Vogelwijk, Leiden – “Student community”

Vogelwijk is located in the province of Zuid-Holland, in the municipality of Leiden, in the district Boerhaavedistrict The neighbourhood has a total area of 31 hectares, of which 31 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU05460703. The postcode area is 2333AD-2333XZ.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as good with a score of 7.6. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Student community'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Vogelwijk has 1.300 residents. Of these, 48,8% are men and 51,2% are women. Most residents are 15 to 25 years (24,2%). The other age groups are 22,7% for '65 years or older', 21,9% for '45 to 65 years', 17,3% for '25 to 45 years' and 14,2% for '0 to 15 years'. Of the residents, 56,5% is unmarried, 37,3% is married, 3,8% is divorced and 2,7% is widowed. 970 residents originate from the Netherlands, 180 come from Europe and 150 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 645 households in Vogelwijk. 47,3% of these are single-person households, 28,7% households without children and 24,0% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Vogelwijk there are 1.100 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €48.600, which is €12.800 (36%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €38.500, which is €9.300 (32%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Vogelwijk are highly educated. 62,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 28,3% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 9,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 1.300 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 806 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Vogelwijk, 22% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 270 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Vogelwijk there are 482 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €671.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 22% rental homes and 78% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 78% privately owned, 12% owned by housing associations and 10% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Vogelwijk are 1925-1950 (41%) and 2010-2020 (19%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Vogelwijk. The most recently listed home is Lijsterstraat 14B by REMAX Makelaarsgilde. No homes were sold in Vogelwijk over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Vogelwijk. The most recent home is Wassenaarseweg 151, offered by Roommatch. No homes were let in Vogelwijk over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Vogelwijk.

Energy

In Vogelwijk there are 486 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (28%), F (25%) and C (16%). On average, an address in Vogelwijk uses 3.020 kWh of electricity per year. This is 7% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.230 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 4% below the national average of 1.280 m³.