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Merenwijkdistrict

Neighbourhood (Wijk) · CBS WK054608 · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2023

Leiden
Avg. WOZ Value
€424k
official assessed
Population
13.900
CBS 2023
Housing Stock
6.094
total homes
Owner-Occupied
63%
vs rental
Avg. Income
€44.6k
per recipient
Median wealth
€219k
household net worth
Density
7.146 /km²
residents / km²
Trends 2018–2025
Avg. WOZ Value (€k) 2025
Population 2025
Avg. Income (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Median Wealth (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Demographics
Housing Tenure
63%
37%
Owner-occupied
Rental
Household Composition
36%
35%
29%
Single-person
With children
Couples / other
Avg. household size: 2.2
Education & Labour

Higher education

46.5%

Low education

21.7%

Labour participation

68%

Cultural Background

Dutch background

61.51%

EU / Western background

10.94%

Non-EU background

27.55%

Housing & Liveability
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

63%

Rental

37%

Built before 2000

100%

Housing Type

Single-family homes

60%

Multi-family (apartments)

40%

Cars/household: 0.8
Area: 1.9 km²
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

🏥

General practitioner

0.6 km

🛒

Supermarket

0.8 km

🧒

Childcare

0.5 km

🏫

Primary school

0.6 km

Public Transport
Public Transport

Bus stops

16

Source: OpenStreetMap
Age Profile
Age Groups — at a glance

0–15 years

16%

15–25 years

13%

25–45 years

22%

45–65 years

27%

65+ years

23%

Economy & Work
Business Activity Sectors
29%
26%
35%
Business services
Trade & hospitality
Govt / edu / health
Other
1.455 total establishments
Education & Labour Trends
Education Level Over Time
Labour Participation Over Time
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Total crime · 2025
Merenwijkdistrict
27.2
Leiden
57.2
Nederland
44.8
Air Quality
Annual average — source: RIVM GCN
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
16.7
µg/m³
+4.6 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
9.3
µg/m³
+0.7 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
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Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten & Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland · City context data is municipal-level average · Privacy threshold: some stats suppressed for small populations