Neighbourhood Spoorwijk

Neighbourhood in district Laakkwartier en Spoorwijk · municipality Den Haag · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.613 homes
  • 3.820 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1968
  • avg. WOZ € 286.000

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 Spoorwijk

Homes
1.613
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1968
Average living area
90 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.621
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 47% 758
  • Mid-terrace house 42% 672
  • End-terrace house 11% 176
  • Detached 0% 4
  • Semi-detached house 0% 3

Energy label

  • A or better 39% 631
  • B 7% 117
  • C 19% 301
  • D 10% 160
  • E 8% 121
  • F 9% 139
  • G 9% 142
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 47% 753
  • 1990–2009 53% 848
  • 2010 and later 1% 12

Residents

Residents
3.820
January 1, 2025
Households
1.770
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
41%
Population density
12.341
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 655
  • 15–25 years 16% 615
  • 25–45 years 28% 1.065
  • 45–65 years 29% 1.110
  • 65 years and older 10% 375

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 286.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
34%
Rental homes
66%
56% housing association
Single-family homes
53%
47% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
2.680 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
200 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
450 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
10%
Gas-free
46%
District heating
31%
Mainly electrically heated
16%
Heat network
28%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
54% central heating, 1% block, 32% district heating, 12% 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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
300 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
41
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.587 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
1.246 passenger cars
Company locations
590
of which 45 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 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
26%
municipality 33%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
9%
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
17%
municipality 21%

Noise level of the 1.613 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 32% 520
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 34% 547
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 250
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 15% 236
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 4% 60

Flooding

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

Air, light and green

NO₂
17,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
45%
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
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
86%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
44%
municipality 64%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
15%
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
61
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
231
+12% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,6
1 burglary
Municipality
72
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 13% 31
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 26
  • Diefstal uit auto 7% 17
  • Mishandeling 7% 17
  • Bedreiging 7% 16
  • Drugshandel 3% 7
  • Straatroof 2% 4
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 3

Per year

  1. 2422021
  2. 2472022
  3. 1902023
  4. 2252024
  5. 2102025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,96
−0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Weak
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 −0,07 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,21 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,08 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,18 more than 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)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 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
€ 25.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 32.299
per year
Median household wealth
€ 5.300
Net labour participation
64%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
23%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)