District in De Bilt
De Leijen is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of De Bilt The district has a total area of 109 hectares, of which 109 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK031005. The postcode area is 3723AA-3723ZL.
De Leijen has 4.820 residents. Of these, 47,1% are men and 52,9% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (31,1%). The other age groups are 24,6% for '45 to 65 years', 19,3% for '25 to 45 years', 15,9% for '0 to 15 years' and 8,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,3% is unmarried, 39,8% is married, 9,4% is divorced and 7,4% is widowed. 3.540 residents originate from the Netherlands, 300 come from Europe and 975 come from countries outside Europe.
There are 2.260 households in De Leijen. 40,0% of these are single-person households, 28,5% households without children and 31,4% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons. The national average is 2,1 persons.
In De Leijen there are 3.900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €43.500, which is €1.300 (3%) higher than the national average of €42.200. Per resident, the average income is €35.500, which is €600 (2%) higher than the national average of €34.900. Most residents of De Leijen are highly educated. 40,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 33,9% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 25,2% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).
Of the 4.820 residents, around 66% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.181 people. This is 6% lower than the national average of 72%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In De Leijen, 37% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.370 people receive this benefit.
In De Leijen there are 2.370 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €482.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 55% rental homes and 45% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 45% privately owned, 49% owned by housing associations and 6% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in De Leijen are 1980-1990 (55%) and 1970-1980 (29%).
There are currently no homes for sale in De Leijen. The most recently listed home is Purpervlinder 20 by LIVIN Makelaars op Funda. No homes were sold in De Leijen over the past year.
There are currently no homes for rent in De Leijen. No homes were let in De Leijen over the past year.
No recent rental data available for De Leijen.
In De Leijen there are 1.676 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (31%), B (26%) and A (24%). On average, an address in De Leijen uses 2.320 kWh of electricity per year. This is 9% below the national average of 2.550 kWh. With an annual consumption of 790 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 1% below the national average of 800 m³.
My neighbourhood is green, close to a station and lots of nice people live here! There are 2 popular schools in the area and I feel safe walking through my neighbourhood.
Auto-translated to English by AIThe housing stock is mainly post-war — 93% was built between 1945 and 1990. In addition, the most common type is terraced houses (40%).
Over the past year a home for sale in De Leijen was listed for an average of €591,410 (€5,511 per m²). That is 12% above the Dutch national average. Last quarter prices rose by 5%.
Wijk De Leijen has 4,820 residents. The largest age group is 65+ years (31%).
The housing supply in De Leijen is remarkably efficient: 70% has an A, A+ or B label. The average natural gas consumption per household is 790 m³ per year.
From De Leijen you can on average reach a supermarket at 0.5 km, a GP at 0.8 km, a railway station at 1.5 km, a primary school at 1.2 km (as the crow flies, source: CBS).
