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Best neighbourhoods for students in Leiden

The ranking below is built from the 154 listings live in Leiden today: how many places each neighbourhood has, what they cost, and how far they are from Leiden University city centre by bike. Close and cheap rarely go together; the sweet spot is usually 10 to 15 minutes out.

Student housingFor internationalsRoomsNeighbourhoodsBudgetHow to findScamsRoommates
154live places
€740median room
€1045median studio
29%confirm registration
22new this week
NeighbourhoodLive placesMedian roomBike to Leiden University city centreRegistration confirmed
Lage Mors13€6805 min53%See places
Pieterswijk12€8002 min0%See places
Cronestein11€8659 min18%See places
Verspreide huizen11€76515 min45%See places
Burgemeesterswijk9€9508 min66%See places
Stationskwartier9€8126 min11%See places
Fortuinwijk-Noord9€6258 min88%See places
Gasthuiswijk7€6009 min28%See places
Noordvest5€8505 min40%See places
Marewijk5€6664 min0%See places
Molenbuurt4€8954 min75%See places
Vreewijk4€8652 min75%See places

Closest to campus

Pieterswijk (2 min), Vreewijk (2 min), d'Oude Morsch (3 min), Transvaalbuurt (3 min), Marewijk (4 min). Pay for the minutes: these fill first every year.

Best value

De Kooi (€461), Levendaal-Oost (€522), Pancras-West (€530), d'Oude Morsch (€555), Gasthuiswijk (€600). Usually 10 to 20 minutes by bike, which in the Netherlands is nothing.

How to read this

Numbers come from the listings live today and move week to week. A neighbourhood with 3 places and a low median is a lucky week, not a rule. Use the map to see where the places actually are: map of Leiden.

Just listed in Leiden

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Apartment in Marewijk
Leiden · 4 min to Leiden University city centre
€1300 / month
56 m² · Free to reply
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Apartment in Pieterswijk
Leiden · 2 min to Leiden University city centre
€1800 / month
64 m² · Free to reply
Good match
Room in Levendaal-Oost
Leiden · 5 min to Leiden University city centre
€522 / month
20 m² · Free to reply
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Room in Tuinstadwijk
Leiden · 4 min to Leiden University city centre
€950 / month
11 m² · Bills included
Good match
Apartment in Noorderkwartier
Leiden · 8 min to Leiden University city centre
€810 / month
48 m² · Free to reply
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Apartment in Lage Mors
Leiden · 9 min to Leiden University city centre
€1850 / month
71 m² · Free to reply
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Room in Noorderkwartier
Leiden · 9 min to Leiden University city centre
€950 / month
15 m² · Bills included · Minimum age 22
Good match
Apartment in Pieterswijk
Leiden · 1 min to Leiden University city centre
€1990 / month
80 m² · Free to reply

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Which neighbourhood in Leiden is closest to campus?

Pieterswijk (2 min by bike), Vreewijk (2 min by bike), d'Oude Morsch (3 min by bike), Transvaalbuurt (3 min by bike), Marewijk (4 min by bike)

Which neighbourhood in Leiden has the cheapest rooms?

De Kooi (€461), Levendaal-Oost (€522), Pancras-West (€530), d'Oude Morsch (€555), Gasthuiswijk (€600)

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