District Vogelwijk

District in municipality Den Haag · Zuid-Holland

  • 2.145 homes
  • 5.440 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1940
  • avg. WOZ € 899.000

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 Vogelwijk

Homes
2.145
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1940
Average living area
158 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.169
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 28% 600
  • Apartment 26% 559
  • End-terrace house 25% 545
  • Semi-detached house 17% 372
  • Detached 3% 69

Energy label

  • A or better 10% 223
  • B 2% 37
  • C 9% 201
  • D 9% 202
  • E 17% 364
  • F 21% 457
  • G 30% 651
  • No label 0% 10

Building period

  • Built before 1945 71% 1.524
  • 1945–1969 21% 441
  • 1970–1989 0% 5
  • 1990–2009 0% 4
  • 2010 and later 8% 169
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
5.440
January 1, 2025
Households
2.115
avg. 2,6 people
One-person households
22%
Households with children
46%
Population density
2.050
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,7 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 19% 1.055
  • 15–25 years 13% 690
  • 25–45 years 13% 690
  • 45–65 years 34% 1.830
  • 65 years and older 22% 1.170

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 899.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
90%
Rental homes
10%
2% housing association
Single-family homes
73%
27% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
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
3.280 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
640 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.390 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
34%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
9%

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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
25
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.884 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
2.293 passenger cars
Company locations
975
of which 80 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)
47 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
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
3%
municipality 21%

Noise level of the 2.145 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 56% 1.204
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 24% 515
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 7% 146
  • 56–60 dB: busy 11% 244
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 36

Flooding

Homes that may flood
47%
municipality 83%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
7%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,1 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
95% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
69%
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)
90%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 64%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
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
56
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
303
+12% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,2
9 burglaries
Municipality
72
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 22% 68
  • Diefstal uit auto 15% 45
  • Mishandeling 5% 16
  • Vernieling 4% 12
  • Woninginbraak 3% 9
  • Bedreiging 3% 8
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 6
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 2

Per year

  1. 2702021
  2. 3652022
  3. 2642023
  4. 2582024
  5. 2752025

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

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Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,52
+0,41 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,12 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,14 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 more than sufficient

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
€ 56.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 74.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 882.300
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
30%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
45,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Vogelwijk 1