Neighbourhood De Geesten

Neighbourhood in district Oud Oegstgeest · municipality Oegstgeest · Zuid-Holland

  • 60 homes
  • 590 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1949
  • avg. WOZ € 919.000

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 De Geesten

Homes
60
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1949
Average living area
232 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
81
2025

Home type

  • Detached 63% 38
  • Mid-terrace house 18% 11
  • End-terrace house 10% 6
  • Apartment 7% 4
  • Semi-detached house 2% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 7% 4
  • B 45% 27
  • C 8% 5
  • E 2% 1
  • F 13% 8
  • G 23% 14
  • No label 2% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 48% 29
  • 1990–2009 50% 30
  • 2010 and later 2% 1

Residents

Residents
590
January 1, 2025
Households
110
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
27%
Population density
816
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,7 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 70
  • 15–25 years 20% 120
  • 25–45 years 33% 195
  • 45–65 years 24% 140
  • 65 years and older 11% 65

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 919.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
72%
Rental homes
28%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
75%
25% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
17%
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
4.100 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
870 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.640 m³
per dwelling per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
75% central heating, 7% block, 3% electric
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
1,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,2 km
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.551 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
118 passenger cars
Company locations
70
of which 10 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)
54 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
10%
municipality 31%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 16%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
5%
municipality 14%

Noise level of the 60 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 88% 53
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 4
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
53%
municipality 93%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
37%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,1 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
65% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
72%
municipality 57%

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
42 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
95%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 5%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
15%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 3%
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
58
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
34
-28% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
50,0
3 burglaries
Municipality
30
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Bedreiging 18% 6
  • Vernieling 12% 4
  • Woninginbraak 9% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 2
  • Mishandeling 6% 2
  • Drugshandel 3% 1

Per year

  1. 572021
  2. 522022
  3. 722023
  4. 362024
  5. 392025

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
4,43
+0,33 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Very good
score 4,26

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,09 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,08 good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 more than 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)
−1,0 mm per year
municipality −1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 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
3,5%
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

Median household wealth
€ 411.400
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Top 20% incomes
34,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)