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De Kooi, Leiden
NeighbourhoodThis apartment in a 1890 building on Lage Rijndijk has a lived-in feel from the moment you step in. With 97 m² of floor space, it is 28% larger than the average home in the neighbourhood. The asking price of €325,000 is 16% below the average asking price in De Kooi, which makes it a keen option compared to other apartments in Leiden.
De Kooi is a dense urban neighbourhood with a mix of ages and household types. Based on two reviews, opinions are divided. One resident 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, the housing association doesn't want to understand!" 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 has a high proportion of single-person households and a young population, with many residents aged 25 to 45. For more context, see the De Kooi neighbourhood.
Daily shopping is easy with Hoogvliet just around the corner and Albert Heijn a five-minute walk away. For primary schools, De Springplank is on your doorstep, and De Singel and De Viersprong are a couple of streets away. Secondary school Marecollege is also within a five-minute walk. The neighbourhood has a library and a park within a ten-minute walk. For broader context, the municipality of Leiden offers a range of amenities.
At the time of writing, the home is listed through several channels, including Stay Vastgoed. The energy label is B, which means the home is reasonably efficient.
Details of this home
Lage Rijndijk 53A, 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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Data from De Kooi
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About Lage Rijndijk 53A, Leiden
The asking price of €325,000 is 16% below the average asking price in De Kooi (€386,542) and also below the median asking price of €352,000. Given that the floor area is 28% larger than the neighbourhood average, the price per m² works out lower than the neighbourhood average of €5,330 per m². So it appears keenly priced.
The energy label is B, which is good. It means the home is reasonably energy-efficient, so heating costs should be manageable. In the neighbourhood, only 4% of homes have label B, while 40% have label C and 44% have a label D or lower.
The nearest train station is 2.8 km away, which is about a 35-minute walk or a short cycle ride.
Resident reviews mention concerns about drug-related activity and a lack of police control, with one reviewer noting the neighbourhood is "in decline." Another describes it as a normal neighbourhood but with some nuisance from drunk people and children. The total number of recorded crimes in the neighbourhood is 244, which is relatively high for an area of this size.
Primary schools De Springplank (482 m), De Singel (593 m), and De Viersprong (593 m) are all within a short walk. Secondary school Marecollege is 622 m away. There are 86 schools within 5 km.
Currently, 24 homes are for sale in De Kooi, with asking prices ranging from €175,000 to €689,500. The average asking price is €386,542, and the median is €352,000.
Homes that sold in the neighbourhood took an average of 40 days to sell. This is a moderate pace, suggesting a balanced market.
6 homes in the neighbourhood De Kooi
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