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Valkenboskwartier

11,670 residents · postal code 2562 · Part of Valkenboskwartier, 's-Gravenhage

  • no. 8,760 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 59 of 110 in 's-Gravenhage

Scores per pillar

The Valkenboskwartier holds nearly 18,000 residents per square kilometre and, with a social score of 6.9, has more neighbourhood life than many dense Hague districts. Even so, greenery stays largely absent (nature 2.9) and housing reaches no higher than 3.4. Over half of households are single-person, ownership runs to 48 per cent and amenities score 9.7. The average home is worth 350,000 euro, below the national middle.

Amenities nearby

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

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

Safety

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

Total crimes
33.5
Violent crimes
2.5
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 350,000
Owner-occupied
48%
Single-family homes
8%
Built after 2000
5%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 12%25–45 40%45–65 24%65+ 11%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
23%
Single-person households
54%
Residents per km²
17,916

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Valkenboskwartier calculated?

Valkenboskwartier scores 5.0 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 Valkenboskwartier a safe neighbourhood?

Valkenboskwartier scores 3.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (33.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.