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district in Den Haag

Haagse Bos

Haagse Bos has 1 neighbourhoods with 490 residents in total.

Bottom 45% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 19 of the 43 districts of Den Haag

Short answer: Haagse Bos scores 5.8 as a district of Den Haag, no. 19 of the 43 districts of Den Haag. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Haagse Bos (5.8). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 490 residents in total.

Key figures for Haagse Bos

residents
490
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
1.2

How Haagse Bos 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
119.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
20.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
33.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
10.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 153 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
0.7 km
GP practice
0.6 km
Train station
1.1 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
3.0 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
1.2 km
Motorway ramp
1.4 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
€ 295,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
36%
Low incomes
29%
Vacancy
23%
Owner-occupied
44%
Social housing
6%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
2%

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
417 inw/km²
Noise level
59 dB
Green surroundings
58%
Trees nearby
29%
Water share
9%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
4,072
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.7 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
1.2 km
Households with children
7%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Residents under 15
3%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Den Haag

Who lives here

Haagse Bos has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 44%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–153%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–255%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4529%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6519%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+44%

    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

    1.4far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    67%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    7%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    417far less 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 Haagse Bos, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Haagse Bos

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Haagse Bos5.8