De Kooi, Leiden
NeighbourhoodThis listing does not state a house number, floor area, year of construction or energy label. As a result, the rest of this page is mainly about the street and the neighbourhood, not the home itself. At €713 per month, it is the cheapest rental in De Kooi right now, and one of only two available, which suggests it is keenly priced compared to other rental homes in Leiden.
Based on two reviews, residents give De Kooi a 6.6 out of 10. 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 "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." The neighbourhood De Kooi is densely populated with 6,320 residents, mostly single-person households, and a young skew (37% aged 25-45).
For daily shopping, Hoogvliet is just around the corner and Albert Heijn is a five-minute walk. Primary school De Springplank is a couple of streets away, and secondary school Marecollege is also within a five-minute walk. The park or garden is on your doorstep, and a library is a five-minute walk. The train station is a ten-minute walk.
At the time of writing the home is listed only via Direct Wonen. The agent has not published the full property details, so the listing is incomplete.
Details of this home
Sumatrastraat, 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 Sumatrastraat, Leiden
Direct Wonen has published only the street and price on their site.
At €713, this is the cheapest rental currently available in De Kooi. The average rent in the neighbourhood is €790, so this is below the local average. However, without knowing the floor area or property type, it is hard to compare on a per-square-metre basis.
De Kooi is a densely populated urban neighbourhood with 6,320 residents. It scores 6.6 out of 10 from two reviews. One resident mentions drug-related issues and litter, while another calls it a normal neighbourhood with some weekend disturbances. It has a young population and many single-person households.
The nearest train station is 2.8 km away, which is about a 35-minute walk or a short bus ride.
Hoogvliet supermarket is 551 m away, and Albert Heijn is 635 m. Primary school De Springplank is 493 m away, and secondary school Marecollege is 579 m. A library and a park are also within walking distance.
Rental properties in De Kooi are typically rented out within 20 days on average, which indicates a relatively fast-moving market.
3 homes in the neighbourhood De Kooi
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