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neighbourhood in 's-Gravenhage

Singels

5,435 residents · postal code 2497 · Part of Ypenburg, 's-Gravenhage

  • no. 2,971 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 26 of 110 in 's-Gravenhage

Scores per pillar

Almost half of households in the Singels, in the Hague's Ypenburg, have children, and three-quarters of homes are single-family. The area scores neatly: overall 8.3, housing 7.8, safety 7.5. Property values of €470,000 sit above the median. Nature, at 4.0, is the weakest element. Income of €36,000 per resident is around average, and with just over 20 crimes per thousand residents it is fairly quiet.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
3.6 km
Hospital
4.5 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
2.9 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
20.6
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 470,000
Owner-occupied
61%
Single-family homes
74%
Built after 2000
48%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 15%25–45 22%45–65 33%65+ 14%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
48%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
9,777

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Singels calculated?

Singels scores 8.3 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 Singels a safe neighbourhood?

Singels scores 7.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.