Leeuwenhoek is located in the province of Zuid-Holland, in the municipality of Leiden, in the district Boerhaavedistrict. The neighbourhood has a total area of 76 hectares, of which 74 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU05460704. The postcode area is 2333AL-2333DL.
Leeuwenhoek has 830 residents. Of these, 43,4% are men and 56,6% are women. Most residents are 15 to 25 years (66,3%). The other age groups are 27,1% for '25 to 45 years', 3,0% for '45 to 65 years', 1,8% for '0 to 15 years' and 1,2% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 96,4% is unmarried, 3,0% is married and 0,6% is divorced. 195 residents originate from the Netherlands, 320 come from Europe and 305 come from countries outside Europe.
There are 780 households in Leeuwenhoek. 94,9% of these are single-person households, 1,9% households without children and 3,2% households with children. The average household size is 1,1 persons. The national average is 2,1 persons.
In Leeuwenhoek there are 500 income recipients.
Of the 830 residents, around 43% are in paid employment, which amounts to 357 people. This is 29% lower than the national average of 72%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (93%), while 7% are self-employed. In Leeuwenhoek, 2% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a social assistance benefit. 10 people receive this benefit.
In Leeuwenhoek there are 750 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €141.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. All homes in Leeuwenhoek are rental properties. This amounts to 100% rental homes and 0% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 4% owned by housing associations and 96% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Leeuwenhoek are 2020 and later (88%) and 2010-2020 (5%).
There are currently no homes for sale in Leeuwenhoek. No homes were sold in Leeuwenhoek over the past year.
There are 4 homes for rent in Leeuwenhoek. The most recent home is Lise Meitnerhof 37, offered by Holland2Stay op Funda. Over the past year, 2 homes were let in Leeuwenhoek. On average, a listing was let within 31 days.
The average rent for a rental home in Leeuwenhoek over the past year was €1.384 per month. Per m² of floor area that is €28 per month.
In Leeuwenhoek there are 1.005 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A+ (53%), A (31%) and A++ (13%). On average, an address in Leeuwenhoek uses 1.200 kWh of electricity per year. This is 53% below the national average of 2.550 kWh.
The housing stock is relatively young — 70% dates from after 1990. In addition, the most common type is flats (97%).
Over the past year a home for sale in Leeuwenhoek was listed for an average of €691,313 (€5,744 per m²). That is 32% above the Dutch national average.
A rental home in Leeuwenhoek cost an average of €1,444 per month (€20 per m²). That is 23% below the national average.
Buurt Leeuwenhoek has 830 residents. The largest age group is 15 to 25 years (66%). Notably, 95% of the households are single-person households.
The housing supply in Leeuwenhoek is remarkably efficient: 90% has an A, A+ or B label.
From Leeuwenhoek you can on average reach a supermarket at 1.5 km, a GP at 1.6 km, a railway station at 2.0 km, a primary school at 1.6 km (as the crow flies, source: CBS).
