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neighbourhood in 's-Gravenhage

Houtwijk

12,740 residents · postal code 2552 · Part of Loosduinen, 's-Gravenhage

  • no. 10,462 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 69 of 110 in 's-Gravenhage

Scores per pillar

Houtwijk, in The Hague's Loosduinen, is a spacious post-war residential district where almost half the homes are single-family and 57 per cent owner-occupied — high for The Hague. Nearly a quarter of residents are over 65. Amenities score 7.9 and safety stays just below the middle at 3.9. The nearest train station lies more than five kilometres away, and the average home is worth 363,000 euro.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
5.4 km
Hospital
1.4 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
1.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
35.5
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 363,000
Owner-occupied
57%
Single-family homes
48%
Built after 2000
5%
Income per resident
€ 32,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 11%25–45 22%45–65 27%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
8,928

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Houtwijk calculated?

Houtwijk scores 4.0 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 Houtwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Houtwijk scores 3.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.