Neighbourhood Bomenbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Bomen- en Bloemenbuurt · municipality Den Haag · Zuid-Holland

  • 3.213 homes
  • 6.215 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1932
  • avg. WOZ € 397.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Bomenbuurt

Homes
3.213
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1932
Average living area
103 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.260
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 88% 2.825
  • Mid-terrace house 11% 348
  • End-terrace house 1% 33
  • Detached 0% 5
  • Semi-detached house 0% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 6% 177
  • B 7% 210
  • C 16% 516
  • D 11% 358
  • E 14% 453
  • F 14% 459
  • G 31% 989
  • No label 2% 51

Building period

  • Built before 1945 76% 2.433
  • 1945–1969 16% 527
  • 1970–1989 5% 158
  • 1990–2009 3% 87
  • 2010 and later 0% 8

Residents

Residents
6.215
January 1, 2025
Households
3.235
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
48%
Households with children
27%
Population density
11.608
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 885
  • 15–25 years 11% 655
  • 25–45 years 29% 1.805
  • 45–65 years 27% 1.660
  • 65 years and older 19% 1.210

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 397.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
62%
Rental homes
38%
8% housing association
Single-family homes
12%
88% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
8%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.090 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
180 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
11%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
76% central heating, 18% block
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
41
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
6.565 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
1.871 passenger cars
Company locations
1.125
of which 180 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
51 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
22%
municipality 33%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
14%
municipality 21%

Noise level of the 3.213 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 18% 564
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 38% 1.211
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 25% 797
  • 56–60 dB: busy 8% 265
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 290
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 86

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 83%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
99%
Of which more than 2 m water
7%
Maximum water depth
3,4 m
average 1,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
15,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
38%
municipality 44%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
85%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
58%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
93%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 64%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
16%
municipality 12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
47
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
294
-16% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,2
4 burglaries
Municipality
72
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 27% 78
  • Winkeldiefstal 9% 26
  • Vernieling 7% 21
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 10
  • Mishandeling 2% 7
  • Bedreiging 2% 5
  • Woninginbraak 1% 4
  • Autodiefstal 1% 4

Per year

  1. 2832021
  2. 3152022
  3. 3532023
  4. 3912024
  5. 3052025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,42
+0,32 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,29 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,04 sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,4 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 39.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 48.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 199.600
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
29,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)