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neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Essesteijn / Gaarden

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

  • no. 7,260 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 30 of 42 in Leidschendam-Voorburg
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Scores per pillar

Home to 970 residents, Essesteijn / Gaarden is an urban residential neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 5.8 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: socio-economic position scores 8.3, while nature and quiet lags at 3.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.2 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Childcare
1.2 km
Train station
0.9 km
Hospital
1.3 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
2.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
38.5
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 429,000
Owner-occupied
31%
Single-family homes
65%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 24%15–25 8%25–45 29%45–65 24%65+ 14%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
44%
Single-person households
33%
Residents per km²
6,120

Nearby neighbourhoods

Nieuw Essesteijn / Zijdezigt

Leidschendam-Voorburg

9.4

Park Veursehout

Leidschendam-Voorburg

9.5

Essesteijn / Weiden

Leidschendam-Voorburg

5.6

Essesteijn / Dreven

Leidschendam-Voorburg

7.0

Landen

's-Gravenhage

2.9

Essesteijn / Tuinen

Leidschendam-Voorburg

8.9

Similar neighbourhoods

De Velden/De Stukken

Assen

5.8

Stationsbuurt

Deurne

5.8

De Groote Akkers

Goirle

5.8

Rembrandtlaan en omgeving

Dordrecht

5.8

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Essesteijn / Gaarden calculated?

Essesteijn / Gaarden scores 5.8 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 / Gaarden a safe neighbourhood?

Essesteijn / Gaarden scores 4.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (38.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.