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Rietbuurt

2,725 residents · postal code 2493 · Part of Leidschenveen, 's-Gravenhage

  • no. 1,299 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 5 of 110 in 's-Gravenhage

Scores per pillar

Leidschenveen, the VINEX district that includes the Rietbuurt, was built for families: 98 per cent of homes date from after 2000, and 64 per cent of households have children. That shows up in standout scores for housing (9.5) and social cohesion (8.9), lifting the overall grade to 9.3. Amenities lag behind at 5.5, with the nearest supermarket 2.6 kilometres away, relatively far by Dutch standards. Only 6 per cent of residents are over 65, and crime sits at 24 per 1,000 people present, roughly matching the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.6 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
1.9 km
Secondary school
2.7 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
2.3 km
Hospital
6.1 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
2.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
24.6
Violent crimes
3.1
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 567,000
Owner-occupied
65%
Single-family homes
73%
Built after 2000
98%
Income per resident
€ 40,000

Who lives here

0–15 26%15–25 15%25–45 23%45–65 31%65+ 6%
Average household size
2.9
Households with children
64%
Single-person households
20%
Residents per km²
3,013

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Rietbuurt calculated?

Rietbuurt scores 9.3 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 Rietbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Rietbuurt scores 7.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.