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Moerwijk-Zuid

4,785 residents · postal code 2532 · Part of Moerwijk, 's-Gravenhage

  • no. 12,767 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 108 of 110 in 's-Gravenhage
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Scores per pillar

In Moerwijk-Zuid, part of The Hague's Moerwijk district, the numbers pull hard in opposite directions: an 8.7 for amenities against a 2.8 for both safety and social cohesion. This is dense ground — over 11,000 people per square kilometre — and overwhelmingly rented, with just 15 percent owner-occupied. Homes average €238,000, far below the national midpoint of €422,000. At some 54 crimes per thousand people present, it feels unsettled.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.5 km
Hospital
1.8 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
54.3
Violent crimes
3.3
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 238,000
Owner-occupied
15%
Single-family homes
14%
Built after 2000
23%
Income per resident
€ 25,000

Who lives here

0–15 22%15–25 12%25–45 35%45–65 20%65+ 11%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
53%
Residents per km²
11,323

Nearby neighbourhoods

Moerwijk-West

's-Gravenhage

2.6

Overvoorde

Rijswijk (ZH.)

2.8

Moerwijk-Oost

's-Gravenhage

2.8

Morgenstond-Zuid

's-Gravenhage

2.7

Moerwijk-Noord

's-Gravenhage

2.9

Presidentenbuurt

Rijswijk (ZH.)

6.9

Similar neighbourhoods

Klingerberg-Zuid

Venlo

2.7

Hogeland-Noord

Enschede

2.7

Verspreide huizen Ter Apel en Ter Apelkanaal

Westerwolde

2.7

Oudelandse Hoeve

Terneuzen

2.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Moerwijk-Zuid calculated?

Moerwijk-Zuid scores 2.7 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 Moerwijk-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Moerwijk-Zuid scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (54.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.