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district in Den Haag

Binckhorst

Binckhorst has 1 neighbourhoods with 3,420 residents in total.

Bottom 18% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 37 of the 43 districts of Den Haag

Short answer: Binckhorst scores 3.8 as a district of Den Haag, no. 37 of the 43 districts of Den Haag. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Binckhorst (3.8). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 3,420 residents in total.

Key figures for Binckhorst

residents
3,420
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
1.3

How Binckhorst 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
90.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
8.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
44.5 per 1,000
Vandalism
7.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 680 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
1.3 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
1.4 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
1.2 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.7 km
Motorway ramp
1.0 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
€ 386,000
Welfare recipients
14.6 per 1,000
High incomes
29%
Low incomes
24%
Vacancy
28%
Owner-occupied
8%
Social housing
37%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
7%
Built after 2000
74%

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
2,562 inw/km²
Noise level
59 dB
Green surroundings
31%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
8%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
3,870
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.9 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
0.9 km
Households with children
13%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Residents under 15
8%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Den Haag

Who lives here

Binckhorst has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 63%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–158%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2515%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4563%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6512%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+2%

    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

    1.6far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    55%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    13%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,562more 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 Binckhorst, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Binckhorst

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