Under offer
De Kooi, Leiden
NeighbourhoodThis apartment in Leiden-Noord sits on a main road with a mix of old and new buildings. At €355,000, the asking price is in line with the market, the median in De Kooi is €352,000. For context, apartments in Leiden average around €5,330 per m², and this one works out to about €5,299 per m².
De Kooi is a dense urban area with over 6,300 residents, mostly singles and young adults. Two residents have shared their experiences. One says: "Too little police control is causing the neighbourhood to deteriorate rapidly, drug dealers under the bridge, drug users around and even in bad weather in the flat." Another describes it as "a normal neighbourhood like you usually know" but notes "a lot of drunk people sometimes in the park at the weekend, and also children who get up to a lot of mischief." The neighbourhood De Kooi has a high crime rate (244 incidents) and a very high address density (4,344 per km²), typical of a strongly urban area.
For groceries, the Hoogvliet is just around the corner, and an Albert Heijn is a couple of streets away. Primary school De Springplank is a five-minute walk, and secondary school Marecollege is similarly close. The park or public garden is on your doorstep, and a restaurant is a five-minute walk. The municipality Leiden provides all the usual city amenities, including a library and GP practice within a ten-minute walk.
At the time of writing, the home is listed through several channels, including Kleijweg Makelaars B.V. and Funda.
Details of this home
Lage Rijndijk 125, Leiden
Satisfactory · 2 residents
Too little police control is causing the neighbourhood to deteriorate rapidly, drug dealers under the bridge, drug users around and even in bad weather in the flat, the housing association doesn't want to understand! Also many foreign residents in the flat and in the neighbourhood. The mayor and aldermen do nothing about it either. Leiden Noord is in decline! Bins disappear and it's normal for people to throw everything on the ground. Cleaning up dog poop, forget it, you can hardly pick it up anymore because the grass is much too high, so-called care for insects, in my opinion just a cheap cutback. The flat is also getting dirtier. They keep raising the costs but the escape routes haven't been cleaned for almost 5 years. Positive is that there are shops at Kooiplein and in the building there is the library and schools, secondary education at Sumatrastraat. Too bad that not only the government sees the car as a cash cow but the municipality now too.
Auto-translated to English by AIWell, it's actually a normal neighbourhood like you usually know. However, you do have a lot of drunk people sometimes in the park at the weekend, and also children who get up to a lot of mischief. For the rest, it is a pleasant neighbourhood, but unfortunately we don't have as nice contact with our neighbours as before. My neighbourhood has changed a lot compared to my childhood since we had an old neighbour lady who was very close to us. Felt like family..
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About Lage Rijndijk 125, Leiden
The asking price of €355,000 is very close to the median sold price in De Kooi (€352,000) and slightly below the average asking price of €386,542. At roughly €5,299 per m², it's also in line with the neighbourhood average of €5,330 per m². So it appears fairly priced for the market.
The apartment has energy label C. In De Kooi, 40% of homes have label C, and 44% have a lower label (D or worse). Label C is average for the area, not the most efficient, but not the worst either. You can expect moderate energy costs.
The nearest train station is 2.8 km away, which is about a 35-minute walk or a short bike ride. It's not within walking distance for a daily commute, but cycling is easy.
Based on two reviews, opinions vary. One resident says the neighbourhood has deteriorated due to lack of police control and mentions drug issues. Another says it's a normal neighbourhood but with some nuisance from drunk people and children. Contact with neighbours can be distant, according to one review.
The apartment is 67 m² with two bedrooms (typical for this size). De Kooi has many singles and couples; only 26% of households have children. The area has primary and secondary schools within walking distance, but the neighbourhood's urban density and reported issues may not suit all families.
Sold homes in De Kooi took an average of 40 days to sell. That's a reasonable timeframe, not extremely fast, but not slow either. It suggests a balanced market where buyers have time to decide.
6 homes in the neighbourhood De Kooi
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