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district in Den Haag

Belgisch Park

Belgisch Park has 1 neighbourhoods with 8,365 residents in total.

Bottom 40% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

The Belgisch Park lies behind Scheveningen's boulevard, one district of stately nineteenth-century streets named after Belgian cities. Wealth scores well here, a 6.8, and amenities even 8.3, but safety (3.1) and quiet (4.3) share in Scheveningen's seaside bustle. Overall: 5.5.

no. 20 of the 43 districts of Den Haag

Short answer: Belgisch Park scores 5.5 as a district of Den Haag, no. 20 of the 43 districts of Den Haag. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Belgisch Park (5.5). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 8,365 residents in total.

Key figures for Belgisch Park

residents
8,365
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
1.1

How Belgisch Park scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
37.3 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.1 per 1,000
Property crime
15.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 485 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.5 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
4.7 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Hospital
2.8 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
2.0 km
Motorway ramp
3.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Den Haag

The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 541,000
Welfare recipients
13.2 per 1,000
High incomes
31%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
12%
Owner-occupied
61%
Social housing
13%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
20%
Built after 2000
1%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Den Haag

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
7,879 inw/km²
Noise level
49 dB
Green surroundings
42%
Trees nearby
12%
Water share
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
2,518
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.0 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Den Haag

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
26%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Den Haag

Who lives here

Belgisch Park has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 15%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2515%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+21%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    1.9smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    50%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    7,879far more densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Belgisch Park, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Belgisch Park

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Belgisch Park5.5