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neighbourhood in 's-Gravenhage

De Velden

4,110 residents · postal code 2492 · Part of Leidschenveen, 's-Gravenhage

  • no. 2,906 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 24 of 110 in 's-Gravenhage

Scores per pillar

De Velden is part of Leidschenveen, a Hague Vinex district built around 2000: eight in ten homes went up after that year and nearly half of households have children. Its social fabric (8.5) and housing (8.2) lift the total to 8.4. Safety is the weaker side, at 5.8 and 34 crimes per 1,000 people present. The average home value is €490,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
1.3 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
3.3 km
Hospital
3.8 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
33.8
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 490,000
Owner-occupied
61%
Single-family homes
70%
Built after 2000
80%
Income per resident
€ 40,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 15%25–45 20%45–65 34%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
47%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
5,664

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Velden calculated?

De Velden scores 8.3 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 De Velden a safe neighbourhood?

De Velden scores 5.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (33.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.