Neighbourhood Heesterbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Valkenboskwartier · municipality Den Haag · Zuid-Holland

  • 3.625 homes
  • 6.795 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1925
  • avg. WOZ € 288.000

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 Heesterbuurt

Homes
3.625
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1925
Average living area
79 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.677
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 94% 3.413
  • Mid-terrace house 5% 178
  • End-terrace house 1% 29
  • Detached 0% 4
  • Semi-detached house 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 8% 284
  • B 10% 355
  • C 20% 721
  • D 14% 513
  • E 9% 333
  • F 9% 317
  • G 30% 1.084
  • No label 0% 18

Building period

  • Built before 1945 96% 3.489
  • 1945–1969 1% 36
  • 1970–1989 1% 37
  • 1990–2009 1% 53
  • 2010 and later 0% 7
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
6.795
January 1, 2025
Households
3.835
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
54%
Households with children
26%
Population density
16.798
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 980
  • 15–25 years 12% 785
  • 25–45 years 38% 2.585
  • 45–65 years 25% 1.700
  • 65 years and older 11% 750

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 288.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
49%
Rental homes
51%
25% housing association
Single-family homes
5%
95% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
1.840 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
80 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
790 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
6%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% central heating, 1% 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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
44
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
7.564 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
1.891 passenger cars
Company locations
1.200
of which 110 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)
52 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
28%
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
18%
municipality 21%

Noise level of the 3.625 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 19% 685
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 35% 1.275
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 21% 747
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 344
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 13% 459
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 115

Flooding

Homes that may flood
98%
municipality 83%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
97%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,8 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
36%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
95%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 64%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
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
54
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
365
+6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
9 burglaries
Municipality
72
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 18% 67
  • Vernieling 12% 43
  • Bedreiging 7% 24
  • Mishandeling 6% 23
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 11
  • Woninginbraak 2% 9
  • Autodiefstal 2% 6
  • Drugshandel 2% 6

Per year

  1. 2992021
  2. 3262022
  3. 2842023
  4. 3302024
  5. 3592025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,20 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,07 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,11 insufficient

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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 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
€ 32.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 39.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 34.800
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
20%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)