district in Wassenaar
Noordoostelijk deel der gemeente
Noordoostelijk deel der gemeente has 11 neighbourhoods with 20,510 residents in total.
The north-eastern part of Wassenaar takes in the village itself and villa districts like De Paauw and Den Deijl, eleven neighbourhoods and just over 20,000 residents. The scores sit evenly above the middle: amenities 8.3, wealth and income 6.6, safety 5.8 and a 8.1 overall. Only quiet and nature lag, at 7.0. A well-to-do commuter municipality between The Hague and the dunes, but with the Randstad all around it.
no. 1 of the 2 districts of Wassenaar
Short answer: Noordoostelijk deel der gemeente scores 8.1 as a district of Wassenaar, no. 1 of the 2 districts of Wassenaar. Its strongest neighbourhood is De Paauw (10.0), the lowest-scoring Zijlwatering-haven (6.3). The district has 11 neighbourhoods with 20,510 residents in total.
Key figures for Noordoostelijk deel der gemeente
- residents
- 20,510
- neighbourhoods
- 11
- km² of land
- 20.5
How Noordoostelijk deel der gemeente 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.
In 2025, 803 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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 figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
The age profile of Noordoostelijk deel der gemeente looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4520%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
NL median 28%
- 65+25%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
38% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,493 — far 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 Noordoostelijk deel der gemeente, weighted by population.
The best and lowest-scoring neighbourhoods of Noordoostelijk deel der gemeente
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Noordoostelijk deel der gemeente.
Neighbourhoods in Noordoostelijk deel der gemeente
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