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Schildersbuurt-West

14,120 residents · postal code 2525 · Part of Schildersbuurt, 's-Gravenhage

  • no. 12,462 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 97 of 110 in 's-Gravenhage

Scores per pillar

At nearly 22,000 residents per square kilometre, Schildersbuurt-West is one of the most densely populated districts in the Netherlands. Its average income of 22,000 euro per resident ranks among the lowest, and the grades follow: nature, social life and housing all hover between 2.5 and 3. Only amenities stand apart, at 9.9. More than a third of households have children and ownership stays at 24 per cent — this is above all a district of cheap rental housing.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
2.2 km
Hospital
1.1 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
46.7
Violent crimes
3.4
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 271,000
Owner-occupied
24%
Single-family homes
12%
Built after 2000
16%
Income per resident
€ 22,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 15%25–45 30%45–65 26%65+ 12%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
36%
Single-person households
48%
Residents per km²
21,944

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Schildersbuurt-West calculated?

Schildersbuurt-West scores 2.8 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 Schildersbuurt-West a safe neighbourhood?

Schildersbuurt-West scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (46.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.