Neighbourhood Oud Scheveningen

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

  • 1.663 homes
  • 2.925 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1934
  • avg. WOZ € 336.000

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 Oud Scheveningen

Homes
1.663
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1934
Average living area
78 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.688
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 74% 1.237
  • Mid-terrace house 19% 314
  • End-terrace house 6% 100
  • Semi-detached house 1% 11
  • Detached 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 8% 127
  • B 8% 138
  • C 22% 359
  • D 12% 198
  • E 13% 215
  • F 11% 189
  • G 24% 406
  • No label 2% 31

Building period

  • Built before 1945 79% 1.308
  • 1945–1969 7% 118
  • 1970–1989 7% 118
  • 1990–2009 7% 114
  • Unknown 0% 5

Residents

Residents
2.925
January 1, 2025
Households
1.630
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
54%
Households with children
24%
Population density
10.016
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 420
  • 15–25 years 9% 260
  • 25–45 years 30% 875
  • 45–65 years 28% 810
  • 65 years and older 19% 555

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 336.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
44%
Rental homes
56%
31% housing association
Single-family homes
23%
77% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
9%
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
1.850 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
100 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
780 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
8%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
85% central heating, 3% 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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,4 km
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.996 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
929 passenger cars
Company locations
585
of which 85 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
17%
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
5%
municipality 21%

Noise level of the 1.663 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 5% 89
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 47% 778
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 32% 537
  • 56–60 dB: busy 11% 185
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 68
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 6

Flooding

Homes that may flood
29%
municipality 83%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
23%
Of which more than 2 m water
8%
Maximum water depth
2,7 m
average 1,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,6 µg/m³
74% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
30%
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
48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
7%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 64%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
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
44
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
129
-6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,4
4 burglaries
Municipality
72
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 21
  • Mishandeling 12% 15
  • Bedreiging 11% 14
  • Vernieling 11% 14
  • Woninginbraak 3% 4
  • Drugshandel 2% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 2
  • Autodiefstal 2% 2

Per year

  1. 1222021
  2. 1312022
  3. 1302023
  4. 1602024
  5. 1192025

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
4,28
+0,18 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,09 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,22 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,07 weak

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)
+0,2 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
€ 35.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 44.100
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
23%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)