1230
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4590
Higher professional, university830
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
Transvaalbuurt has an average of 0.4 cars per household, 20% lower than in Leiden (0.5). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Leiden (21%).
Key figures
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
16%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leiden (9%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leiden (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leiden (28%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼20% lower than Leiden (0.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leiden (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▼lower than Leiden (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leiden (90%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leiden (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leiden (1%)
Private rent
39%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
34%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
66%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
16%
▲7 percentage points higher than Leiden (9%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Leiden (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leiden (28%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼20% lower than Leiden (0.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Leiden (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▼lower than Leiden (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲6 percentage points higher than Leiden (90%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Leiden (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Leiden (1%)
Private rent
39%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
34%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
66%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 55 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Leiden (2025).
Petrol83.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.8%
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 11% to 17% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▼ 4 percentage points below Leiden (21%)
+6 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 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars480
Motorcycles50
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (0.9%).
Residential95.6%
Retail0.4%
Office0.4%
Assembly0.6%
Industrial0.9%
Sports0.1%
Other2.3%
Explanation
Based on 1,010 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
9,528 residents per km²: 18 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²9,528
NL 539▲ +1668% vs NL
Private rent39%
NL 14%▲ +179% vs NL
Single-family dwellings34%
NL 63%▼ −46% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings66%
NL 37%▲ +78% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings38%
NL 57%▼ −33% 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