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Hofwijk en Oranjehof

2,460 residents · postal code 2291 · Part of Wateringen, Westland

  • no. 5,788 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 47 of 73 in Westland
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Scores per pillar

Family territory, plainly: Hofwijk en Oranjehof in Wateringen counts 78 percent single-family homes, and 45 percent of its households include children. Amenities score 8.9 and safety a respectable 6.1, with crime at 19 per 1,000 people present, below the national figure. The nearest railway station sits 5.4 kilometres away, so commuting means driving. Homes average €413,000, just under the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
5.4 km
Hospital
4.9 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.1
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
1.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 413,000
Owner-occupied
56%
Single-family homes
78%
Built after 2000
25%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 23%15–25 9%25–45 27%45–65 20%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
45%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
6,002

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8.9

Plan Zuid

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4.7

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hofwijk en Oranjehof calculated?

Hofwijk en Oranjehof scores 6.7 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 Hofwijk en Oranjehof a safe neighbourhood?

Hofwijk en Oranjehof scores 6.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.