District Kwintsheul

District in municipality Westland · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.878 homes
  • 4.330 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1981
  • avg. WOZ € 487.000

Map

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 Kwintsheul

Homes
1.878
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1981
Average living area
128 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.749
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 38% 711
  • Apartment 19% 356
  • Detached 17% 326
  • End-terrace house 16% 307
  • Semi-detached house 9% 178

Energy label

  • A or better 29% 538
  • B 8% 142
  • C 29% 554
  • D 12% 230
  • E 4% 78
  • F 6% 120
  • G 5% 102
  • No label 6% 114

Building period

  • Built before 1945 12% 221
  • 1945–1969 22% 418
  • 1970–1989 24% 445
  • 1990–2009 18% 334
  • 2010 and later 24% 459
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
4.330
January 1, 2025
Households
1.830
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
40%
Population density
1.185
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,8 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 700
  • 15–25 years 13% 555
  • 25–45 years 23% 995
  • 45–65 years 29% 1.235
  • 65 years and older 20% 845

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 487.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
74%
Rental homes
26%
20% housing association
Single-family homes
84%
16% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
16%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
1
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
2.960 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.110 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
910 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
46%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
6%

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
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Low urban density
649 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
2.015 passenger cars
Company locations
735
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)
54 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
34%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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 8%

Noise level of the 1.878 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 2
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 31% 584
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 34% 632
  • 56–60 dB: busy 21% 388
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 11% 206
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 63
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
54%
Of which more than 2 m water
1%
Maximum water depth
3,5 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
15,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
12% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
33%
municipality 36%

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
49–50 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
39%
municipality 38%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
33%
municipality 33%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
17%
municipality 14%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 6%

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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
95
-4% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,7
7 burglaries
Municipality
31
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 9
  • Woninginbraak 7% 7
  • Mishandeling 6% 6
  • Vernieling 4% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 2
  • Bedreiging 2% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1482021
  2. 1292022
  3. 1272023
  4. 1152024
  5. 1022025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,22
+0,12 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 good

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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 34.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 310.800
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
22%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Kwintsheul 3