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neighbourhood in Westland

Essellanden

2,890 residents · postal code 2292 · Part of Wateringen, Westland

  • no. 2,392 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 24 of 73 in Westland

Scores per pillar

Housing scores 9.3 in Essellanden, the highest of its five pillars, with a home value of €515,000, well above the national midpoint. More than half of households have children, in a district where 83 per cent of homes were built after 2000. Safety stays moderate at 6.3, despite just 16 crimes per 1,000 people present against a median of 24. Amenities score 6.7, with the supermarket almost two kilometres off.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.7 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
5.7 km
Hospital
6.2 km
Restaurant
1.3 km
Café
1.6 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.7
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 515,000
Owner-occupied
75%
Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
83%
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 17%25–45 19%45–65 35%65+ 12%
Average household size
2.7
Households with children
52%
Single-person households
22%
Residents per km²
8,762

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Essellanden calculated?

Essellanden scores 8.6 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 Essellanden a safe neighbourhood?

Essellanden scores 6.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.