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.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
Nearby neighbourhoods
Rosenburg
's-Gravenhage
Nieuw Waldeck
's-Gravenhage
Kerketuinen en Zichtenburg
's-Gravenhage
Componistenbuurt
's-Gravenhage
Eykenduinen
's-Gravenhage
Kom Loosduinen
's-Gravenhage
Similar neighbourhoods
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.