District Scheveningen

District in municipality Den Haag · Zuid-Holland

  • 11.067 homes
  • 19.335 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1950
  • avg. WOZ € 397.000

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 Scheveningen

Homes
11.067
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1950
Average living area
92 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
10.886
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 81% 8.935
  • Mid-terrace house 16% 1.724
  • End-terrace house 3% 329
  • Semi-detached house 0% 53
  • Detached 0% 26

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 2.224
  • B 11% 1.243
  • C 19% 2.128
  • D 9% 1.022
  • E 7% 750
  • F 12% 1.314
  • G 19% 2.094
  • No label 3% 292

Building period

  • Built before 1945 56% 6.151
  • 1945–1969 3% 337
  • 1970–1989 18% 2.035
  • 1990–2009 9% 951
  • 2010 and later 14% 1.572
  • Unknown 0% 21

Residents

Residents
19.335
January 1, 2025
Households
10.270
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
51%
Households with children
25%
Population density
8.310
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 2.650
  • 15–25 years 11% 2.040
  • 25–45 years 29% 5.555
  • 45–65 years 27% 5.135
  • 65 years and older 20% 3.960

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 397.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
48%
Rental homes
52%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
17%
83% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
13%
New build in the year
202
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
2.010 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
110 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
800 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
11%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
4%

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
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.987 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
5.969 passenger cars
Company locations
3.930
of which 665 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
23%
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
8%
municipality 21%

Noise level of the 11.067 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 17% 1.877
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 31% 3.381
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 21% 2.274
  • 56–60 dB: busy 19% 2.110
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 12% 1.323
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 102

Flooding

Homes that may flood
60%
municipality 83%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
57%
Of which more than 2 m water
32%
Maximum water depth
5,3 m
average 2,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,6 µg/m³
84% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
33%
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
46–48 °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
34%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
1%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 64%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
13%
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
1.187
-10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
19 burglaries
Municipality
72
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 160
  • Vernieling 10% 116
  • Mishandeling 8% 91
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 72
  • Bedreiging 5% 65
  • Drugshandel 2% 20
  • Woninginbraak 2% 19
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 19

Per year

  1. 1.2122021
  2. 1.4042022
  3. 1.2182023
  4. 1.1982024
  5. 1.3762025

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
+0,01
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 +0,02 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 −0,09 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 38.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 47.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 75.500
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
24%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
25,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Scheveningen 5