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Grote Geest en Molenwijk

1,865 residents · postal code 2681 · Part of Monster, Westland

  • no. 1,547 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 15 of 73 in Westland
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Scores per pillar

Grote Geest and Molenwijk in Monster have been two-thirds rebuilt since 2000, within cycling distance of beach and dunes. Housing scores 9.2 at €556k and 82 percent is owner-occupied. Socio-economics: 8.4. The Hague practically begins across the greenhouses. Overall: 9.1, position 1,547 nationally.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
12.3 km
Hospital
3.0 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.9 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
16.7
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 556,000
Owner-occupied
82%
Single-family homes
60%
Built after 2000
63%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 13%25–45 19%45–65 31%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
4,526

Nearby neighbourhoods

Monster Centrumgebied

Westland

5.1

Bedrijventerrein Vlotlaan

Westland

9.7

Kleine Geest en Molenwijk

Westland

8.7

Ter Heijde

Westland

3.3

Zwartenhoek

Westland

4.7

Polanen

Westland

5.0

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Buurtstede

Veenendaal

9.1

Schrijversbuurt

Amstelveen

9.1

Bornerbroek Kern

Almelo

9.1

Batterijlaan

Gooise Meren

9.1

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Grote Geest en Molenwijk calculated?

Grote Geest en Molenwijk scores 9.1 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 Grote Geest en Molenwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Grote Geest en Molenwijk scores 7.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.