The best neighbourhoods in Westland
9.9Number 1Achter de DijkThe best neighbourhood in Westland is Achter de Dijk (9.9), with safety 9.9 as its strongest side. They are spread across Westland: 9 in the west, 6 in the centre and 5 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,255 residents. Of the 69 neighbourhoods in Westland with a total grade, 38 reach a 7.0 or higher. Westland as a whole comes out at a 7.4, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
As a municipality, Westland scores highest on families (7.8) and lowest on quiet & nature (3.6).
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 best neighbourhoods in Westland
Number 1
Achter de Dijk
950 residents
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- 29.8
Vreeburgh
2,255 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 39.7
Westhof en Dijkpolder
2,495 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 49.7
Woerdblok
3,205 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
- 59.5
Edelstenenwijk
1,765 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 69.4
Hoogeland Oost
1,905 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 79.4
Bleyenburg
3,820 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 89.3
Buitengebied Kwintsheul
1,550 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.7
- 99.3
Zandevelt
2,845 residents
Strongest: safety 9.6
- 109.1
Essellanden
2,890 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
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- 119.0
Kleine Geest en Molenwijk
3,315 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 129.0
Het Nieuwe water
2,645 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.8
- 138.9
Hoogeland West
755 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.9
- 148.8
Bedrijventerrein De Woerd
A residential area despite the name: 460 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
460 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.1
- 158.8
Oudeland
2,640 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 168.8
Hofwijk en Oranjehof
2,460 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 178.6
Pijletuinen
3,255 residents
Strongest: families 8.8
- 188.5
Grote Geest en Molenwijk
1,865 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.5
- 198.4
Vliettuinen
3,500 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.5
- 208.4
Woonkern maasdijk
3,065 residents
Strongest: families 9.3
- 218.4
Buitengebied 2 Naaldwijk
905 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.6
- 228.4
Wateringen Noord en Ambachtshof
1,115 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.9
- 238.2
Bedrijventerrein Honsel
A residential area despite the name: 235 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
235 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.1
- 248.2
V/d kasteelewijk
1,905 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 258.1
Vogelwijk
1,870 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 268.0
Dorp oost
1,850 residents
Strongest: families 8.9
- 277.9
Zeehelden van Oranje
1,465 residents
Strongest: safety 9.3
- 287.8
Buitengebied Maasdijk
945 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.2
- 297.6
Nieuwe Vaart
1,870 residents
Strongest: safety 8.7
- 307.6
Buitengebied 2 De Lier
210 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.5
- 317.5
De Lier West
3,420 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 327.5
Suydervelt
2,065 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 337.5
Bedrijventerrein Teylingen
A residential area despite the name: 290 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
290 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.5
- 347.5
Molensloot
1,870 residents
Strongest: safety 8.7
- 357.5
Opstal
3,760 residents
Strongest: safety 8.0
- 367.4
Polanen
960 residents
Strongest: families 9.4
- 377.1
Westlandse Zoom De Duinen
595 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.5
- 386.8
Geestcomplex
1,630 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.7
- 396.5
Buitengebied Honselersdijk
2,385 residents
Strongest: safety 7.9
- 406.3
Kwintsheul Centrumgebied
2,720 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.4
- 416.3
Buitengebied 1 De Lier
1,835 residents
Strongest: safety 9.0
- 426.3
Honselersdijk centrum
635 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.9
- 436.3
Westerhonk
770 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.4
- 446.2
Buitengebied 1 Poeldijk
560 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.1
- 456.1
Burgemeesterswijk
1,785 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.1
- 466.1
centrumgebied 's-Gravenzande
1,910 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.7
- 476.0
's-Gravenzande Buitengebied
3,560 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.2
- 485.9
Plan Zuid
2,430 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.1
- 495.8
Poeldijk Noord
2,765 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
- 505.6
Buitengebied Monster
1,055 residents
Strongest: safety 7.9
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the total grade: safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and how the area works out for families, each counting equally. The grade is the neighbourhood's national position on that mix, not the average of the separate grades.
Why is Achter de Dijk at the top?
Achter de Dijk scores a 9.9 on this list, with safety 9.9 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Westland that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.