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neighbourhood in Westland

Molensloot

1,870 residents · postal code 2678 · Part of De Lier, Westland

  • no. 3,057 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 28 of 73 in Westland

Scores per pillar

Molensloot is the young eastern edge of De Lier: 97 percent of the homes date from after 2000 and just 8 percent of residents are over 65. The socio-economic score is 8.7 and crime runs at nearly half the median. Living among the Westland greenhouses costs €486k on average here. Overall: 8.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.2 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
5.0 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
9.1 km
Hospital
4.5 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.4
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 486,000
Owner-occupied
75%
Single-family homes
72%
Built after 2000
97%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 21%15–25 10%25–45 39%45–65 22%65+ 8%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
4,160

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Molensloot calculated?

Molensloot scores 8.2 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 Molensloot a safe neighbourhood?

Molensloot scores 7.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.