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neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Essesteijn / Dreven

2,170 residents · postal code 2272 · Part of Essesteijn, Leidschendam-Voorburg

  • no. 5,189 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 27 of 42 in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Scores per pillar

Essesteijn, on the Voorburg side of Leidschendam-Voorburg, stands out for its social cohesion: an 8.2, unusually high for a neighbourhood where nearly half of households live alone and almost a third are over 65. Amenities are close and score a 7.9. Safety stays around the middle at 5.0, with 32.7 crimes per 1,000 people present. The average home value is €426,000, sixty percent of it owner-occupied.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.0 km
Hospital
1.9 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.4 km
Library
1.9 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
32.7
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 426,000
Owner-occupied
60%
Single-family homes
49%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 8%25–45 20%45–65 25%65+ 31%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
48%
Residents per km²
5,148

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Essesteijn / Dreven calculated?

Essesteijn / Dreven scores 7.0 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Essesteijn / Dreven a safe neighbourhood?

Essesteijn / Dreven scores 5.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (32.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.