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neighbourhood in 's-Gravenhage

Laakkwartier-West

8,280 residents · postal code 2523 · Part of Laakkwartier en Spoorwijk, 's-Gravenhage

  • no. 11,255 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 76 of 110 in 's-Gravenhage

Scores per pillar

Laakkwartier-West lies within walking distance of The Hague HS, which explains the amenities score of 9.9 — close to the city's highest. Housing, though, lags at 2.8 and most other grades hover around 3. Ownership runs to 45 per cent and average income to 27,000 euro. Safety, at 5.1, sits around the middle, higher than in many surrounding districts. Half of households are single-person; the average home is worth 254,000 euro.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
0.9 km
Hospital
2.7 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.3 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
33.5
Violent crimes
2.2
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 254,000
Owner-occupied
45%
Single-family homes
16%
Built after 2000
4%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 15%25–45 37%45–65 26%65+ 8%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
50%
Residents per km²
17,953

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Laakkwartier-West calculated?

Laakkwartier-West scores 3.5 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 Laakkwartier-West a safe neighbourhood?

Laakkwartier-West scores 5.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (33.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.